Profession supply chain manager

Supply chain managers plan, manage and coordinate all activities related to the sourcing and procurement of supplies needed to run manufacturing operations from the acquisition of raw materials to the distribution of finished products. The supplies can be raw materials or finished products, and it can be for internal or external use. Moreover, they plan and commission all the activities needed to be performed in manufacturing plants and adjust operations to changing levels of demand for a company's products.

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Personality Type

Knowledge

  • Supply chain management

    The flow of goods in the supply chain, movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption.

  • Supply chain principles

    Characteristics, operations and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to the customer.

  • Corporate social responsibility

    The handling or managing of business processes in a responsible and ethical manner considering the economic responsibility towards shareholders as equally important as the responsibility towards environmental and social stakeholders.

  • Supplier management

    The methods and techniques to ensure that external services and configuration items, which are necessary for the service delivery, are available as requested and as agreed at the service level.

Skills

  • Order supplies

    Command products from relevant suppliers to get convenient and profitable products to purchase.

  • Analyse logistic changes

    Assess the financial impact of possible logistics changes such as shipping modes, product mixes or volumes, carriers and means of product transportation.

  • Analyse supply chain trends

    Analyse and make predictions about trends and evolutions in supply chain operations in relation to technology, efficiency systems, types of products shipped, and logistical requirements for shipments, in order to remain at the forefront of supply chain methodologies.

  • Strive for company growth

    Develop strategies and plans aiming at achieving a sustained company growth, be the company self-owned or somebody else's. Strive with actions to increase revenues and positive cash flows.

  • Analyse supply chain strategies

    Examine an organisation's planning details of production, their expected output units, quality, quantity, cost, time available and labour requirements. Provide suggestions in order to improve products, service quality and reduce costs.

  • Assess supplier risks

    Evaluate supplier performance in order to assess which suppliers do or may not perform adequately, stick to the agreed contracts, meet the standard requirements and desired quality at all times or who may pose future risks.

  • Manage supplies

    Monitor and control the flow of supplies that includes the purchase, storage and movement of the required quality of raw materials, and also work-in-progress inventory. Manage supply chain activities and synchronise supply with demand of production and customer.

  • Follow company standards

    Lead and manage according to the organisation's code of conduct.

  • Liaise with managers

    Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.

  • Maintain relationship with customers

    Build a lasting and meaningful relationship with customers in order to ensure satisfaction and fidelity by providing accurate and friendly advice and support, by delivering quality products and services and by supplying after-sales information and service.

  • Estimate costs of required supplies

    Try to value the amounts and costs of required supplies such as of food items and ingredients.

  • Maintain relationship with suppliers

    Build a lasting and meaningful relationship with suppliers and service providers in order to establish a positive, profitable and enduring collaboration, co-operation and contract negotiation.

  • Manage inventory

    Control product inventory in balance of availability and storage costs.

Optional knowledge and skills

maintain contract administration manage standard enterprise resource planning system monitor stock level pricing strategies accurately estimate work hours assess financial viability issue sales invoices recruit employees programme work according to incoming orders attend trade fairs forecast dividend trends monitor ingredient storage labour legislation forecast products' demand statistics develop professional network manage staff analyse economic trends carry out statistical forecasts control trade commercial documentation calculate purchasing levels of raw materials quality standards manage rented goods returns forecast economic trends apply for government funding financial forecasting train employees manage sub-contract labour human resource management business strategy concepts analyse logistic needs multimodal transport logistics market pricing analyse market financial trends identify suppliers manage warehouse operations manage human resources warehouse operations perform project management assist in planning production scheduling analyse consumer buying trends manage budgets negotiate supplier arrangements project management ensure equipment availability transportation software related to an erp system forecast sales over periods of time use sales forecasting softwares carry out tendering advise on risk management track price trends manage logistics ensure cross-department cooperation promote sustainable management forecast future levels of business forecast workload visit suppliers geographical routes conflict management control financial resources negotiate sales contracts study sales levels of products estimate duration of work economics risk management negotiate buying conditions perform resource planning analyse business objectives forecast production quantities manage contracts estimate profitability coordinate purchasing activities plan future capacity requirements handle conflicts apply change management

Source: Sisyphus ODB