Description

Principal Activities:

• Maintain strong supplier relationship.
• Meet and/or exceed service expectations and initiatives of the business.
• Partner with sourcing to ensure inventory requirements are aligned.
• Adhere and perform to the supply chain planner key performance indicator.
• Adhere to and embrace the THREAD values of Optimas.

Key responsibilities:

Logistic:

• Planning routes and load scheduling for multi-drop deliveries.
• Booking in deliveries and liaising with customers.
• Allocating and recording resources and movements on the transport planning system.
• Ensuring all partners in the supply chain are working effectively and efficiently to ensure smooth operations.
• Communicating effectively with clients and responding to their requirements.
• Booking sub-contractors and ensuring they deliver within agreed terms.

Transport:

• Directing all transportation activities.
• Developing transportation relationships.
• Monitoring transport costs.
• Negotiating and bargaining transportation prices.
• Dealing with the effects of congestion.
• Confronting climate change issues by implementing transport strategies.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Excellent Communication skills – verbal and written
  ● Excited about helping our suppliers
  ● Friendly, patient, and empathetic
  ● Continuous improvement
  ● Attention to detail
  ● Positive attitude
  ● Problem solving
  ● Excellent organizational skills
  ● Computer Literate MS Office to include Word and Excel
  ● Excellent time management
  ● Excellent Team working