Operational Procurement Manager Job at PZ Cussons

PZ Cussons is a major manufacturer of personal healthcare products and consumer goods. It operates worldwide, especially in Africa and Commonwealth nations.

We are recruiting to fill the below job position;

Job Title: Operational Procurement Manager
All Business Units - All States

The Role:  
The successful candidate will be required to:

Ø  Monitor the maintenance of planned inventory levels for local materials, report progress against plans, and provide corrective action support for inventories that vary from plan.
Ø  Monthly Hot Spot tracking and resolution for Imported materials
Ø  Constant communication with designated suppliers on a daily basis to ensure inventory levels maintained
Ø  Assess and take actions re shortage and material at risk reports
Ø  Ensure that forecasts and schedules support the production plan before sending out to suppliers Ø  Expedite material to support production plan using line load/forecast/spread sheets/due & overdue reports etc.
Ø  Conduct physical inventory checks on high value & critical components to understand accuracy and ensure continuity of build.
Ø  Investigate the cause of shortages & liaise with the team & other affected areas of the business
Ø  Manage key department metrics (KPIs, OTIF, S & OP Metrics) and generate executive dashboards, reports and presentations
Ø  Develop and maintain procurement analysis for key materials detailing past and current supplier performance
Ø  Manage the day to day relationships with key suppliers. 


The Person: The Right candidate must  

·         Have bachelor’s degree in business, finance, materials management or related field is required
·         Have excellent  Excel and Power Point knowledge
·         Be flexible/adaptable - able to cope with change. 
·         Have at least three years of direct experience in a manufacturing environment, with at least two years in purchasing/procurement function.
·         Have experience with MRP systems.
·         Have a CAN DO attitude, exhibiting our core values – COURAGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, NETWORKING, DRIVE and ONENESS.     

How To Apply
Interested qualified candidates should;
Click Here To Apply

Application Deadline Date
24th January, 2014.
 

Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.