Location: Mandaluyong
Work Arrangement: On-Site – M-F compressed 8am-630pm
Salary Budget: Php100,000 - Php120,000
JOB DESCRIPTION
6 Months Expected Results
SUPPLY CHAIN DIRECTOR
Responsible for overseeing all aspects of a company's supply chain, from planning and procurement to logistics and delivery, to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness. This role involves setting strategic goals, managing a team, optimizing physical and informational flows, negotiating with suppliers, minimizing risks, and ensuring compliance with all regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement comprehensive supply chain strategies that align with corporate objectives, market trends, and customer demands.
- Drive the creation, execution, and continuous improvement of the Sales & Operations Planning process to optimize supply and demand alignment.
- Establish and maintain inventory policies and targets to balance cost control with service level excellence.
- Forge and manage strategic partnerships with suppliers and vendors, ensuring compliance with quality, cost, and sustainability standards.
- Oversee procurement, demand planning, inventory control, and logistics operations to ensure optimal efficiency, timely delivery, and cost-effectiveness.
- Develop and implement Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor supply chain performance, including vendor scorecards, inventory turnover rates, lead‑time analysis, freight cost management, and order fulfillment metrics.
- Work closely with Planning, Marketing to align supply chain activities with product launches, lifecycle transitions, and business objectives.
- Develop risk mitigation strategies and sustainability initiatives to ensure resilience and compliance with environmental and regulatory standards.
- Identify inefficiencies and implement process enhancements to maximize productivity, minimize costs, and improve customer satisfaction.
Key qualifications and skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field (Masters preferred).
- Minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain management, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Deep understanding of procurement, inventory management, logistics, and distribution in an FMCG business.
- Strong data management and analytical skills, with the ability to develop KPI tools and drive strategic decision‑making.
- Exceptional leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
- Proven track record in identifying operational bottlenecks, implementing scalable solutions, and driving process efficiencies.
- Ability to balance cost management with superior customer service and operational excellence.
- Willing to dip his/her hands in the actual supply chain operations.
Expected Results for the first 6 months:
The expected results for a Supply Chain Director within the first six months involve a progression from intensive learning and relationship‑building to strategic analysis, hands‑on contribution, and the proposal or initial implementation of key improvements.
First Month:
- Meet with the whole logistics and warehouse team in Pampanga, Mandaluyong and All DCs.
- Identify key challenges for each location that needs urgent attention.
- Meet with key internal stakeholders (Finance, Sales, Manufacturing, etc.) and critical external partners/suppliers especially 3rd party trucking. The goal is to understand their needs and how the current supply chain impacts their functions.
- Gain a deep understanding of the existing SAP system, as well as current policies, procedures, and data quality.
- Identify, gather data for, and baseline the current key performance indicators (KPIs) (e.g., on‑time delivery rates, inventory turnover, cost per shipment, supplier defect rates per location).
- Review reports submitted by the team and ensure accuracy of reports submitted.
- Identify immediate pain points, potential risks and areas for immediate "quick wins". Provide action plans proposal for improvement to the President and CEO with timeline of execution.
- Understand and align with the company's mission and values, setting a tone of leadership and collaboration.
Second to Third Month:
- Implement small, high‑impact improvements identified in the first month to build credibility.
- Share a formal assessment of the supply chain's current state with President and CEO and propose a 12‑month strategic roadmap with clear objectives and timelines.
- Initiate the planning or early implementation of mid‑term process improvements (e.g., developing a supplier scorecard system, optimizing a specific transportation route, or refining demand forecasting methods).
- Evaluate the current team's capabilities, identify skill gaps, and begin mentoring high‑potential leaders or planning for necessary training/hiring and replace employees who are not the right fit.
- Achieve 100% proper mill warehouse arrangement.
Fourth to Sixth Month:
- Demonstrate tangible improvements in key metrics (e.g., reduced operational costs, improved on‑time delivery percentages, better inventory accuracy and reduce out of stock).
- Implement contingency plans, diversify key suppliers, or formalize risk management protocols to build a more resilient supply chain.
- Lead the SNOPP meeting.
- Identify ways in setting controls and monitoring for all Vismin DC operations and performances.
- Conduct formal performance reviews for direct reports and work with the hiring manager to create a development plan for the next year.