Supply Chain Analyst

Supply Chain Analyst

Location: Bryanston (Hybrid)

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. 

In this role, you will:

Take responsibility for analyzing and interpreting internal and external data to enable better service, improved understanding of costs, and recommend and drive changes within the Supply Chain to deliver on key metrices.

The role supports Warehouse and Distribution, Import and Export and Customer Services for South and Southern Africa.

This role will use recognized problem-solving techniques for data-analysis and will use the outputs to support Supply Chain decision-making within the business.

• Service Reporting:
• Interpret weekly and monthly fill-rate including root-cause analysis
• Develop, co-ordinate, drive and embed on-time + in-full (OTIF) as KPIs within the various areas of the Supply Chain
• Recommend key changes to customer-behavior (and impact on cost and service) by using Supply Chain data to drive results
• Uses data trends to identify efficiency opportunities in the order-taking process
• Understand relevant customer-reports being shared with KC supply Chain team, and align understanding and use of customer-date to support operational-decisions.   
• Cost Analysis
• Extract information from internal and external data-systems (e.g. SAP, TMS, Vendor systems) related to Supply Chain costs and volume.
• Consolidate and analyze cost-drivers and supply-chain data such as shipment and delivery times, lanes, providers, pallet and inventory levels
• Consolidate cost-driver information related to import-costs
• Analyze drivers related to customer cost-to-serve, determine trends related to specific customers, and recommend actions to improve service / cost at a customer level
• Provide input into assessments of supplier performance and evaluate potential new suppliers to ensure quality and cost-effectiveness
• Team coordination
• Drive formal and regular problem-solving sessions within the Supply Chain using KPIs and Scorecards as inputs.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Baby Soft®. Kotex®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.
You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, can make decisions under pressure, and are ready to contribute to process improvement, we want you on our team!

To succeed in this role, you will need the following:

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree / Diploma in Supply Chain / Logistics Management / Commerce / Engineering (or equivalent).
• 1-2 years of experience in Supply Chain Planning and Logistics with proven data analytics experience
• Expert on SAP, PowerBI & MS Office Excel
• Basic understanding of Supply Chain cost-drivers
• Certifications such as APICS CPIM or CSCP are a plus
• Familiarity with Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
• Change management knowledge.
• Project management experience.
• Knowledge of Control Towers and/or Logistics Service Providers

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
 

South Africa:

As part of your Total Rewards package, you will be entitled to a comprehensive set of benefits. Some of these are listed below:

• Reward and recognition – to attract and retain the best talent we offer competitive pay.  We reward excellence and high performance through annual performance related increases and employee recognition awards.   
• Great support for good health – we value good health, and to support you, you will have various options for medical insurance with a 50% employer contribution and Gap cover.
• Planning for the future – Being a member of the Provident fund will provide you with savings to provide an income after retirement.
• Protection for you and your family in case of illness or injury – for peace of mind you will have Life cover, disability insurance and Funeral benefit.
• Learning and growth – our employees value the opportunities for professional and personal growth that we offer.  A wide range of training is available with Study bursaries for external courses and an opportunity to apply for School fee bursaries for your children
• Employee Wellbeing – our Thrive program covers Physical, Emotional, Mental and Financial wellbeing to help you be at your best, and our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers professional resources and tools to support you and your family.
• Time off – to help you manage your work life balance and cater for different stages of life, we offer attractive annual leave, and policies to cover maternity, paternity, adoption, and parental leave.
• Other – you will be able to enjoy discounted company products.  Subsidized canteen meals and uniforms are provided at our mill locations.

To Be Considered

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

And finally, the fine print….

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to developing a diverse workforce. Preference will be given to candidates who promote representation within Kimberly-Clark in terms of the Employment Equity Act.

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world.  We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Employment is subject to relevant background checks carried out in South Africa.

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