Position : BONDED WAREHOUSE MANAGER ( X1)
Location : Ndola
Job prupose
Management of Demand Planning, Inventory Management & related Supply Chain Process flow / processes between plants, ensuring all processes within the whole value chain are optimized to achieve the sales / business objectives, in most the efficient and effective manner through utilizing the available resources.
1. Availability & Stock Management (KPIs – Inventory Turns and Structure)
- Responsible for stocks (Units and Value ) management operations by having the correct stocks level and to steer safety stock at HUACHEN including articles with high FC error and related phase in and phase out
- Management of month end and year end inventory target is achieved by pro-actively monitoring including ensuring the correct inventory structure
- Responsible for PSI to analysis / steer overstock, shortages & availability for Budget and FC volume
2. Replenishment-(KPIs – Delivery Performance)
Support market strategy regarding customer service level, responsible to ensure the correct stocks are replenished in a timely manner. Responsible to analysis and escalate to Market Planner on critical shortage articles with insufficient confirmation from plant for auto replenishmentResponsible to decide and steer manual replenishment orders & review replenishments as per safety / target stock together with Markets incl. maintaining safety stock and article extension in the related systems3. Warehouse capacity (KPIs – Overflow charges, overtime charges)
Responsible to prepare the yearly budget and 5 years volume plan.Responsible to Monitor WH capacity utilization (space, in / outbound capacity) and take actions to eliminate bottleneck(s)Ensure all In bound & Out bound time slot are properly co-ordinated to minimize overtime chargesResponsible to develop contingency plans to meet unexpected increase in space requirements with SPs and Market Distribution MY in agreement with Controlling / Purchasing on the expected additional cost for the expected duration4. Service Providers (SP) Management
To work with Market Distribution on Service Providers / SPs execution as per contract terms and conditionsExecute / implement KPIs for SPs, organize monthly KPI and operation review meeting with SPsEnsure periodic audits on SPs and all stocks “”lost & found”” are timely resolved incl. DNs are raised to SPsTo work with Market Distribution on relationship model for contract logistics, knowledge retention with logistics partners for sustainable processes and quality management5. W&D Cost Management (KPIs – OVC freight and handling index)
Prepare Annual BW Budget forecast for PE, Handling and Freight and Full Year consolidationResponsible for Quarterly FC (vs. Budget) for consolidate forecast volume, handling, PE and Freight costFreight and handling cost analysis for Turntable6. Customer Deliveries (KPIs – Customer Service Level)
Manage and ensure the correct stock are delivered to the RDC and DS customers as per required customer service level7. Sales tax, Import duty and export / import requirements
Responsible for BW on Import Duty & Sales Tax exemption management and documentations (Bank Guarantee via Finance Dept)Work closely with APAC markets on border regulations, INCOTERM, customs procedures and international trading requirements (with MDM MY)Requirements
Demand & Inventory Planning and Analysis
Managing 3PL (3rd. Party Logistics Provider)
Logistics, Warehousing and Distribution
Continuous update on new Custom Regulation and procedure ( Import / Export )
Management Skills
MS Excel Skills (Pivot table, Advance Spreadsheet functionality and formulas)
Diploma / Degree in Business Mgt, Supply Chain, Logistic & Warehousing
Min 3-5 years managerial working experience in Supply Chain, Stock Mgt, Logistics & Warehousing
Managing subordinates from various capacity i.e Executives, Supervisory etc. for min 3 years.
not less than 30 years old