IMERYS GROUP
The world leader in mineral-based specialties for industry, Imerys delivers high value-added, functional solutions to a great number of sectors, from processing industries to consumer goods and building products.
The Group draws on its knowledge of applications, scientific expertise and technological know-how to offer solutions beneficiating its mineral resources, produce synthetic minerals and develop formulations. Imerys thus contributes essential properties to customers’ products and performance, such as refractoriness, hardness, conductivity, opacity, durability, purity, lightness, filtration, absorption and repellency.
Imerys meets ambitious criteria for responsible development, regarding social, environmental or corporate governance.Imerys' solutions contribute to the performance of a large number of applications and address four types of use:
Imerys is categorised by 2 segments:
- Performance Minerals
- High Temperature Materials & Solutions
This is further categorised into 5 business areas :
Performance Minerals
- Performance Minerals EMEA, Performance Minerals Americas, Performance Mineral APAC
High Temperature Materials & Solutions
- Refractories Abrasives & Construction & High Temperature Solutions
JOB SUMMARY
Work closely with solution providers to assess their track & trace solution for Imerys cargos at sea. This solution will help Imerys Asia-Pacific improve its customer satisfaction by providing live info on their orders. It will also help the logistics and business planning teams in APAC to manage the flows of materials more efficiently. This tool will be used by various stakeholders.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Screening phase:
- Familiarise and possibly complete the list of providers that has already been established.
- Attend Innovation events on Supply Chain, block chain for supply chain and develop a network to understand best practices and the ones relevant for Imerys. Search online different solutions and leverage from the BP&SC Vice-President’s network to understand how other MNCs are doing in Asia Pacific.
- Liaise with key universities (e.g. NTU, NUS) to understand short-term trends and mega trends in data management related to logistics
- Understand whether this tools would allow to access freight costs
- Present a shortlist to the management with detailed assessment of each of the providers.
- Define KPIs to assess the providers during the pilot phase
Pilot Phase with a few providers:
- After approval, formalize a timeline to lead the pilots.
- Set the data feed from Imerys and facilitate the exchange with the providers
- Monitor the pilots with the local teams
- Pilot phase review according to the KPIs
Implementation phase if the pilot phase is successful:
- Roll out the solution as per planning
- Formalize a manual to use the tool, coordinate the training with the provider
- appoint someone as the solution reference for each BA
- Key interfaces: strong partnership to be built with (i) BP&SC from other Business Areas, (ii) Supply Chain, (iii) IT, (iii) Purchasing; (iv) leaders in innovation in logistics e.g. Bollore Blue, PSA Group, CMA-CGM, Solvay
EDUCATION :
- Minimum Masters in Engineering Studies (Information Systems/Computing/Logistics/Supply Chain/Mathematics)
EXPERIENCE :
- At least 1 experience of interacting with different stakeholders from different organisation
- Curious about data management, computer sciences, IT, logistics and innovation
- Project management
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent integrity and ethical standards.
- Strategic thinking, interpersonal skills, ability to propose solutions
- Advocate for data integrity
- Computer skills required (Google Suites, ERP, etc)
- Knowledge in ERP System is added advantage
LANGUAGES :
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, conversing in other languages is an added advantage.
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