Excellent spoken and writing skills in both English and Sinhala, Computer literacy with a working knowledge of MS Windows, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint,
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES
To lead the Che Supply Chain function to bring operational excellence and results.
Plan and implement supply chain operations
Ability to work closely with the Suppliers/ Vendors / Buyers and make sure that the orders are received to the main stores with adequate time for distribution.
Ability to work and co-ordinate with retail operations. To plan and arrange deliveries to sales outlets on time as per their schedules.
Liaise with related parties to understand the market trends, vendor requirement, in house capacities and out-source supplier capacities to deliver the sales outlets demands with the highest "flexibility"
Ability to plan purchasing, inventory and the logistics, optimizing the ordering, stock holding and transport cost.
Ability to manage inventory of all purchased items effectively focusing on "just in time" and "First in first out" basis.
Ability to set annual targets of the departments such as inventory turns. Department Purchase orders, Procurement savings, minimize delivery cost and warehouse reliability.
To develop the Sales & Operations Planning to align the Supply Chain Operations which is to be the platform of making a strong link to flow information of the market behaviour.
To Identify and lead improvement projects using effective tools such as lean tools to drive operational excellence in Supply Chain Management.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
University degree or a professional qualification from a recognized institute.
Min 5 years of working experience in managing the Supply Chain operations in a retail distribution environment,
Immaculate credentials on honesty & integrity with solid track records,
Excellent spoken and writing skills in both English and Sinhala,
Computer literacy with a working knowledge of MS Windows, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint,
Should demonstrate strong leadership behaviours to motivate, direct and develop the Supply Chain team promoting trust and teamwork,
Strong analytical, project management and execution skills,