Supply Chain Director

Job Purpose

The Supply Chain Director manages all aspects of procurement, vendor relations, production, logistics, and distribution. 

Oversees demand forecasting, supply planning, and procurement to ensure resource requirements are satisfied. Communicates with executives regarding business needs to secure resources needed to satisfy customer demands and ensure delivery and/or implementation.

Job Responsibilities

• Set, strategize, plan, and follow up the supply chain department strategy.
• Manage and strategize with departments their annual industrial material requirements planning.
• Continuously manage validation of alternative resources to attain the maximum value for spent money and the cost reduction initiatives.
• Manage local budget at CAPEX/OPEX levels in line with company targets
• Develop and manage Materials Planning function for goods and materials needed for operations.
• Manage and supervise the production process versus the required sales targets.
• Develop an appropriate pre-qualification strategy.
• Plan, manage, follow up, and implement logistical strategy, ensuring targets are met.
• Set and develop evaluation and short-listing strategy for potential vendors and suppliers.
• Create and manage integrated processes among Operations, planning, Purchasing, inventory, and fleet in cooperation with supply chain manager and team members
• Maintain very solid relationship with internal stakeholders.
• Develops and implements logistics plans inclusive of supplier contracts, routing guidelines, problem resolution and cost containment
• Produce and manage set of supplier relationship KPI’s.
• Manage the local/ Global challenges with the suppliers.
• Design or implement plant warehousing strategies for production materials or finished products
• Assist logistics process for the development of new products, inventory maintenance, manufacturing, shipment, and delivery, and returns on products.
• Identify process bottleneck and implement solutions in a timely manner
• Plan, forecasts, and inventories, keeping an accurate record of the process and performance.
• Analyze inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, or optimize customer service.
• Forecast supply and demand to prevent overstocking and running out-of-stock (OOS)
• Manage the warehouse inventory turnover and material availability
• Manage the inventory team to monitor and maintain optimal inventory levels.
• Implement new technologies and stay alert to new trends and developments in the sector.
• Ensure and coordinate with all internal/external stakeholders’ unification of requirements and specs for cross functional projects.
• Ensure that all transactions are meeting Cables business principles.
• Maintain regular weekly, monthly, and annually reporting.