Job title: General Manager, Supply Chain
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Retail
Functional Expertise: Supply Chain Management
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Job published: 09-04-2024
Job ID: 33711

Job Description

Job Description

Our client is a well-known convenience retail chain. In order to support rapid and aggressive expansion, our client is looking for a talented and dynamic professional to join them as the GM, Supply Chain.

 

Job Responsibilities

  • Managing the entire supply chain function, including inventory planning, demand forecasting, warehouse management, transportation, and logistics.
  • Ensuring efficient operations of ambient and chilled warehouses, optimizing floor space utilization, and adhering to targeted cost structures and delivery schedules.
  • Ensuring strict compliance with OSHA requirements across all warehouse operations.
  • Cultivating and maintaining positive relationships with vendors, transporters, contractors, and warehousing service providers.
  • Planning and executing human resource initiatives, including performance management, employee engagement, and talent management.
  • Supervising warehouse employee productivity to maintain optimal performance levels.
  • Establishing and managing annual budgets, controlling operating costs, and monitoring inventory holding to meet targeted demand.
  • Collaborating with merchandising and QA teams to manage chilled food logistics effectively.
  • Overseeing departmental KPIs, performance tracking, and reporting.

 

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Logistics or a related field, with a minimum of 10 years of supply chain experience in a sizable organization, including at least 5 years in a managerial position.
  • Preferably from the FMCG or related industry.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively at all levels and execute tasks with high integrity.
  • Demonstrated track record of managing sizable warehouse floor space.
  • Proven leadership and change management abilities.
  • Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV), and other warehouse and inventory applications.
  • Ability to thrive in high-pressure, time-demanding environments when necessary.

 

Reporting To

CEO.

  

 

For more information or confidential consultation, please do not hesitate to contact Pui Yee at puiyee.chow@bell-ward.com.

 

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