Logistics & Warehouse Superintendent

Company Description
**You’ll make it happen**

You communicate openly and enjoy being part of a fantastic team with an unwavering commitment to safety. Come and join us working at Gahcho Kué Mine one of the world’s greatest mines.

We’re the world’s leading diamond company - a unique luxury business that thrives on the creativity, passion and knowledge of our people.

To push our company forwards, we always need to think differently. We welcome diverse perspectives, people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions.

In return, we provide you with the space and support to grow and achieve your ambitions

**Job Description**:
**Key responsibilities**:
**Safety, Health & Environment**
- Identify ways to support specific safety, health & sustainability opportunities and risks and ensure transactional Physical Supply Chain activities complies with all Safety, Health & Environmental requirements.
- Coordinate the safe operation of the Physical Supply Chain (PSC) environment, performing regular risk assessments, monitoring safety performance, and addressing any risks/issues immediately
- Ensure compliance with relevant policies and standards and particularly the Contractor Performance Management policy & procedures to enable achievement of gold-standard contractor safety performance.

**Delivery & Performance**
- Manage the effective implementation of the Supply Chain strategy within the Physical Supply Chain warehousing environment
- Embrace an agile Supply Chain by being adaptive and flexible to accommodate and focus on emerging and changing business priorities.

**Supply Chain Strategy, Critical Tasks, Targets**
- Provide input into the regional Warehousing strategy and translate it into critical tasks and performance targets
- Manage warehouse practices with the aim to achieve optimal process and people efficiencies
- Manage and schedule audits of the supply process (e.g., stock/cycle counting, safety reviews etc.)
- Manage the budget associated with warehousing activities
- Ensure that stock levels are optimized and align to BU requirements
- Ensures operational efficiency across sites
- Inspects and monitors housekeeping practices at the stores
- Manage and resolve Global Shared Services payment queries
- Manage and escalate corrective measures on incidents of shrinkage or fraud that are observed
- Support the roll-out of the De Beers Operating Model, via participation in site implementations and cross-site best practice sharing, to leverage tangible working capital benefits.

**Sustainability & Social**
- Manage inventory optimization to decrease wastage at the operations by holding the right amount of inventory thereby positively impacting De Beers carbon footprint
- Drive sustainable change through initiatives such as zero waste to landfill
- Identify opportunities to encourage host community participation in the PSC network.

**Commercial Value Delivery**
- Provide input and guidance to sourcing and purchasing teams on optimal fulfilment strategies for commodity classes i.e., central de-centralize, VMI, VOI, etc.
- Socialize and embed culture of planning and fulfilment within areas such as purchasing, sourcing, end users, etc.
- Manage warehousing cost, maintenance and/or internal budgets
- Ensure working capital reduction plans and targets are met
- Collaborate with regional commercial teams to deliver and embed inventory optimization opportunities and provide leadership to identify and address issues impacting operational performance, including OTIF.

**Relationship Management**
- Manage the integration with Operational Excellence, Logistics Development and Materials Planning increase performance and identified improvement areas
- Collaborate with BU management teams to ensure alignment of operational requirements with warehousing activities
- Manage the implementation of opportunities and plans to deliver on BU sustainability commitments
- Manage and maintain relationships with local and group functions to drive change
- Manage relationships with local employees and/or representative councils to drive operational improvement.

**People & Teams**
- Develop and mentor team to ensure that agreed service levels are maintained, and service excellence is met
- Embrace a Supply Chain Team culture of diversity and inclusiveness
- Collaborate with all departments to develop and implement a regional Physical Supply Chain people capability framework and development plan and be responsible for implementing the plan in the region
- Support cross functional.

**This is a site-based position on a 4 days in/3 days out rotation working 10 hours per day.**

**Qualifications**:
**What you need for this role**:

- An undergraduate qualification - bachelor’s degree level or equivalent, alternatively relevant tertiary qualification and proven track record of extensive practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity
- Experience: Practical experience in relevant field
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