Manufacturing & Supply Chain Manager

About the role

Godrej Nigeria is looking for a Manufacturing & Supply Chain Manager based in Lagos (Marina). The role covers designing and running manufacturing processes, managing production operations, sourcing and personnel decisions, and building an agile, customer-centric manufacturing organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement new manufacturing processes and procedures to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Estimate time and cost for projects or milestones and adjust them as needed.
• Develop strategies to increase sales and market share, including product design, new markets and pricing.
• Manage human resources functions such as hiring, training and team development.
• Oversee product inspections to ensure quality standards are met.
• Monitor factory operations to identify improvement opportunities and oversee all phases of operations in the manufacturing facility.
• Plan production, including equipment purchases, staffing, work schedules and material requirements.
• Create regular reports on production activities such as work orders and inventory levels.
• Develop and monitor the manufacturing strategy for the Mega Growth, Power Shot, Tura Soap and Darling brands.
• Manage all production operations and build best-in-class sourcing processes for capital expenditure, machinery and spares.
• Handle personnel management decisions and employee engagement, and drive continuous improvement and document control.

Required profile

• Previous experience as a manufacturing and supply chain manager or in a similar field for 10 years.
• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or a similar field.
• Excellent knowledge of manufacturing and supply chain processes.
• Strong communication, organisational, people and project management skills, attention to detail and creative problem solving.

Required skills

• Working experience of relevant software such as SAP MM.