Operations Manager Nutricia Southern Africa

Danone; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company, Danone, seeks a Supply Chain Manager to oversee local operations in South Africa. This role involves managing replenishment orders and customer deliveries, requiring a Master's degree and significant supply chain experience. Candidates should possess strong decision-making skills, stakeholder engagement abilities, and be fluent in English.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Supportive environment that nurtures strengths

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in supply chain management.
• Fluent in English; medium level in Zulu and Xhosa.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for local operations in South Africa, including replenishment orders.
• Manage local customer deliveries through warehouses.
• Challenge, innovate, persuade, and align stakeholders without direct reports.

Skills

Decision-making

Analytical thinking

Customer satisfaction orientation

Solution-oriented

Stakeholder engagement

Fluency in English

Medium level in Zulu

Medium level in Xhosa

Education

Higher education degree equivalent to a Master’s

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Short Intro and About the Job

Reporting to the DNAF Customer Service & Logistics Manager, you will be responsible for local operations in South Africa, including replenishment orders with European Supply points and local customer deliveries through our warehouses.

About You

Education: Higher education degree equivalent to a Master’s.

Experience: At least 3 years of experience in supply chain management.

Required Skills:

• Tools/Software: Excellent proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; knowledge of SAP and Power BI is a plus.
• Technical Skills: Decision-making, analytical thinking, prioritization, customer satisfaction orientation, knowledge of export regulations, incoterms, and documentation.
• Soft Skills: Autonomy, conviction, tenacity, initiative, proactivity, solution-oriented, stakeholder engagement.
• Languages: Fluent in English; medium level in Zulu and Xhosa.

About Us, What We Offer, and Next Steps

Join Danone, where you can develop your career in a dynamic environment. We value individuality and believe in unlocking everyone’s potential through talent development. Explore more at careers.danone.com.

We offer:

• A role that can evolve into a long-term career at Danone.
• An environment that nurtures your unique strengths and potential.

This is a highly visible role within Danone, involving interaction with internal teams (Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, SSD) and external partners (Suppliers, Co-packers). You will need to challenge, innovate, persuade, and align stakeholders. This position does not have direct reports.