Interim Supply Chain Operational Excellence Manager (contract)

• Contact role for a seasoned supply chain lead
• Immediate start, must have manufacturing background

About Our Client

Our client is well known manufacturing business in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Job Description

• Lead and manages the planning team across all business entities, and pro-actively manage supply and inventory planning.
• Establish high performing teams to ensure the execution of strategic and tactical plans to deliver against key business and supply chain objectives.
• Drive change and transformation through the S&OP process and cross-functional stakeholder engagement.
• Serve as the supply and inventory planning SME and provide guidance and leadership regarding best in class purchasing and MRP activities and processes
• Oversee and deliver the supply purchasing plan which drives perfect order fulfilment rates (> 99%)
• Maintains optimal stock levels in line with S&OP rules and parameters
• Collaborate with key supply partners on forecasting
• Adjust strategies and tools to continuously drive forecast accuracy and eliminate unsupplied orders
• Analyse, prepare, and present key supply chain performance metrics and identify/recommend opportunities for improvement and efficiency gains
• Conduct root cause analysis and logic trees to develop solutions for key supply chain performance issues

The Successful Applicant

• MUST be immediately available and able to start next week
• Demonstrated supply chain leadership experience in Manufacturing and or FMCG or similar industry across a large and varied product profile range.
• Expert knowledge and understanding of main planning, forecasting and MRP tools and systems
• Knowledge and understanding of strategic supplier management programmes
• Experience working in cross-functional teams
• Exposure to, and a deep understanding, of the Sales and Operations planning process and Supply Chain
• Demonstrated analytical, problem solving and planning skills
• Change Management

What's on Offer

$800-1000pd inc super