Supply Manager at The Coca-Cola Company

Key Purpose Statement

• To ensure availability of products to satisfy customer demand in full and on time through the management of the production planning process, raw materials, and outsourced product supply. This also includes the inventory management and compliance to RACM controls of raw materials and engineering spares.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    
Key Outputs and Accountabilities

Manage Supply Planning, Production Planning and Inventory Management 

Executes the implementation of key processes in:

• Production planning as per model stock principles.
• Raw materials and engineering spares inventory management and RACM compliance.
• Stock level management of finished goods to avoid out-of-stocks.
• Manages new product (New Product Development) introduction from raw materials sourcing to finished goods in the warehouse.  
• Identify & exercise production output efficiency improvement opportunities. 
• Ensures standard processes and Best Work Practices are implemented and identify opportunities for improvement.

Support the implementation & improvement of various systems, processes, resourcing and capability. 

• This includes ERP; Planning tools; Quality system; SHE system etc.
• Engage with and support the regions in implementation of initiatives to ensure:
• Customer demands are met on time and in full.
• Support and participate in Site-based, Regional-based, and CCBSA-based initiatives to improve operational effectiveness.
• e.g., establishment of focused improvement groups/ Community of practice. 
• Share operational best practices across the supply chain. 
• Manages collaboration across the value chain. This includes:
• Liaising with the Commercial; Warehouse; Distribution and Production teams.

Manage Human Resources

• Manage the development of staff competencies and ensure a healthy Employee Relations climate.
• Manage performance of others in a way that shapes a high performance, high engagement culture.
• Demonstrate behaviour which builds, maintains, or enhances company reputation.

Cost Management

• Derive annual budget for the Supply function.
• Manage and adhere to the set budget.
• Provide monthly reports on the actual versus planned costs.
• Provide the rolling budget estimates as per requirements throughout the financial year.

Skills, Experience & Education    

Qualifications and Experience 

• A minimum of B. Degree or any 3-year relevant equivalent.
• A minimum of 3- 5 years in an FMCG environment within a Supply Planning/ Production Planning/ Inventory Management experience.

Competencies 

Action Oriented 

• Enjoys working hard; is action oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes more opportunities than others.

Business Acumen

• Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.

Dealing With Ambiguity 

• Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.

Caring About Direct Reports 

• Is interested in the work and non-work lives of direct reports; asks about their plans, problems, and desires; knows about their concerns and questions; is available for listening to personal problems; monitors workloads and appreciates extra effort.

Conflict Management

• Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise. 

Customer Focus

• Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Decision Quality

• Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.

Directing Others

• Is good at establishing clear directions; sets stretching objectives; distributes the workload appropriately; lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner; maintains two-way dialogue with others on work and results; brings out the best in people; is a clear communicator.

Ethics and Values

• Adheres to an appropriate (for the setting) and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values; rewards the right values and disapproves of others; practices what he/she preaches.

Organizational Agility

• Knowledgeable about how organizations work; knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network; understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures; understands the cultures of organizations.

General    

• The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional or relevant information as criteria for short-listing.