Position Summary
We are seeking a highly organized and proactive professional to manage and optimize our end-to-end supply chain operations. This role encompasses supplier management, demand planning, order fulfillment, inventory control, outsourcing, and vendor performance management. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in ensuring operational efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and compliance with relevant regulations.
Key Responsibilities
Planning and Forecasting:
- Analyzing market demand, sales trends, and historical data to forecast future demand for products or services
- Collaborating with sales, marketing, and production teams to develop a comprehensive demand plan
- Creating and managing inventory strategies to optimize stock levels and minimize costs.
- Updating of forecast to ensure accurate visibility on supply gap
Inventory Management:
- Develop inventory policies and procedures to ensure efficient stock levels and minimize stock-outs or excess inventory for terminal operations as well as vendor
- Implementing inventory control systems to track and monitor inventory levels, including forecasting demand and setting safety stock levels
- Conducting regular inventory audits to identify discrepancies and implementing corrective actions
- Participate in annual stock take for vendors under logistics
Continuous Improvement and Optimization:
- Identifying opportunities for process improvement and implementing strategies to enhance supply chain efficiency
- Analyzing supply chain data and key performance indicators to identify trends, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Working closely with internal stakeholders, such as sales, marketing, finance, and operations, to align supply chain strategies with business objectives
- Collaborating with external partners, including suppliers, customers, and service providers, to foster strong relationships and drive collaboration
- Participating in cross-functional projects or initiatives to support overall business goals and strategic initiatives
Vendor & Fault Call Management:
- Daily liaising with vendors on fault call and stock movement operations
- Escalation of fault call cases to respective stakeholders when necessary
- Managing stakeholders’ requests such as priority of fault calls and fault call job information
- Daily reporting of fault call data to stakeholders and vendors
- Vendor performance management and scoring
Monthly Business Review:
- Updating of logistics slides and tracking all vendors outsource information such as SLA / jobs / fault call types and presenting data to management
- Computing forecast variance for terminals and presenting to management
Requirements
Education and Experience
- Diploma in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related fields
- Minimum 2 years of experience in supply chain, procurement, or vendor management
Skills and Knowledge
- Proficiency in supply chain software and tools (e.g., SAP, MM, MRP)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and negotiation abilities
- Strong vendor management skills
- Excellent organizational and project management skills
- Attention to detail
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment and manage high-stress situations effectively
- A strategic and analytical mind
- Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, including disruptions, compliance issues, and supplier reliability