Supply Chain Director

Job description / Role

Job Title: Director Supply chain
Department: Supply Chain
Reporting To: Chief Executive Officer

Purpose of Role
Provide leadership and coordination to company’s Supply chain functions. Develop and implement Supply chain strategy. Monitor and analyze Supply chain activity against goals.

Key Responsibilities
(Description of main accountabilities or duties of the job)
1. Plan, develop and implement strategy for Supply Chain in order to meet agreed organisational performance targets within agreed budgets and timescales (covering relevant areas of operations - eg Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing if any, Warehousing, Distribution, Quality, and R& D and whatever falls within remit according to organisation's structure)
2. Establish and maintain appropriate systems for measuring supply chain operations performance.
3. Monitor and report on supply chain operational performance within agreed formats and timescales (issues, opportunities and development plans and achievements). Review reports and address issues as appropriate.
4. Ensure activities meet with and integrate with organisational requirements for quality management, health and safety, legal stipulations and environmental policies (Local & International markets).
5. Resolve cross-departmental issues in partnership with commercial and shared service departments.
6. Develop the annual department budget and monitor the expenses in line with agreed budget.
7. Implement cost effective initiatives (operating expenditures and labor).
8. Motivate team to work together in the most efficient manner and enforce processes standards.

Part 2:
Key Result Area
(which will serve to set yearly objectives)

Job Title: Director Supply chain
Department: Supply chain
Reporting To: CEO:
Responsible for Corporate & Supply chain

Objectives
Main Performance Measures
S.No Key Result Areas Company Obj.
Market
1.1 Improved sales revenue Target revenue
1.2 Ensure effective customer complaint management process Support customer relationship
Operation
2.1 Ensure S&OP process meet the objectives S& OP process expertise
2.2 Optimized costs (COG, Operational costs: warehousing/distribution, manufacturing) Coordinate the development and implementation of robust margin improvement program
People
3.1 Improved people engagement Engage people within the values
Finance
4.1 Achieve Profitability Profitable growth

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience needed in order to complete the role
• Engineering or Masters in the areas Industrial, manufacturing, food technology, Logistics, Business administration
• Minimum experience 15 years in FMCG of it 10 years of experience in a leadership role for a large division or company.
• Finance knowledge

Core skills
(Skills required for the position)
1. Experience in supply chain strategic planning and execution.
2. Knowledge of contracting, negotiating, and change management.
3. Knowledge of structuring supply chain functions and cost expectations.
4. Knowledge of Global agro economy
5. Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects. Ability to lead and facilitate high performing group meetings.
6. Has a personal commitment to organizational excellence; displays honesty, integrity, and a strong sense of ethics in all decision and actions.
7. Work requires willingness to work a flexible schedule and travel.

About the Company

Foodco Holding was established in 2006 to reflect the growing diversity of the group, which had seen the establishment of a number of companies under the banner of Abu Dhabi National Foodstuff Company (Foodco) presently and was established in Abu Dhabi in 1979 as a public share holding entity under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of U.A.E , these former divisions operate as standalone subsidiaries of Foodco Holding.

Supported by a dedicated team of approximately 500 employees, Foodco Holding continues to evolve, excelling in terms of expansion and innovation, with operations covering the food sector, retail, packaging, catering, restaurant franchising and other areas.

As a testament to our success, a 2011 survey conducted by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade entitled Success Stories of 110 UAE-based International Investors recognized Foodco Holding as one of the countrys seven most accomplished companies in the food industry sector.