Job Opportunity at Chalhoub Group in UAE: Supply Chain Manager 2021

Chalhoub Group is looking for a qualified Supply chain Manager to join the team and work in United Arab Emirates for 2021.

Job summary:

1. You will be entrusted and empowered to transform the Supply Chain organization to becoming a highly customer centric and cost-efficient company.
2. You will work closely with the Fashion Vertical Head of Supply Chain, General Managers, the commercial teams, and cross functionally with other individuals across the organization.
3. To be successful, you should have the skills and experience to navigate around the different complexities and nuances of various business segments.
4. You will be a key member of the Group Supply Chain organization who is expected to help in the Supply Chain transformation journey. 
5. You will contribute in shaping the Supply Chain of the future by helping the company set the right direction and priorities as well as bringing in and implementing best practices into the company.
6. You should be very comfortable leveraging Supply Chain Management systems to routinely handle large volumes of data and you will develop systematic and robust technology-based solutions to routinely manage our KPIs.
7. This role will suit someone who can influence without authority, someone who loves solving big Supply Chain problems, is intellectually curious, can get things done working cross functionally, can work with little direction, is experienced in leading within complex and nuanced business, all whilst not being overwhelmed by scale and speed

Job Responsibilities:

1. Sales Forecasting, Demand Planning, and Supply planning for both offline and online in accordance to OTIF SLAs.
2. Develop and implement an effective S&OP process.
3. Manage supplier and logistic service provider SLAs.
4. Assortment Planning support to the category teams.
5. Sales & commercial planning analysis in particular markdowns and pricing strategies.
6. Product Life Cycle Management & Inventory Optimization.
7. Develop, measure and continuously improve key Supply Chain KPIs.
8. Develop analytical solutions to improve Supply Chain metrics.
9. Develop customer analytics and predictive models to improve forecast quality.
10. Improve the Supply Chain team cost structure through efficiencies.
11. Lead the transformation of the Supply Chain operation in line with or ahead of the demands of businesses.

Qualifications:

1. BSc degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Supply Chain Management and Business Management.
2. 10+ years’ experience leading Supply Chain within Fashion Retail for a multi-store, multi-channel business, Department Stores and Fashion Distribution.
3. Experienced in designing org structure, processes and roles for ideal supply chain environment.
4. 5+ years’ experience leading, growing and developing supply chain team.
5. Experience using sophisticated Supply Chain Management systems for Sales Forecasting and Demand planning (SAP APO, Oracle, RMS, Slimstock, etc.).
6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills complemented with the ability to problem solve independently.
7. Ability to deep dive into the details and build on your own.
8. Strong negotiation skills with suppliers, vendors and internal stakeholders.
9. Knowledge of Incoterms & supporting to trade terms accordingly.

Preferred qualifications:

1. Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics.
2. 5 years + experience managing Supply Chain within Fashion Retail.
3. 5 years + experience leading, growing and developing teams.
4. Advanced Excel, Intermediate SQL, Intermediate Python, SPSS Statistic etc.

Competencies:

1. Collaborating for Efficiency (Intermediate).
2. Communicating Effectively (Intermediate).
3. Developing and Managing Self-Awareness (Advanced).
4. Drive, Entrepreneurship and Adaptability (Intermediate).

About Chalhoub Group:

Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East and an expert in retail, distribution and communication. With a growing workforce of more than 12,000 people, and a network of over 650 retail stores, the Group's success is attributed to its highly skilled and dedicated teams.

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