Supply Chain & Purchasing Manager

Department

Operations

About the position

The Supply Chain & Purchasing Manager will be responsible for ensuring the department is performing as its
best in all Cerba Lancet Africa countries, while the group procedures are adhered to.

Position Overview:
Supply Chain and Procurement:

▪ Organize and manage the supply, logistics and purchase department.
▪ Manage litigation if any between affiliates, or between affiliates and suppliers.
▪ Plan and coordinate the transport of products or goods (stock management, coherent organization of
flows, shipment management etc).
▪ Ensure that regulatory obligations are properly understood and applied.
▪ Implement tools on the logistics, transport, and supply side
▪ Plan and coordinate the transport of products or goods (stock management, coherent organization of
flows, shipment management etc)
▪ Assist local teams in day-to-day procurement of all products & services.
▪ Facilitates internal, external and statutory audits.
▪ Ensure and drive compliance within the business

Operational Performance & Project Management
▪ Set up key indicators and dashboards to measure the performance of the actions carried out in supply
chain
▪ Monitor performance of supply chain and procurement systems to determine cost and productivity
levels, and to make recommendations for improving the supply chain and procurement organization
Budgeting
▪ Lead large supply chain and procurement projects, including the design and deployment of new supply
chain and procurement systems and services
▪ Monitor the deployment of new analysers or analytes, from Request for Information, Tendering Process,
Supplier Selection, and Deployment of Analyzer in countries
▪ Propose new projects to generate savings for the group, or increase quality of results
▪ Ensure a smooth deployment of the Ethiopian hub

Qualifications
▪ Bachelor of Commerce in Supply Chain Management or equivalent
▪ 3-5 years of experience working in similar role
▪ SAGE ERP systems experience
▪ Solid understanding of warehouse and Inventory Management.
▪ Expert Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook) skills.
▪ Fluent oral and written English.