Manager, Supply Chain Solutions (Bonded Inventory)

Future Electronics Inc (Distribution) Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in electronics distribution seeks a Supply Chain Solutions Manager to promote and implement strategic solutions among key customers. The role involves training personnel, managing projects, and enhancing sales through consultative selling techniques. Candidates should possess significant experience in materials management and supply chain management and must be willing to travel for work purposes.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma qualification in relevant field required.
• An MBA will be of significant advantage.
• At least 5 years of experience in materials management or 7 years in systems implementation.

Responsibilities

• Promote and implement Supply Chain Solutions within key customer base.
• Provide training to sales and branch personnel.
• Coordinate and manage non-customer Supply Chain initiatives.

Skills

Materials Management

Supply Chain Management

Presentation Skills

Persuasion Skills

Education

Degree or Diploma in relevant field

MBA

Job description

JOB PURPOSE

Promote and implement Supply Chain Solutions within Future’s key customer base, in order to further penetrate the customer by increasing # of lines sold to the customer in the program. Increase in sales value will increase as a natural result.

Implementing a program will also increase the switching costs from Future to our competitors.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• To increase the % of billings done through e-Commerce (as measured by the FIRST Scorecard report)

This is indirectly achieved through the following:

• Strategizing with the VP/Director/Manager of Sales on focus customers and activities to achieve objectives.

• Provide training to branch and sales personnel on how to position and sell Supply Chain Solutions’ benefits

• Provide training to branch personnel on Supply Chain Solutions’ processes.

• Making presentations to potential Supply Chain Solutions customers.

• Implementing Supply Chain Solutions.

• To provide expertise and implementation or project management services to other departments in the organization.

JOB CONTENT

• Making presentations to potential customers

• Provide training to sales and branch personnel

• Implementation of Supply Chain Solutions

• Regular (at least monthly) meetings with Sales VP/Director/Manager to discuss on issues, focus customers, visit and training plans.

• Supervise & train subordinates in the Supply Chain Solutions team.

• Coordinate & Project manage non-customer Supply Chain initiatives as and when directed by Senior Management of the company.

RECOMMENDED CREDENTIALS

QUALIFICATIONS

• A Degree or Diploma qualification or equivalent in a relevant field of study.

• An MBA will be of significant advantage.

EXPERIENCES

• Must have at least 5 years’ experience either as a Materials Manager in an electronics manufacturing organization, or have 7 years’ hands-on materials management systems implementation experience.

• Have excellent working knowledge of Materials Management & Supply Chain Management.

COMPETENCIES

• Exposure to a “consultative selling” environment (e.g. having advocated and implemented a vendor reduction and vendor managed inventory program).

• Presentation and persuasion skills should be highly developed.

• Must exude a confidence to be able to communicate comfortably with all levels of internal and customer management levels.

• Must be willing to travel for work purposes.