Senior Logistics and Supply Chain Executive

Job Overview

The ideal candidate will be an experienced logistics or supply chain professional with a proven track record of delivering operational excellence and commercial thinking. They will possess a genuine passion for purpose-driven business and have a strong leadership background, enabling them to think strategically and deliver through people and process.

Main Responsibilities:

• Operations Execution:
  • Lead warehousing/distribution, supply chain, and planning for the business to deliver excellence in customer service.
  • Develop and lead planning to optimise inventory and improve service levels.
  • Lead systems and process improvement to enhance the supply chain across the organisation.
  • Responsible for Delivering In Full On Time (DIFOT) to all customers and consumers worldwide.
  • Optimise logistics function (warehouse and distribution) to reduce costs and improve service.
  • Lead engagement and negotiations with 3rd-party suppliers that support product movement through the supply chain.
• Strategy:
  • Development of a customer-centric, responsive, and efficient supply chain/operation (end-to-end).
  • Develop and maintain productive, customer-oriented relationships with internal stakeholders (sales, marketing, IT, manufacturing, product development, finance, suppliers, etc).
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key supply chain/operations partners to reduce costs and deliver maximum value.
  • Implementation of current and future key strategic projects relating to the supply chain.
  • Build and develop a strategic plan based on people and process capability, automation, continuous improvement, and engagement to deliver significant savings and improvements.
• People and Culture Development:
  • Lead and manage a safe and motivated workforce across the supply chain.
  • Lead the engagement and development of team members within the organisation and function, striving to improve capability across the team.
  • Drive a culture of performance and accountability through behaviours/values.
  • Develop and embed change management capability into the function.
  • Maximise employee engagement and alignment.
  • Talent and succession management processes in place.
• Financial Management:
  • Manage the cost centre for the supply chain function.
  • Drive a program of continuous cost reduction driven by financial management systems and a continuous pipeline of improvement projects (all levels).
  • Optimise major cost drivers for the function, through development and use of effective control reports.
  • Regular variance analysis.
  • Continuous identification and elimination of waste in the operation value stream.
  • Inventory and other waste minimisation.
  • Oversee and manage an effective stock control system.

Requirements:

• An experienced logistics or supply chain professional combining operational excellence with commercial thinking and a genuine passion for purpose-driven business.
• Ideally tertiary qualified.
• Senior executive leadership background, able to think strategically and deliver through people and process.
• Extensive experience in supply chain within a manufacturing environment, ideally in FMCG or a similar fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with various customers including distributors, retailers, and direct-to-consumer.
• Commercially astute, able to understand financial reports, manage a budget, and make commercial decisions.
• Collaborative style, inclusive in making decisions.
• Strong communication, coaching, consultation, and negotiation skills with an ability to engage and influence internal stakeholders, including senior executive level employees as well as line management and operators.
• Strong cross-functional experience with a good understanding and experience working with sales and marketing, product development, HR, financial, IT, and administration.
• Dynamic and not egotistical.
• Strong presence and professionalism in presentation.
• Able to gain attention quickly and be recognised as a strong leader in the business.
• Able to adapt their style depending on the audience.