Liaise and negotiate with suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers
Direct, optimize and coordinate full order cycle
Plan and monitor inbound and outgoing deliveries
Supervise logistics, warehouse, transportation, and customer services
Organize warehouse, label goods, plot routes, and process shipments
Respond to any issues or complaints
Research ideal shipping techniques, routing, and carriers
Work with other departments to incorporate logistics with company procedures and operations
Evaluate budgets and expenditures
Update and evaluate metrics to assess performance and implement enhancements
Ensure all operations adhere to laws, guidelines, and ISO / HSE requirements
Implement financial metrics and associated KPIs for performance of supply chain network and vendors
Identify project responsibilities, delegating phases and elements to the appropriate personnel
Maintain insight into industry and global logistic trends that will benefit the organization in the marketplace
Lead daily control meetings, identifying issues and actions needed to be taken
Anticipate and resolve day-to-day issues, complete root cause failure analyses, and take corrective actions
Maintain budgetary, scheduling, and project database oversight, and report regularly to senior management about progress, plans, and problems that could affect costs or schedules
Strategize with various internal business units and vendors to identify opportunities for continuous improvements to the current supply chain network
Manage compliance, quality control, and quality assurance standards and specifications
Meet cost, productivity, accuracy and timeliness targets
Maintain metrics and analyze data to assess performance and implement improvements
QUALIFICATIONS:
In-depth knowledge of the consumer goods industry
Solid understanding of logistics and inventory management software
Knowledge of end-to-end logistics operations (including air, ocean, over-the-road transportation, rail, customs and warehousing)
Outstanding analytical, problem solving and organizational abilities
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Entrepreneurial mindset
Willing to take initiative and lead projects
Experience working to and exceeding targets
Excellent written and spoken Kazakh, English, Russian languages
Computer literacy - competency in MSWord, MS Excel, MS Outlook are essential
Good communication skills, tactful and persuasive
Accurate, organized, practical and realistic
Professional telephone manner
Market knowledge
Negotiation skills
Time management and planning skill
Creative thinking skills
Ability to work odd hours and overtime if required