Supply Chain Manager - Food Retail

Job description / Role

Our client is based in Dubai and is a leading distributor of food products in West Africa and operates several large supermarkets. To setup the end to end supply chain and logistics for this new venture, they are looking for experienced professionals from the field of food retail and FMCG products.

The Supply Chain manager is responsible for the forecasting and replenishment processes associated with distribution centers and store replenishment. The manager ensures processes, relationships, and working activities with Internal Teams (Category, Sourcing, Store Operations …etc.), Transportation, Field Teams, and Distribution Centers run smoothly and cost effectively.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Achieve or exceed expectations of inventory replenishment, service levels, in-stock performance and inventory turns at both the warehouse level and store level.
• Lead the development of forecasting and demand planning tools (Excel based) to drive inventory availability assessments and purchasing requirements
• Perform and oversee all logistics functions relating to orders; track all PO’s from order creation to dc receipt, ensuring appointments made; scheduling with warehouse and internal operations, ensuring reschedules as required, handling all shipment related inquiries including overages, shortages, damages, rejections and returns.
• Ensure visibility to areas of risk as well as risk mitigation alternatives (supply, quality, logistics) are communicated and employed.
• Promotion Management: Partner with Operations team in accurately forecasting sales and inventory order needs for promotions.
• Drive increased In-stock % and improved Inventory Turn through forecast accuracy improvements achieving KPI targets on inventory DOH and Service level %.
• Effectively manage the seasonal profiling process, ensuring accurate representation of items and demand patterns.
• Oversee Cost changes and respective PO’s and quantities to ensure accuracy and communicate any PO discrepancies, pricing errors via correct process to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
• Vendor Relationships Partner with GFS/Replenishment to continuously improve vendor performance results in the areas of on time delivery, overall cost reduction, and order fill accuracy.
• Contacts/Communication - Proactively and effectively seek input and feedback from internal and external partners in the course of resolving issues, as well as identifying and deploying Inventory Replenishment initiative improvements.
• Effectively share clear, concise, accurate information that caters to the levels of detail needed by recipients.

Requirements

• Proficient in the use of MS Office Products Excel, Word, PowerPoint – especially Excel.
• Exceptional analytical skills required; ability to develop and communicate findings and recommendations, creating actionable strategies.
• Ability to operate in a complex, rapidly changing environment while adhering to tight schedules.
• Ability to prioritize, delegate, and manage multiple projects simultaneously ensuring timely and accurate completion of each; outcome-focused and experienced in project management as a means to plan, track, communicate progress and ensure on time delivery of projects.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to present information and interact effectively across all levels of the organization; ability to cultivate relationships with key stakeholders across functions to achieve business objectives and drive strategic change.

We are seeking exceptional and seasoned professionals who are extremely polished and well presented, capable of dealing with top management. We are looking for Supply Chain Managers with experience in Hypermarket/Supermarket or FMCG sectors dealing with perishable goods and other commodities including cold storage and dry storage procedures.

About the Company

Potential Max is a new age consultancy aimed at enhancing personal creativity and productivity, personal and professional growth as well as knowledge transfer and potential development among mid and senior level employees and professionals.

Potential Max operates in 5 broad areas. These are: - Executive Recruitment - HR Services - Business Coaching and Executive and Life coaching - Training and Development - Retail Consultancy services.

Based in the United Arab Emirates, Potential Max addresses the needs of clients across the Middle East as well as the Indian sub continent.