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Job Title:   Supply Chain Officer   

Organisation: Unilever

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

 

About US:

Unilever is an Anglo–Dutch multinational consumer goods company co-headquartered in London, England and Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Its products include food, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. It is the world’s third-largest consumer goods company measured by 2012 revenue, after Procter & Gamble and Nestlé. One of the oldest multinational companies, its products are available in around 190 countries. Unilever celebrated its 85th anniversary year of business in 2014.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Monitor the quality of service performance from the customers viewpoint and identify those customers in need of service recovery actions by conducting regular transactional surveys as needed (CCFOT and regular customer visits)
  • Responsible for various reports for local consumption and regional
  • Liaise with regional teams on various activities as required
  • Responsible for ISO systems and Unilever and at the warehouse 3P
  • Responsible for SHEQ in DHL, at CSO Uganda operational areas.
  • Manage demand planning for Uganda, ensuring that forecast Bias and accuracy targets are met
  • Manage all planning of stocks into Uganda from all SU’s, in and out of Africa
  • Maintain stock Policy and inventory record accuracy by ensuring timely and accurate cyle counts/end of month counts. Ensure no scan no move policy
  • Formulate and Implement Uganda Supply Chain SOP’s and ensure ops are run inline with these SOP’s
  • Manage all cross-border operations into Uganda from all SU’s
  • Manage systems utilization (SAP etc)
  • Train team and ensure their progressive development in SC skills
  • Manage credit notes, ensuring speedy resolution and also following up on set up rules.
  • Monitor Deliver costs in Uganda both for warehousing and transportation. Drive down cost to the business while continuously improving Customer Service offering (Deliver Savings Projects).
  • Drive and embed ‘Correct 1st Time’ culture in Order to Invoice cycle (Perfect order, Invoice accuracy). Contribute to overall business strategy, specifically in the area of Supply Chain and Customer development strategy.
  • Implement supply chain systems to support planning and logistics activities.
  • Collaborate with Customer Development to develop customer segmentations. Also working with CD to create business value and drive growth through meeting, servicing and delivering specific needs of each customer.
  • Drive and deliver Customer Service Excellence performance through the implementation of order to cash and distribution strategy, work closely with Logistics providers and management of distribution facilities.
  • Initiate and ensure effective execution of customer service and distribution processes, policies and organization.
  • Ensure customer service and distribution processes, policies and organization integrate effectively with upstream (CD, demand planning, supply planning, category management, supply chain development) and downstream processes (financial account).
  • Manage agreement, implementation and where necessary termination of 3P Warehousing, Distribution & Logistics Contracts for Uganda
  • Advise and keep superiors informed of any serious operational issues.

 

Key KPI’s:  Customer Orders on Time, Savings, Dispatch Rate, Inventory Record Accuracy and Transport Cost per Ton




Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree
  • At least five years of previous experience in warehouse and transport management ideally in the FMCG or manufacturing environment
  • Proven work experience within Supply Chain or Logistics
  • Expertise in warehouse, demand and transport management procedures and best practices
  • Proven ability to implement process improvement initiatives
  • Strong knowledge of Supply Chain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Hands-on experience with Supply Chain management software and databases especially SAP.
  • Leadership skills and ability manage teams.
  • Strong decision making and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Good knowledge and experience on SAP WM management over 5 years
  • Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including advanced Excel skills
  • Knowledge and experience in inventory management
  • Familiar with Uganda Customs operations and Ug logistics network
  • Good understanding of supply chain processes and their interdependencies
  • Demonstrated experience in 3PL management and
  • Knowledge of continuous improvement program and cost cutting initiatives within the warehouse

 

How to Apply:

All candidates who wish to join Unilever in this capacity should apply online at the link below.

 

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