Head Supply Chain Job Opportunity – Beyond Logistics Ltd (BLL)
Organization: Beyond Logistics Ltd (BLL)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Managing Director
Supervises: Warehouse Manager, Regional Logistics Manager, Technical Services Specialist
About US:
Beyond Logistics Ltd (BLL) is a Ugandan organization providing 3rd & 4th Party Logistics services, health commodities and medical devices to organizations that are futuristic
Job Summary: The Head Supply Chain will manage the execution of product and service offerings to our clients with key focus on adding value, optimizing quality, time and cost. S/He will align performance to BLL and client’s strategy and policies.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the Company to develop and implement the supply chain business strategy, in order to provide quality and timely service to all clients.
- Manage the Supply Chain department to foster operational excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement in line with BLL’s policies standard operating procedures and established performance management systems.
- Design and implement an efficient and effective Quality Assurance system to ensure teams can routinely achieve the desired quality, customer experience, and business result. This includes development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that support good distribution practices.
- Manage the implementation and evaluation of key supply chain projects. Identify, eliminate and / or manage risks, their escalation processes, and corrective action through a portfolio management system within projects in your department.
- Lead the continuous improvement processes. Provide process expertise to identify improvement opportunities, risks, critical paths and impact of process change in order to drive innovation, finding solutions and optimizing business opportunities. Share complex results in a format that is easily understandable for partners / end users. Ensure timely implementation within the supply chain coordination with other teams.
- Apply a structured methodology to lead change management activities across supply chain operations at BLL.
- Provide regular progress and status reports to internal and external customers.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or a relevant field.
- A Postgraduate qualification in a related field is an added advantage.
- Seven (7) years diversified and progressive work experience in procurement, order fulfillment, logistics, and/or supply chain systems in very busy environments.
- Training or Experience in the Health/Pharmaceuticals sector is an added advantage.
- Experience with large-scale organizational change efforts and continuous improvement efforts.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities within deadline and prioritize effectively, while delivering high quality work.
- Solution oriented with a high sense of quality, attention to detail, accuracy, efficiency, and meeting tight deadlines.
- Deep knowledge and understanding of Supply Chain Technologies and the critical cost and efficiency drivers of supply chain operations.
- Makes decisions that are ‘fact’ based, using well developed quantitative and analytical skills.
- Strong project management ability, Prior experience in managing multiple complex cross functional projects simultaneously and in aligning resources with relevant projects.
- Excellent written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills with strong sense of client service.
- Ability to simplify complex processes and present ideas in a clear and concise manner.
- Highly skilled in Microsoft Office suite applications.
How to Apply:
All interested and qualified candidates write your cover letter by email. Include the Position you are applying for in the subject / header of the mail. DO NOT attach a separate cover letter; your cover letter should be in the body of the email.
Only ONE ATTACHMENT no greater than 2MB file size is allowed. The attachment should contain your CV and any other supporting documents. Submit the application email and attachment to hr@beyondlogisticsug.com
Applications outside the above procedure may be disqualified.
Deadline: 13th November 2019