Bakery Supply Chain Manager Botswana

Renewable contract. Reporting to the Group Operations Manager-Bakery, you will manage and control the day-to-day activities of the following sectors of the operations- Dispatch, Distribution, Logistics, Bakery Sales administration and other administrative, planning and control functions reporting into this position.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management/Administration/Supply Chain/Sales or equivalent.
• At least eight years of experience in the FMCG and manufacturing industry of which three years must have been at Managerial Level.
• Excellent Computer skills (MS Office)

Role and responsibilities:

• Manage and control movement of stock within the production transfers and product issued/ transferred to sales.
• Address variances as and when they occur.
• Ensure consistent product availability in line with customer/market demand.
• Plan routes to ensure profitability, route optimization and asset utilization.
• Monitor route profitability and cost against forecasts per route and product category to identify areas for improvement.
• Allocate resources to improve the overall performance of the routes.
• Reconcile driver sales daily to ensure process and system integrity.
• Ensure a cost-effective distribution process while not compromising set customer service levels with respect to order fill and on-time delivery.
• Manage procurement to ensure optimal usage of company resources and cost saving initiatives.
• Develop and manage the staff training and development plan aimed at ensuring capacity, capability, and succession planning.
• Motivate employees by clearly defining job responsibilities and training them to achieve the agreed standards.
• Compile and submit reports depicting performance against set targets.
• Supervise the process of customer surveys to capture relevant market intelligence and identify the existing and new market routes in accordance with company expectations.
• Participate actively in the implementation of ISO and Kaizen programs in order to contribute to company compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental Policies.