Supply Chain Manager

We are a Carrier joint venture company, wholesale distributors of Toshiba & Carrier residential air conditioning equipment’s and HVAC parts supplies in Australia. Our Totaline division provides specialist products for the air-conditioning, heating and refrigeration market providing our customers with a choice of aftermarket solutions nationally, through our network of outlets across Australia. We are the authorised distributors of genuine Carrier and Toshiba air-conditioning parts.

We are seeking a Supply Chain  Manager, based in Melbourne, for our Totaline and Residential finished goods parts and supplies division.  This is a hands-on role and you will be involved with the management of all the final end of a Supply Chain process, encompassing - procurement, warehousing, inventory management, logistics and distribution activities.

Reporting to the divisional head, your primary goal will be to support sales in meeting customer demands and requirements on inventory, through execution of a proficient and effective Supply Chain processes. Some of your key responsibilities will be to :

• Maintain procurement strategies by means of cost-effective actions and within budget guidelines, with special focus on freight consolidation from factories
• Planning and implementing Supply Chain strategies in line with business objectives and goals, 
• Developing and implementing sourcing strategies from both local and overseas
• Managing excess and obsolete liquidation and slow-moving inventory
• Overseeing the 3PL warehousing and managing all internal warehouse, distribution and logistics activities.
• You will be responsible for inventory movement and its control, cycle count and managing the branches MIN and MAX settings to control IBT replenishments
• Your pathway to success in this role, will be to set and maintain Supply Chain KPIs and SLAs for receipting, procurement and cost accuracy.
• Management of all vendor activities, including negotiating rebate from all vendors and FIS from local vendors
• Directing staff activities and monitoring their performance.

Qualifications

Applicants must have one of the following: 

• Bachelor’s degree or higher qualification plus two years of post-qualification experience OR
• At least five years of experience 

Skills

• Strong communication and people management skills 
• Financial acumen
• Thorough understanding of planning and developing business-impacting strategies. 
• Desired: experience with ERP systems such as Oracle software

If you meet the above criteria and are ready for your next challenge, we would like to hear from you. 

Please forward an up-to-date CV outlining your quantifiable achievements and success as a Supply Chain Manager with your salary expectations.