Kempton Park, South Africa
Senior Supply Chain Analyst (C894)
Description
Our client, Logistics solutions company, is looing for a Senior Supply Chain Analyst. The analyst: will form part of the continuous improvement team based at the Client. The aim of the team to provide LLP Operations and the client with the relevant reports, information and decision support to assist in operations and cost saving initiatives and identify, test and implement cost saving initiatives (route planning and transport related)
Key performance areas
Reporting
- Building, updating and communication of reports
- Ensure quality of reports of subordinates
- Weekly and monthly financial reporting on actual savings leveraged from implemented initiatives
- Weekly and monthly reporting on project progress, successes, and key enablers
- Executive level stakeholder communication
Ad hoc:
- Ad hoc analysis, queries and business support
Projects:
- Identifying areas for improvement
- Solution design
- Business case development
- Managing projects to delivery
General:
- Interaction with ops personnel, contact centre personnel, client and other 3PLs
Tasks could include the following (project / responsibility dependent):
- Vendor negotiation
- reparation of logistics related proposals for business development purposes and the negotiation
- Data analysis
- Simulation modelling
- What-if transport modelling
- Value at stake / business case determination
- Project planning and execution
- coordination of many complex, multi stakeholder projects simultaneously
- Process change implementation
- Process mapping
- Presentation construction
Qualifications, skills and experience required
- Tertiary Qualification (e.g., Engineering, Supply Chain & Logistics)
- 5 -7 years’ experience in Supply Chain or any other business or commercial field is advantageous Supply Chain and Project Management experience will be beneficial with a logistics company
- Operational labour optimization
- Warehousing experience
- Advanced knowledge of MS Excel (Build Models)
- Advanced knowledge of PowerPoint and Word
- Project management experience
- SQL experience (beneficial)
- Transport routing and scheduling experience beneficial
- Analytical (Strong MS Excel)
Personal attributes:
- Must be able to cope with high pressure environment
- Comfortable working under pressure and successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously
- Plan, manage and be responsible for own time management according to tasks priorities – Planning and working flexibly to a deadline
- Problem solving
- Teamwork
- Promoting Process Improvement
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Able to think logical and objectively with the ability to think outside of the box and therefore see the bigger picture
- Written and verbal communication, including technical writing skills
- Good leadership skills in order to obtain appropriate information and to arrange and co-ordinate small projects
- Possess a high attention to detail
- Concerned with maintaining standards of accuracy and quality
- Shows and instils enthusiasm in others to achieve desired results
- Takes responsibility and accountability for the work and performance of others
Nature of position
- Permanent
- Willing to work extended hours
General:
- Our client is committed to Transformation, which encompasses Employment Equity, Diversity and Inclusion when recruiting internally and externally. It is company policy to promote from within wherever possible.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us after 30 days you may consider your application unsuccessful
- Please include your current salary and salary expectations.