Reports to: East Africa Operations Manager.What you will be expected to doTeam management: Driving professional growth within the team, mentoring/coaching individuals to develop valuable skill sets, assessing teams training needs,facilitating/arranging training as needed, and leading development and continuous improvement within the operations team.Driving operational efficiency through meeting KPIs including inventory turnover rates,zero stock-outs, inventory accuracy, procurement TATs, imports clearance and ensuring transportation/warehousing/procurement and departmental costs are within budget.Driving operational efficiency through meeting KPIs including inventory turnover rates, zero stock-outs, inventory accuracy, procurement TATs, imports clearance and ensuring transportation/warehousing/procurement and departmental costs are within budget.Inventory planning: Monitoring the inventory needs, coordinating with the sales team, and escalating to relevant teams to meet business needs and timelines.Inventory management: Overseeing inventory management to ensure optimized inventory levels and safekeeping of stock, lean stock keeping in risk areas out of the central warehouse, and inventory audits at central/retail stock points.Last-mile distribution process management: Working with the operations team as well as cross-functional departments to design and implement efficient processes for the last mile distribution of our Easy Buy Direct business; Overseeing the process of product removals and completeness of reverse logistics kits.Operational Risk Management: Identifying key operational risks and implementing formal root cause and corrective action programs.Systems and process design: Coordinating with technology teams to ensure company systems, including applications, meet Operational needs. Driving operations process documentation/measurement/ improvements.Monitoring of trade regulations: Closely monitoring any changes in tax/ duty and escalating accordingly.Partnership Management: Liaising with operations team customers (internal and external) to ensure delivery needs are met accurately and on time.Maintaining a procurement policy for use in-country.Any other business as assigned by your supervisorRequirementsYou might be a strong candidate if you have:Previous management experience, with the ability to lead professionals and guide their career development.Bachelor s degree in Manufacturing, Logistics, Supply Chain Management or equivalent. MBA/MSC is an added advantage.6+ years of work experience in a supply chain and logistics environment. Last-mile distribution experience preferred.Experience in business planning, procurement, warehouse, retail management and fleet management.Knowledge about import/export, transport routes, warehousing, and distribution networks.Knowledge of the relevant legislation pertaining to the regionHigh analytical with a high degree of competency in ERP, Excel/Google Sheets, and other analytical tool You might be a strong candidate if you have: Previous management experience, with the ability to lead professionals and guide their career development. Bachelor s degree in Manufacturing, Logistics, Supply Chain Management or equivalent. MBA/MSC is an added advantage. 6+ years of work experience in a supply chain and logistics environment. Last-mile distribution experience preferred. Experience in business planning, procurement, warehouse, retail management and fleet management. Knowledge about import/export, transport routes, warehousing, and distribution networks. Knowledge of the relevant legislation pertaining to the region High analytical with a high degree of competency in ERP, Excel/Google Sheets, and other analytical tool
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