FMCG Supply Chain Leader - End-to-End Ops & S&OP

Humankind; Durban; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Humankind, a leading FMCG/food manufacturing business in Durban, seeks a Supply Chain Executive to lead and optimise the end-to-end supply chain. This senior role covers procurement, S&OP, demand planning, manufacturing, inventory, warehousing, dispatch and logistics.

The successful candidate will drive OTIF, service levels, throughput and cost management, building a resilient, scalable supply chain to support growth.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of senior supply chain leadership experience.
• FMCG, food or manufacturing background.
• End-to-end supply chain ownership across functions.
• Strong S&OP, demand planning and forecasting experience.
• Manufacturing planning, scheduling and capacity experience.
• Experience with inventory, working capital and cost management.
• Strong ERP and supply chain systems experience.
• Experience managing multi-site warehousing and 3PL relationships.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commercial, analytical and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and optimise the end-to-end supply chain.
• Take responsibility across procurement, S&OP, demand planning, manufacturing, inventory, warehousing, dispatch and logistics.
• Drive OTIF, service levels, manufacturing throughput and transport performance.
• Build a resilient and scalable supply chain to support growth.

Skills

Supply chain leadership

S&OP

Demand planning

Forecasting

Inventory management

ERP systems

3PL management

Stakeholder management

Cost management

Operations leadership

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Humankind, a leading FMCG/food manufacturing business in Durban, seeks a Supply Chain Executive to lead and optimise the end-to-end supply chain. This senior role covers procurement, S&OP, demand planning, manufacturing, inventory, warehousing, dispatch and logistics.

The successful candidate will drive OTIF, service levels, throughput and cost management, building a resilient, scalable supply chain to support growth.