Supply chain Assistant

SUMMARY:
We are seeking a highly organized, proactive, and resourceful Supply Chain Assistant to
support the business requirements for development, inventory, and warehouse management
and logistical needs.

POSITION INFO:
Requirements:

• Relevant tertiary qualification/degree
• Minimum of two years’ experience in a related field
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities
• Tech-savvy: proficient in MS Office Suite, Google Workspace, and basic office tools
•  High attention to detail, reliability, and ability to work independently and in a team environment.

• Procurement & supplier maintenance:
•  Liaising with suppliers to obtain pricing of materials for production
• Sourcing new/preferred suppliers and pricing to meet business development needs
• Liaising with suppliers end-to-end from ordering to coordinating the delivery of stock to
• the warehouse location
• Negotiating with suppliers for preferential pricing under management review
• Engaging with suppliers for all business development requirements
• Engaging with suppliers for production-related queries (Corrective Actions, defects,
• returns, etc.)
• Perform desktop costing for new product developments.

• Assisting with generating and maintaining shortage reports for production runs
• Maintaining shortage report trackers for PO numbers, delivery dates, costing etc.
• Tracking full kits on the inventory module and coordinating with the production team on
• material supply chain

• Generating job cards for production on the ERP system
• Capturing/processing of stock movements between warehouses
• Capturing and closing job cards
• Assisting with stock count preparation on Syspro – creating count sheets, variance files, and uploading counts onto Syspro
• End-to-end management of the inventory module processing.

• Oversight of local warehouses, dispatches, and receipt of stock
• Liaising with the transport company to arrange deliveries between KZN and JHB
• Coordinating cycle counts of stock at local warehouses.