Head - Supply Chain Management - Chemicals

Head Supply Chain Management (Must have experience in chemical industry)

Required :

- 15-20 years of experience running the Procurement & Logistics function of a large or mid-sized company

- Strong Leadership capabilities, IT skills, including Excel; must have experience with an integrated purchasing system, such as an SAP

- Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques/reading- the market

- Talent in negotiations and networking and aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers

- Experience in collecting and analyzing data

- Comply with laws, regulations, and ISO requirements

- Planning: Thorough knowledge of Raw Material Planning.

- Exchange Monitoring exchange trends closely

- Thorough knowledge of import and export.

Role :

Purchase :

- Create supply chain management strategies that increase efficiency and speed. Ensures transparency in the procurement flow

- Ensures that the company does business with only reputable, reliable, flexible suppliers by following the supplier vetting & approval process. Ensure that each purchase follows company policy and procedure, and is executed at the best price, without sacrificing quality or service.

- To compare purchase request amounts with the budget, and/or Stock Level Control amounts, to ensure that spending is within approved limits. Ensure that the company's interests are effectively pursued before all suppliers. Negotiates aggressively on price and all other terms, regarding individual purchases as well as blanket purchasing agreements.

Logistics & Warehouse :

- Optimize operations

- Strategically plan and manage logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer services

- Direct, optimize and coordinate full order cycle

- Keep track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and efficiency

- Resolve any arising problems or complaints

- Supervise, coach and train warehouse workforce

- Maintain metrics and analyze data to assess performance and implement improvements