Department Manager- Supply Chain (Greenstone) at Leroy Merlin

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• National Diploma/Bachelor's Degree/ Advanced Diploma in IT or Computer Science 
• Minimum work experience of 5 – 8 years with 2 years of Supervisory.

KNOWLEDGE 

• Performs the full range of activities within the IT discipline or functional area; and
• Supervises a number of staff and/mentors other professionals.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Develop and review the immediate, short- and long-term objectives/plans and ICT Policies and Procedures to meet the current and future needs of the Municipality in a cost-effective and functional manner.
• Manage and revise the licensing options of hardware/software according to legal standards to ensure licensed systems and software. 
• Manage and oversee the establishment, stabilization, consolidation, and sustainability of Information Technology applications and Infrastructure initiatives within the Municipality, which include IT Security Management, servers, and IT Project Management.
• Manage and ensure optimal functioning of ICT systems and review server capacity to establish and plan future requirements.

Description

Purpose of the role

• The role of the Supply Chain DM is to Contribute to customer satisfaction making the shopping /experience more convenient by grouping complementary products from different categories together.

Main responsibilities:

• Lead and support a team of supply chain
• Be a player in the development of collective performance.
• Share information and facilitate communication within the team.
• Develop the team to meet strategic business objectives.
• Manage daily sales and customer relations.
• Build and implement the Business Action Plan of the department.
• Introduce efficiency, improvement measures for an optimal return and stakeholder value.
• Ensure the day-to-day management of the department is to respect the customer promise.br 
• Coordinate and contribute to the sales activities in store.
• Ensure quality customer relationship (internal and external).
• Develop and update own skills and knowledge.
• Assume leadership role on behalf of the HOD when the HOD is not available.
• Participate in teamwork to ensure quality service and productivity of the store. Ensuring optimal staff is available for delivering excellent customer service to all customers.
• Ensuring all stock is priced and displayed correctly.
• Training and developing of staff members.

Requirements

Profile

• The successful candidate should have the following skills, experience and attributes:
• Minimum Matric or NQF4 Equivalent.
• Relevant tertiary qualification will be an added advantage.
• Previous retail experience at a junior management level.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• A team builder and a team player.
• Excellent customer service
• Self-confident, hardworking and leads by example.
• Customer-centric.
• Sense of responsibility.
• Analytical.
• Assertive and challenge status quote