Supply Chain Lead South Africa at Cargill

Job Purpose and Impact

The Supply Chain Lead will lead and provide direction to supervisors and analysts, overseeing all day to day supply chain activities across a country or single site operation. In this role, you will design, propose and implement logistic and supply chain strategies, guidelines and procedures to meet requirements supporting short and long term business needs.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years of supervisory experience
• Seven years of experience, with at least three in supply and inventory planning
• Six Sigma certification a plus 

Key Accountabilities

• Participate in selection of direct reports and other employees.
• Reconcile and review supply and demand calculations for a medium or small team and evaluate moderately complex analyses of the data.
• Collaborate with our team to handle key contacts within the commercial team, operations, and Cargill Transportation & Logistics.
• Participate on a country or single-site team to construct forecasting, demand planning and allocation planning for a tactical outlook.
• Provide general oversight, guidance and integration of multiple areas in the Cargill supply chain such as customer service, supply chain planning, strategic sourcing/procurement, plant operations, and transportation and logistics.
• Lead and develop a team, coach and make decisions related to talent management, hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions