Regional Head, Supply Chain and Business Development (All over SA)

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To manage the supply chain from end to end, manage relationships with suppliers in Africa,
• Identify new business opportunities and manage OECD compliance requirements to ensure compliance. Responsible for managing The company’s operations in Rwanda and DRC
• Oversee local commodity (base/industrial metals and concentrates) supply chain activities
• Identify key partners to grow the business in the whole region
• Monitor and optimize supply chain and logistics activities in the region
• Safeguard The company interests in Rwanda and DRC
• Support The company’s business development and project initiatives in the region
• Actively identify and proactively manage risks inherent in the supply chain
• Management of warehouse and stockpile
• Effective and proactive local stakeholder engagement on behalf of the company as well as timely and effective reporting and updates to the company
• Evaluate regularly the efficiency of business procedures in the region according to The companies objectives and propose solutions

Education, Experience, and Skills: Education and Qualifications:

• Degree in Supply Chain, Business Studies related discipline Experience:
• 5 to 10 years of relevant experience Skills:

Skills:

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with good written and spoken English
• Flexible disposition
• Highly computer literate
• Able to work on own initiative under pressure and in a methodical, detailed, and accurate fashion Core Competencies: Communication
• Excellent communicator who can listen as well and communicate effectively – presenting ideas and solutions professionally and logically
• Promote the timely flow of information – to senior management, front office teams, and other colleagues Team Work
• Assist colleagues and seek involvement and input from other people
• Consider different perspectives
• Recognize and acknowledge other team members’ contributions Initiative
• Proactive drives tasks to achieve results
• Takes initiative to make things happen Ownership and Accountability
• Takes ownership of own decisions and actions – both successes and mistakes
• Is reliable and does not need hand-holding to produce good work Detail Orientation
• Organized, methodical, and logical
• Good attention to detail