Supply Chain Manager

Hammarsdale, SA

As our new Supply Chain Manager, youll be coordinating all supply chain activities for the site in close collaboration with Group Procurement and Group S&OP functions.

Covering site purchasing, scheduling, warehousing and distribution, youll be responsible for setting out the site (local) supply chain strategy; supporting the negotiation of specific raw material contracts with vendors and ensuring smooth supply of all raw materials to the site in conjunction with Group Purchasing.

You will be ensuring that our plants are utilised effectively through sound scheduling practices in conjunction with the Group Demand Planners.

Some Of Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead the supply chain strategy and will be responsible for, and manage, all site supply chain KPIs.
• Management of inventory to ensure that working capital is used effectively whilst ensuring customer supply.
• Manage warehousing and distribution to ensure finished goods are shipped safely and on time.
• Identification of improvement areas and integration of business system processes with the group ERP systems.
• Operate within all appropriate HSE legislations and ISO 9000 procedures.
• Overall accountability of inventory, warehousing, and distribution activities of four major stock holding points (Hammarsdale, JHB, Cape Town and KZN).

What do I need to be successful in this role?

• Wed love you to have knowledge of logistics operations with experience of hazardous chemicals.
• You have the ability to effectively influence, and gain the support of, internal and external contacts and stakeholders at all levels.
• Youll have a strong awareness of the demands of change management and the ability to address and manage conflicting interests.
• Demonstrable experience of working within a best practice and implementation.
• You are a real data driven individual with the ability to effectively utilise data, for business evaluation and decision-making.

Whats in it for me?

• A competitive salary alongside being included in our company bonus scheme. Our Group Staff Bonus & Profit Performance Pay bonus schemes reinforce the Scott Bader principle of working together for a common goal and sharing in our successes.
• Membership of the non-contributory Scott Bader Provident Fund after 3 months (the company contributes 12% to your retirement and 3 % to all other insurances e.g., death, funeral cover, education, disability and dread disease).
• P rivate medical insurance subsidised by the company, alongside free membership to our employee assistance programme.
• 20 days annual leave entitlement plus Public Holidays We also offer the opportunity to sell three of these days back to the company should you find you are unable to take your full quota. In addition, we offer Service Leave in your 5 th year of employment and Long Service Leave after 10 years of employment both can be sold back to the company if you choose not to take this as leave.
• We offer all our employees o ne full day per year to complete volunteering work of your choice which is fully paid. Alongside this, if you are thinking about fundraising for your favourite charity or local community event, we will happily match the funds that you have raised up to a maximum of R20 000 in any one year.
• Our Head Office is situated in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal, a rural industrialised area in the western environs of Durban. Situated in an area of sub-escarpment savanna, its vegetation type is regarded as endangered KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld. Scott Bader is partnering with the Municipality, and its neighbours to protect and preserve this special environment within the site, and in the surrounding areas.

Who are Scott Bader?

Scott Bader is an employee-owned global manufacturer of advanced composites, structural adhesives and functional polymers. Established in 1921, we have a century of expertise in manufacturing high-quality, innovative products for a variety of markets around the world. Scott Bader now employs 800 people across 7 manufacturing sites and 18 offices worldwide.

We are committed to expanding our global reach, with recent ventures including North America, India, Japan and Australia, while continuing to build on our reputation for innovation, outstanding quality and technical expertise.

Scott Bader is different to most other companies. Our business is based on the simple principle of maintaining a balance between our social purpose and business needs. In 1951 we became the first UK company to hold a Common Ownership Certificate when the Bader family handed over their shares to The Scott Bader Commonwealth Limited in simple terms, this means that Scott Bader colleagues own and are responsible for the success and overall wellbeing of the company.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our aim is to create an environment that is welcoming to all people, and ensures we treat each other and customers with respect. We appreciate different and fresh ways of thinking, encouraging innovation where colleagues feel they can express their views freely, and create a working atmosphere in which everyone is able to deliver a high-quality service.