Supply Chain Manager, Johannesburg

Supply Chain Manager - Your future role? As a Supply Chain Manager in Johannesburg, you will provide Supply Chain oversight for Flavours Operations in a medium to small site. Your responsibilities will include leading demand and supply planning, customer service, and project management activities. These activities aim to secure on‑time manufacturing and supply of products to customers from existing facilities, while meeting required product quality standards and production costs. You will report to the Head of Operations.

Strategy Design and Execution

Provide important supply chain inputs to the Operations business plans. Help design the regional Supply Chain strategy and definition of related objectives, based on input provided by other regional functions, e.g. Commercial or Business Development.

Adapt and implement the regional supply chain strategy, and oversee the design and execution of related tactical and operational plans to meet regional and local Operations goals.

Function Management

Execute the developed strategies aligned with our needs to reach and maintain the Measurements of each area under SCM following the best practices at the most cost‑effective process.

Collaborate with all partners following our strategy, targets and leadership principles.

Oversee the smooth execution of local demand and supply planning and inventory management, ensuring material availability while maintaining cost control and following best practices.

Collaborate in the Supply and Demand review of the S&OP cycle.

Place an active role in the development of the supply chain network.

Organize reliable, efficient and safe warehouse and shipping operations with focus on on‑time execution (service), quality (customer and internal requirements) and cost (efficiency).

Ensure that the site complies to trade affairs regulations on import and export.

Select and manage in collaboration with IM&S customs brokers.

Coordinate transportation along with regional transportation department.

Implement opportunities for Improvement.

Act regarding behavioural safety and keep expectations high for safety targets.

Support EHS projects and facilitate their implementation.

Build the annual operating plan within approved budget.

People Management

Oversee the execution of annual human resources processes within the local Supply Chain and Planning team(s) and validate related results.

Work with the local Operations and regional Supply Chain management, and HR Business Partner(s), in recruiting and developing a local talent pipeline.

Promote local Supply Chain&Planning talents within and outside Operations at local and regional level.

You have

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management or related discipline.

We prefer an MBA or Master's Degree in a Technical field.

7+ years of experience manufacturing operations with background in supply chain, Plan, quality or materials management, including exposure to organizational change, operational restructuring, business process redesign, systems implementations, enterprise risk for complex organizations.

2+ years of experience in people management.

Experience with the main processes in operations and supply chain and main metrics to measure the performance (APICS CPIM).

Excellent knowledge of Givaudan Planning solutions in SAP and beyond.

Comfort in dealing with change, numbers, processes and personalities.

Comfort in travelling to support projects.

Our Benefits

Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development

A creative team environment that will inspire you

Attractive compensation package

Everyone— regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion, or any personal circumstances — is warmly welcomed at Givaudan, a place where we all love to be and grow.

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