Supply Chain Analyst Job Description
Q-Sourcing Servtec Group is a global management consulting firm that helps people make significant improvements to their business performance and realize their most important career goals.
- Company: Q-Sourcing Servtec Group
- Location: Kenya
- State: Nairobi
- Job type: Full-Time
- Job category: Data Science / Research Jobs in Kenya - Procurement Jobs in Kenya - Q-Sourcing Servtec Group Jobs in Kenya.
Job Summary
- The Supply Chain Analyst plays a critical role in supporting the optimization and efficiency of the organization’s supply chain operations.
- They are responsible for analyzing data, identifying trends, and providing insights to improve inventory management, logistics, procurement, and overall supply chain performance.
- The Supply Chain Analyst collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives and enhance the organization’s competitiveness and profitability.
- The Supply Chain Analyst shall work closely with procurement and project teams to provide analytical and reporting capabilities in support of the function goals and objectives for the Group. S/he shall work closely with key entity stakeholders to collate, analyze and interpret data for management decision making.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Collect, analyze, and interpret supply chain data to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for improvement and reduce costs
- Generate Group procurement performance reports, reporting tools, KPIs, dashboards, and presentations to communicate insights and performance metrics to stakeholders and senior management.
- Build RG procurement functions capability in performance reporting across entities
- Assess RG supply chains, operating practices, processes, methods, to identify opportunities to optimize the same and advise initiatives to improve efficiencies
- Work with functional teams in the implementation of supply chain optimization projects
- Collaborate with IT and SAP system architects to develop a system or tools for gathering, interrogating and storing procurement data
- Coordinate the procurement team to develop and update the functional risk register. Be accountable for keeping the risk register across the group updated at all times.
- Work with Finance to optimize the supplier payments process by designing an aged invoice tracker that helps identify areas of improvement and opportunities for cost optimization.
- Work with key functions i.e. finance in defining and sharing reports on activities impacting procurement
- Support on other strategic sourcing procurement activities as and when required
- Conduct site trainings on reporting requirements & objectives to supply chain teams and key stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and internal policies governing procurement, sourcing, and supplier management activities.
- Stakeholder management: maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Minimum, Qualifications and Skills
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Supply chain management or Business related field
- Certifications in data analytics
- 5+ years practical experience in data analysis, dashboards, reporting,
- CIPS or similar qualifications is an added advantage
- Project Management skills and experience is an added advantage
- Proven experience as Supply Chain Analyst or similar role
- Excellent data mining, analysis skills and reporting skills
- Experience in using data to develop insights to improve supply chain process
- Enhanced numerical aptitude and logical thinker with above average attention to detail
- Ability to multitask – managing multiple priorities with strict deadlines
- Experience in creating dashboards for management reports
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Results driven, self-starter, independent, takes initiative
- Proficient in MS Office, spreadsheets, SQL tools and mathematical analysis and SAP ERP system
- Experience in Procurement and supply chain management is an added advantage.