Supply Chain & Distribution Manager

Purpose of the Position:

To oversee purchasing of hardware, warehousing, distribution, and forecasting of inventory.

Key Performance Objectives:

Stakeholder Management and Reporting

• Liaise regularly with business units to make sure they order stock timeously and that they maintain optimum stock levels at all times.
• Provide timeous, accurate, and relevant information and reports on a regular basis in order to manage the supply chain and distribution.
• Management of stock for MCE and communicated stock levels to all stakeholders.
• Manage the MultiChoice Ethiopia supply chain and logistics.
• Together with outsourced distribution service providers continuously review and optimize the MultiChoice Ethiopia supply chain and logistics strategy
• Maintain Optimum Stock Levels of all products distributed by MultiChoice
• Ensure that all orders are timeously placed and that optimum stock levels are always maintained
• Regularly liaise with business units to make sure they order stock timeously and that they maintain optimum stock levels at all times
• Adhere to service level agreements with all suppliers and service providers
• Manage the Supply chain and distribution Budget.
• Ensure that all system-related shipping and distribution functions are done accurately and timeously
• Continually review and optimize all processes within the supply chain;
• Provide timeous, accurate information to Senior Management on a regular basis in order to monitor processes within the supply chain
• Provide timeous, accurate, and relevant information and reports on a regular basis in order to manage the supply chain and distribution functions.
• Continuously optimize the supply chain and distribution processes and procedures.
• Continually review and optimize all the processes and procedures within the supply chain value chain
• Manages inventory control, shipping and receiving, and warehouse operations.
• Ensures timely and cost-efficient delivery of inventory and other goods.
• Utilizes systems to monitor and track inventory through the distribution chain and identify and resolve issues.
• Properly manage storage spaces and update stock status.
• Track, liaise, and negotiate loading and unloading goods/decoder from customs to store and from store to final destination

People Management

• Provide leadership in the aspect of performance direction, goal clarification, communication, engagement, ethics, commitment & energy
• Talent management, capacity, competence & skills – development
• Responsible for team strength & performance level (attraction, selection, retention & development of Anti - Piracy team)
• Ensure subordinate managers have clear, current, and measurable goals; hold direct reports accountable for their own results and obstacles and deal with underperformance
• Ensure alignment with Team strength, performance, and energy matched strategic requirements – underperformers identified, improved, or removed

Job Requirements

Qualifications  & Experience

• Degree in Supply Chain / Business Management
• A minimum of 7-10 years of experience in supply chain management
• Ethiopia Customs rules and regulations
• Supply Chain experience
• Strong IBS Knowledge
• Strong financial and accounting knowledge
• Financial analysis experience
• Stock management Experience
• Strong system and system implementation experience –Great Plains, SAP

Technical Competencies

• Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Management
• Financial Management
• Regulatory and Compliance
• Risk Management
• Customer Centricity

Behavioral Competency

• Relationship Building
• Conflict Resolution
• Decision Making
• Critical Appraisal
• Holistic Thinking
• Persuading & Influence
• Coaching

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to send their CVs through THIS LINK

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.