Supply Chain Manager at Medplus Limited

Medplus is Nigeria’s leading health and beauty retailer. With over 35 stores nationwide, offering specialist referral services including travel clinic, chiropody and podiatry, hearing health clinic, osteopathy, ostomy, an ayurvedic clinic, chinese medicine and hair clinic. Our purpose is to help our customers live their lives to the fullest by looking and feeling good. Medplus limited was incorporated as the first ever retail pharmaceutical company in Nigeria on the 23rd of November 1993.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Supply Chain Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• As the supply chain manager, you will be responsible for keeping track of logistics and updating the company’s inventory.
• You are to collaborate with vendors and suppliers to ensure all operations e.g. shipping, delivery etc meet the company’s quality and safety standards.
• Overall, you should ensure our supply chain and logistics operations function properly.

Core Job Responsibilities

• Create the company’s supply chain strategy
• Analyze data from shipping and delivering processes to find bottlenecks and other issues
• Monitor logistics to make sure they run smoothly
• Maintain supply chain inventory and records
• Train and guide employees with regards to logistics operations in the company
• Find cost-effective solutions for supply chain processes
• Resolve issues that come up (e.g. delays in delivery, accidents)
• Collaborate with other departments to create coordinated plans for business growth
• Develop and implement safety guidelines in all aspects of the supply chain
• Ensure supply chain processes meet legal requirements and standards
• Communicate and negotiate with suppliers and vendors to land more profitable deals

Job Specification
Academic and Professional:

• B.Sc Supply Chain Management, Logistics or similar field

Experience:

• 1-3 years as a supply chain manager or in a similar field

Competencies:
Organizational Competencies:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively.
• Self-motivated individual
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Creative problem-solving
• A strategic and analytical mind
• Excellent Teamwork
• Attention to Details
• Multi-tasking abilities
• Time management skills including being able to handle a complex, varied workload

Functional Competencies:

• Excellent knowledge of supply chain processes
• Working experience of relevant software (e.g. SAP MM)
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@medplusng.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.