Value Chain Co-Ordinator Sheet Street at Mr Price Group

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are seeking a dedicated professional to support our Supply Chain and Merchant teams by managing administrative and reporting tasks related to both new and existing suppliers. In this role, you will oversee the direct import process to ensure timely and complete delivery of products, thereby contributing to our sales objectives. If you have a keen eye for detail and a passion for efficient supply chain management, we invite you to join our dynamic team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Supplier onboarding and management 

• Onboard and manage new supplier accounts to ensure divisional requirements are met.
• Support and educate suppliers on compliance, in order to assist them in adhering to the requirements. 

Shipment Management 

• Communicate weekly delivery updates to the merchandise teams, in order to keep them informed and to be able to apply solutions where required. 

Direct Imports Management 

• Managing secondary cost and seasonal factor calculator 

Administrative Duties 

• Capture required data for support teams 

Compliance & Training - CSR 

• Ensure supply chain is monitored and evaluated and provide clear regular overviews to vendors of their compliance status and corrective action plans.
• Ensure all factories are compliant under the four pillars (Labour Standards, Health and Safety, Environment, business ethics) and are abiding to legal business compliancy 
• Constant communication with suppliers and their factories. Feedback to merchandise, sourcing and ethical trade team on risk profiles and trends in supply base where necessary.
• On occasion, conduct factory visits with sourcing team to establish social compliance and production capabilities of potential new suppliers. Development of corrective action plan with supplier based on factory audit. Monitoring of issues raised to ensure closure within agreed timeframes. Management of on-boarding documents and process together with sourcing team. uploading of social audits and CAPS (Corrective Action Plans) on the share drive.
• Keep abreast of international compliance standards and testing processes to maintain overall compliance in the following areas (Labour Law, Health and Safety, Environment and business ethics). 
• Raise the level of awareness of responsible sourcing with roll out of ethical buying training across the divisions. 
• Conduct training workshops for suppliers to address issues of non-compliance and visibility. Provide practical guidance and training for suppliers on driving sustainable improvements.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Relevant degree or diploma in Supply Chain, Logistics or Retail
• 2 or more years working in a similar role 
• Supply chain and logistics knowledge. 
• Effective communication. Attention to detail. Deadline driven and Excel proficient 
• Imports and Exports. Business acumen