Supply & Logistics Manager

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Reporting to: Managing Director - Prax South Africa

Location: Johannesburg

Prax South Africa Ltd is a newly constituted entity, which has come about as a result of Prax Group's acquisition of a stake in a refinery and other related mid/downstream operations.

The company wishes to employ a seasoned Supply & Logistics Manager (with Oil industry experience) to be based in Johannesburg, to manage Prax’s in country supplies for South Africa.

Supply activities include but not limited to: crude oil operations, replenishment planning, product scheduling, primary and secondary transportation management as well as relationship management of key stakeholders like SBM, TPL, NATCOS as well as Natref.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overseeing and managing the company’s overall supply chain as well as logistics plans.
• Responsible for sound management of Infrastructure partners, key industry bodies (BERA/SAPIA) as well suppliers/service providers.
• Plan and execute all supply and logistics processes optimising and delivering efficiencies along the value chain from raw material sourcing to customer order fulfilment.
• Monthly performance reporting to local leadership as well as Prax central teams.
• Active monitoring of competitor and market developments both locally and abroad.
• Directly responsible for ensuring security of supply across all locations in the company’s value chain.
• Directly responsible for operationalising the company’s 18 monthly S&OP Plan.
• Attend and contribute to industry body meetings (BERA/SAPIA).
• Develop internal controls and processes to manage operational risk appropriately.

Inventory Management:

• Optimise inventory management for raw materials as well as finished product across all storage and supply locations.
• Lead the optimisation of the company’s cash flow position through effective price exposure and working capital management.
• Feedback regularly to MD and central refining teams on product costs impact.
• Collaborate with Finance and Sales on business planning cycles as well day to day Sales and Operational Planning activities, provide challenge on customer under/over lifts.
• Develop risk register with mitigation plans to reduce company’s overall price exposure.
• Performance management of direct reports.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications:

• Relevant Business/Commercial or Supply- Chain Degree.
• At least 5 years’ experience in team leadership.
• Minimum of 15 years of Oil industry-specific supply chain, refinery, optimisation experience.
• Advanced MS Office skills, particularly Excel
• Ability to meet demanding deadlines, often with competing priorities, and
• Ability to absorb complex information operational and produce accurate, intelligent analysis
• Enjoys challenge and change
• Excellent time management/organisational and multi-tasking skills
• Flexible and adaptable in approach
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience of matrix reporting work environments.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Supply Chain

• Industries

  Oil and Gas

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