Supply Chain Analyst - Durban, South Africa - Puleng Pulane Consultants

Puleng Pulane Consultants

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Durban, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Qualification and Experience
-
Matric and completed a
Tertiary Qualification in Industrial / Systems
Engineering (_University level_).
- _A postgraduate or Master's degree would be an advantage_
- and business problems.

Experience in, or knowledge of, Supply Chain planning and design
Understanding of simulation and the differences between optimization and simulation.

Familiarity with planning, forecasting, transportation, inventory management, and strategic sourcing.

Knowledge of the principles of optimization and how optimization is performed using software packages.
Demonstrated experience working with crossfunctional teams.

KPI

Data Analyst, Modeler, and Consultant focused on improving Supply Chain Design
Under the direction of the Supply Chain Solutions Architect and supported by the Junior Supply Chain analysts,

work closely with cross-functional teams from Customer-, Commercial-, Operations-, Planning
- and IT
departments to deliver innovative Supply Chain solutions and a superior customer experience.

Provide leadership to Junior Supply Chain analysts in order to drive and manage efforts across various internaland external teams and to make critically informed decisions under pressure.
Participate in the development & improvement of modelling approaches and provide technical leadership to Junior Supply Chain analysts.
Develop and deliver compelling presentations using data and graphics to communicate insights and

implications for Supply Chain decision-making.

Develop recommendations based on data interpretation and analysis to transform behaviors and Supply Chain performance.

Supply Chain Modelling

Network

- & Transport Analysis:

Provide support in identifying future medium to longterm requirements of the network, including:
Calculating & validating the cost of maintaining and operating the current network.
Identifying short term opportunities/efficiencies
Analysing, evaluating & comparing different scenarios based on business criteria or model sensitivities in

order to determine the impact on operating cost, volume flow paths, service, capacity, throughput & risk.

Analysing transport nodes and impact of fleet capacity & mix
Evaluating warehouse capacity for current and future operations to handle optimal product flows.
Data Management & Analytics:
Assist with the creation, maintenance & improvement of key analytical models feeding into supply chain design models & Adhoc behavioral analysis to drive optimisation.
Identification of data required to meet Supply Chain modeling requirements.
Cleansing, consolidation, transformation & validation of multiple data sources (types & systems) based on analysis requirements

Job Category:
Costing Supply Chain Supply chain management
Job Type:Full Time
Job Location:Durban