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Team Supervision and Operational Coordination\n\n Translate\n weekly supply chain priorities into clear assignments, deadlines and\n expected outputs for assigned planners and coordinators.\n\n Supervise,\n coach and support team members; monitor workload, accuracy, productivity\n and adherence to agreed processes and service levels.\n\n Conduct\n regular operational huddles and exception reviews, maintain action\n trackers and ensure timely closure or escalation of issues.\n\n Ensure\n adequate task coverage, cross-training, documented procedures and\n continuity arrangements for critical activities.\n\n Prepare\n concise performance summaries, risks and recommendations for review by the\n Senior Manager - Supply Chain.\n\n2. Demand Planning, Replenishment and Promotion Readiness\n\n Maintain\n demand forecasts for assigned categories and outlets using sales history,\n seasonality, promotions, new products, store events, business intelligence\n and known supply constraints.\n\n Review\n system-generated replenishment proposals and exceptions, validate orders\n within delegated authority and ensure timely release and follow-up.\n\n Review\n and maintain replenishment parameters, including lead times, safety\n stocks, minimum order quantities, order cycles, service levels and\n supplier calendars.\n\n Coordinate\n promotional, festive and peak-period forecasts, order quantities and\n delivery plans with Commercial and Store Operations, highlighting gaps and\n risks early.\n\n Monitor\n forecast accuracy and bias, automated-order adoption, planner overrides\n and exception resolution, and implement corrective action where\n performance is below target.\n\n Support\n supply planning for new-product launches, range changes, store openings,\n refurbishments and other business events.\n\n3. Inventory and Product Availability\n\n Monitor\n on-shelf availability, stockouts, stock cover, inventory turnover, excess\n stock, ageing and obsolete inventory within the assigned scope.\n\n Investigate\n root causes of availability and inventory gaps and coordinate corrective\n actions with Commercial, Store Operations, suppliers and logistics\n partners.\n\n Support\n inventory and working-capital targets by identifying abnormal stock\n positions and recommending transfers, order changes, returns, markdowns or\n exit actions.\n\n Ensure\n that promotional residual stock, delistings, substitutions and supply\n interruptions are supported by clear inventory and recovery plans.\n\n Maintain\n accurate item-supplier data, lead times, pack sizes, minimum order\n quantities, calendars, service levels and other supply chain master data\n required for effective replenishment.\n\n Prepare\n inventory projections, shortage lists and excess-stock reports and ensure\n agreed actions are followed through.\n\n4. Supplier, Import and Logistics Coordination\n\n Follow\n up purchase orders, order confirmations, delivery appointments, late\n orders, shortages and substitutions with suppliers and relevant internal\n teams.\n\n Maintain\n supplier and logistics-provider scorecards covering fill rate, OTIF,\n lead-time adherence, responsiveness, claims and service performance.\n\n Coordinate\n routine import, freight, cross-dock, distribution-centre and\n store-delivery activities, including shipment documentation, estimated\n arrival dates and delivery priorities.\n\n Monitor\n urgent freight, demurrage, detention, damages, claims and avoidable\n exceptional costs, and escalate material exposure promptly.\n\n Support\n supplier and service-provider performance reviews by preparing data,\n following corrective-action plans and tracking agreed commitments.\n\n Support\n delegated requests for quotation and procurement follow-up in accordance\n with approval limits, policies and ethical standards.\n\n5. Performance Analytics, Systems and Continuous\nImprovement\n\n Prepare\n accurate and timely dashboards and reports covering availability,\n planning, inventory, suppliers, imports, logistics, productivity and cost.\n\n Validate\n source data, investigate variances and use root-cause analysis to convert\n performance gaps into practical corrective actions.\n\n Support\n effective use of planning tools, ERP systems and business-intelligence\n platforms, including user support, parameter governance and issue\n follow-up.\n\n Lead\n smaller improvement initiatives or assigned project workstreams from\n problem definition through implementation, user adoption and benefits\n tracking.\n\n Document\n and standardise procedures, controls and work instructions and identify\n opportunities for automation, simplification and productivity improvement.\n\n Maintain\n reliable action logs, project records and audit trails and provide clear\n updates on progress, risks and decisions required.\n\n6. Cross-Functional Service, Compliance and Safety\n\n Coordinate\n daily supply chain activities with Commercial, Store Operations, Finance,\n Marketing, IT, Human Capital and other relevant functions.\n\n Respond\n to internal service issues promptly, communicate constraints clearly and\n maintain a customer-focused approach to problem resolution.\n\n Ensure\n compliance with company policies, approval limits, internal controls,\n audit requirements and documented supply chain procedures.\n\n Support\n business-continuity and peak-period plans by maintaining current risk,\n contact and contingency information for assigned activities.\n\n Work\n with the Safety and Health function to ensure that transport, warehousing\n and material-handling activities under the role's oversight meet\n established safety requirements.\n\n Ensure\n incidents, risks and non-compliance matters are reported, investigated and\n addressed in accordance with company requirements.\n\nQUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: \n\n Bachelor's\n degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations, Business\n Management or a related field; an equivalent combination of qualifications\n and relevant experience may be considered.\n\n A\n recognised supply chain, procurement, logistics, data or\n project-management certification would be an advantage.\n\n Valid\n driving license, with the ability to travel between outlets, warehouses,\n suppliers and service-provider sites as required.\n\n At\n least five years of progressive experience in supply chain planning,\n replenishment, inventory, procurement, imports, logistics or distribution.\n\n At\n least one to two years of experience supervising, coordinating or coaching\n a team or operational workstream.\n\n Experience\n in retail, FMCG, distribution or another high-volume, multi-site\n environment is strongly preferred.\n\n Practical\n experience in demand planning, replenishment, inventory analysis and\n supplier or logistics follow-up.\n\n Evidence\n of measurable improvements in availability, inventory, service, cost,\n accuracy or productivity.\n\nOTHER REQUISITES: \n\n Strong\n Excel and data-analysis capability, with experience using ERP,\n replenishment, planning or inventory-management systems.\n\n Experience\n with business-intelligence tools such as Power BI; experience with\n planning tools would be an advantage.\n\n Sound\n understanding of forecasts, service levels, stock cover, working capital,\n supplier performance and logistics cost drivers.\n\n Ability\n to convert operational data into clear priorities, actions,\n recommendations and concise management updates.\n\nLeadership Competencies\n\n Execution\n and follow-through\n\n Analytical\n thinking and sound judgement\n\n Team\n supervision and coaching\n\n Cross-functional\n communication and influence\n\n Customer\n focus and service orientation\n\n Attention\n to detail and process discipline\n\n Integrity,\n resilience and accountability\n\n Prioritisation\n in a fast-paced environment","description_format":"text","description_chars":7643,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Supply Chain","Food & Beverages","Online Groceries"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-12T20:22:15Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":31,"reasons":["seen:1","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-13T21:02:23Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/winners-assistant-manager-supply-chain-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/winners-assistant-manager-supply-chain-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-13T21:02:23Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":41926,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3899308},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3899308"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fwinners-assistant-manager-supply-chain-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fwinners-assistant-manager-supply-chain-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fwinners-assistant-manager-supply-chain-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/winners-assistant-manager-supply-chain-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fwinners-assistant-manager-supply-chain-2"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4195225}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"winners.mu","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4195225},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); 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