Topic: Telecoms and data services vacancy: Senior manager, procurement and logistics

Telecoms and Data Services Vacancy: SENIOR MANAGER, PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS
Our Client is a global leader in the telecommunications and data-services sectors delivering wide range of affordable, high quality and easy to use broadband access and communication services across Africa. They have the following vacancies

Job title: Senior Manager: Procurement and Logistics (Opco)

Business Unit: Procurement & Logistics

Purpose of the position
To effectively plan, implement and control the efficiency, and effective flow and storage of network equipment, devices, marketing collateral and related information from the point of origin, to the point of consumption in order to meet customer requirements.

Responsibilities & duties,

1. Supply Chain Management
Distribution management.
o Daily reporting on internal demand management to all clients.
o Daily control of customer deliveries.
o Daily control and reporting on reverse logistics operations.
o Transport and freight coordination.
o Effective deployment of network Equipment.
o Warehouse management and quality control.
o Implement and improve forecasting process on products.
o Effective implementation of the consolidated plan on warehousing and logistics footprint across marketing collateral, devices, and other asset classes.

2. Development of Policies and Procedures
Implement relevant policy, process and procedure according to OPCO requirements
o Implement national and regional processes and procedures.
o Implement and maintain SHE risk programs at existing and new Warehouse facilities.

3. Budget
o Ensure that all warehousing and logistics requirements conform to set OPCO budget.
o Develop the strategic imperative of reducing costs and improving service from logistics partner.

4. Customer Relationship Management
o Improve customer satisfaction
o Maintain relationships with strategic suppliers
o Implement and maintain SHE risk programs at existing and new partner facilities


Academic qualifications

Essential	Desirable
Relevant tertiary qualification in operations management or equivalent (production, warehouse, logistics, supply chain management)	Finance background

Work experience & skills

Essential	Desirable
5yrs supply chain, operational environment	Telecoms background
3yrs management experience
Process optimisation and contract management
Exposure to financial management

Personal qualities & behavioural traits

Essential	Desirable
Negotiation and interpersonal skills	Ability to handle stress
Service orientated	Ability to handle fast pace & rapid change

Salary is very competitive, Qualified candidates should please forward CVs to ‘[email protected]’ using ‘SM, PROCUREMENT & LOGISTICS’ as the subject of mail.
Only experienced and qualified candidates will be shortlisted and invited for an interview.