Job Description

JOB PURPOSE:

Responsible for supporting the sourcing department on day-to-day operations, including calls with suppliers, SOP maintenance, and report maintenance

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Department Reporting

• Supplier list Creation and Maintenance
• Supplier contract tracking with legal team to prompt renewal or expiry
• Assist compiling divisional reports: Costs, Capex, Benchmarking etc.
• Support with supply chain cost tracking

Departmental invoice processing and resolutions

• Resolve supplier invoice queries and coordinate resolution with the Finance team
• PPV deviation investigations and reconcilliations
• Support in system maintenance & PIR accuracy check

Department Administration Support

• Completing errands and ad-hoc duties as requested from time to time.
• Diary coordination between Aspen stakeholders and Suppliers
• SOP Maintenance
• Supplier Onboarding documentation management
• Meeting minutes drafting and publish

Continuous Improvement

• Support the department to deliver strategic objectives in improving service, cost and cash
• Support with SC projects where required

Educational Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, BCom degree
• Exposure to Manufacturing essential
• Import/Export experience essential
• 3+ yearsxe2x80x99 experience within a similar role, preferably in FMCG/Pharmaceutical environment
• 3 yearsxe2x80x99 experience within a Supply Chain environment
• Experience in operating with SAP, Excel, Power BI
• Experience in supplier engagement

Knowledge:

• Computer skills on Microsoft tools
• Good understanding of S&OP
• Good working knowledge of ERP systems, esp SAP

Technical Competencies / Skills:

• Excellent problem-solving capability
• Strong technical skill in MS Office, especially excel
• Highly collaborative, flexible and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise across all levels, excellent cross-function and collaboration skills required
• Strong understanding of new product launch process within Supply Chain
• Effective oral and written skills to communicate technical and non-technical issues to various levels of management
• Accuracy and Attention to detail
• Planning, organising and co-ordinating.
• Problem-solving and decision making.
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Time Management
• Multitask

Aspen is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and suitably qualified job applicants are invited to submit their CV online on or before the 20th September 2023. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups through a fair recruitment and selection process in accordance with laws governing employment equity, where such laws are applicable to the Aspen entity that will employ the successful candidate. If you have not heard from the HR department within 30 days of this advert closing, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Internal Applications must be completed using an Aspen mailing address after applicants have had informed their direct line managers of their application

Aspen Pharmacare