Shell Oil Company seeks a qualified Supply Chain Manager to join our team. The Supply Chain Manager will be responsible for managing and coordinating purchasing, warehousing, logistics and transport services for the oil Company.

• The Supply Chain Manager will direct or coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing, distribution or financial forecasting services or activities to limit costs and improve accuracy, customer service or safety.
• Manage day-to-day supply and logistics activities to maximize the efficiency, reliability, timeliness, and cost effectiveness of the organization's supply chain.
• Manage and direct materials planning and control, procurement, inventory management, storage, warehousing, logistics, transport and distribution.
• Examine existing procedures or opportunities for streamlining activities to meet customer needs.
• Direct the movement, storage or processing of inventory to ensure a cost-effective flow of activities.
• Develop and implement schedules and procedures.
• Ensures appropriate communication between functions is supported by facts to enable improved decision making on scenarios, opportunities, constraints - product introductions and withdrawals are made in a timely, efficient manner.
• Allocate resources to meet targets in areas such as transit and delivery times; inventory levels; purchasing, warehousing and storage costs.
• Liaise with functional and operations area managers (e.g., in customer service, MDC, sales & production planning) to ensure supply activities are integrated with other parts of the business.
• Lead, direct, evaluate and develop staff to ensure resources are used effectively and work schedules and targets are met.
• Responsible for Inventory control program and process flow covering the end-to-end supply chain solution.
• Optimize warehouse functions.
• Actively involved in data capturing and audit programs, physical inventory, cycle counting, delivery and non-conformance material flow process.
• Drive supply chain initiatives between sales, MDC & operations.

• Supply Chain Director

• Minimum HND, Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Mgt., or relevant field.
• Minimum 5 years of supply chain experience in a manufacturing facility.
• Knowledge of production processes and Supply Chain Planning experience.
• Experience or knowledge of raw materials planning/production scheduling process.
• Ability to lead, train and mentor employees on a personal & professional level.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• High level of computer literacy, including experience of using specialist procurement software and computer systems.
• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (MCIPS) an advantage.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and planning skills are considered to be an advantage.
• Experience in planning and/or finance will be an advantage.
• Strong planning, organizational capabilities and People management.
• Strong experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals to perform a variety of tasks.
• Good stakeholders' management skills and the ability to influence without authority preferred.
• People management skills and experience essential.