Assistant Supply Chain Manager for UAE

Our client is a pioneering container manufacturing company in the Arabian Gulf, is a large manufacturer of steel drums, tin and plastic containers of different capacities. The company's manufacturing plant in the UAE was inaugurated in 1978 at Al Quoz Industrial Area of Dubai. They supply rigid containers to all the user industries in the region that require packaging for their products. The major user industries being catered to include lubricants, chemicals, paints, edible oils and ghee industries. The drums manufactured by this company conform to international standards such as ISO and carry the UN Certification for packaging of dangerous goods

The main purpose of the role is to align with the procurement plan of the department and to ensure the right raw material is procured at right time at right price and right quality. This role oversees all activities of Supply Chain Management like;
Forecasting & planning of material, procurement, shipment, receipt, warehousing and issuing to production

Raw material planning and procurement 
• Study the raw material consumption pattern and forecast for future
• Close monitoring of raw material prices i.e. iron ore, coking coal, scrap, tin price, copper price, hot rolled and CR Steel price from different origin points
• Procurement of CR steel coils and Tin plate, HDPE at the right time & at right quantity
• Conduct weekly review of HDPE/Ethylene prices in GCC/China/India/SE Asia
• Periodically meeting suppliers to decrease price, improve, service and other logistics issues
• Research and identify new supplier/s for CR Steel/Tin plate/HDPE
• Interact with Quality control, production and stores about material quality, performance, packing condition, etc.,
• Review NCR/CCR related to purchase item
• Review & co-ordinate with clearing agencies for timely clearing of shipment documents
• Review with finance about supplier payments and opening of Letter of Credit

Cost reduction and optimization 
• Ensure that continuous analysis of prices of each item, its consumption and annual purchasing cost is done
• Conduct research to identify alternate supplier or products
• Negotiate with existing suppliers for price reduction
• Develop new supplier to achieve cost reduction and better terms and quantity

Vendor assessment and evaluation 
• Review the data on vendors sent by Purchase Clerk
• Initiate corrective action along with vendors where quality parameters were not met
• Conduct quarterly review of vendors based on quality, delivery and service
• Take part in the preparation of annual report on review of vendors

Inventory 
• Review and guide the stores operation team and take corrective action in case of any anomalies
• Ensure the systemic adherence of FIFO system
• Monthly review of stock verification, short excess with stores in charges

Scrap disposal 
• Empanelment of scrap vendors
• Float tenders for empanelment of scrap vendors
• Analysis of scraps generated
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Education B.E OR BSc

Experience in manufacturing (in stores, purchase, Import 
& Export). Raw material (CR Steel/Tinplate/HDPE) pricing, sourcing, procurement, stores, import & export procedures 
Knowledge of basic geography, rigid Packaging Industry-material etc
Email Address: dsscv@datamaticsindia.com