Director, Supply Chain – Melco Resorts & Entertainment in Colombo, Western Province

Welcome to our job portal, where Melco Resorts & Entertainment is offering exciting employment opportunities for the position of Director, Supply Chain in the Western Province area. We are currently seeking Full-time candidates.

We are looking for individuals who possess excellent Supply Chain, Strategy/Planning, & Management skills and have relevant Director in the field. Moreover, we highly value traits such as honesty, discipline, and accountability in our prospective employees.

At Melco Resorts & Entertainment, we offer a competitive estimated salary of approximately රු. 18,000 - රු. 40,000 (per Month). However, please note that the final salary offer will be determined by the company based on various factors.

As a company operating in the Gambling Facilities and Casinos industry, we provide a wide range of professional opportunities. If you are interested in exploring a rewarding career path with Melco Resorts & Entertainment, we encourage you to submit your application directly through our website.

Join our growing team and embark on a fulfilling career journey with Melco Resorts & Entertainment. Don't miss out on the chance to be part of our dynamic work environment. Apply now and take the first step towards a bright future.

Job Information

Company:	Melco Resorts & Entertainment
Position:	Director, Supply Chain
Region:	Colombo - Western Province, Western Province
Education:	Confidential
Job Function:	Management, Strategy/Planning, Supply Chain
Seniority Level:	Director
Salary:	LKR 18.000 - LKR 40.000 per Month
Job Type:	Full-time
Industry:	Gambling Facilities and Casinos

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Director of Global Supply Chain Sri Lanka manages and has direct accountability for all procurement-related activities, warehousing, and logistics for Melco Resorts & Entertainment. The Director of Global Supply Chain Sri Lanka has high organizational visibility. He/She must provide strong strategic leadership in developing and implementing strategies to achieve cost savings while delivering the desired quality and service level.

Identify a new supplier base through supplier performance analysis. Develop and implement quality control, performance measurement, and audit processes for new suppliers. Proactively vet out new suppliers in the market that can support the business.

Continuously improves and re-evaluates the sourcing activities of the categories, develops a strategic partnership with competent suppliers, and represents the Company in all dealings and negotiations with suppliers.

Assess category spending, evaluate the supply market, conduct total cost analysis, identify suitable sourcing options, negotiate with the suppliers (products, service level, price, geographical coverage, payment term, lead time, etc.), track results, and assess the supplier’s performance according to Melco company standard and requirement.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Experience with suppliers- Food and Beverage, Hotel and Hospitality
• Lead key activities to sourcing products from global suppliers.
• Work Cross-functionally with other business units to ensure proper support for the business.
• Lead negotiations and fully execute contractual arrangements with suppliers
• Experience in moving a country-led supply chain to a Global Supply Chain transformation
• Implement best practices in strategic sourcing, vendor selection, negotiation, value chain analysis, the requisition-to-pay process, and supply consolidation and rationalization.
• Develop and execute supply chain strategies for each significant commodity group to optimize the total cost of goods and services, including warehousing costs, while maintaining the desired quality level and ensuring 100% in-time delivery.
• Proactively and regularly monitor spend by commodity groups and vendors and identify opportunities & strategies for cost reduction.
• Provide leadership to the Supply Chain team and increase the procurement technical skills and commercial understanding of the procurement team.
• Develop annual procurement plans with business department heads to drive cost efficiencies and maintain ongoing effective communication to achieve objectives.
• Ensure direct involvement and supervision of procurement activities for major spend projects, goods, and services.
• Ensure appropriate analysis and negotiation are undertaken for the procurement of all significant goods and services. For example, ensure that there is an understanding of what the Company should pay by estimating the vendor’s cost to deliver the requirements in a service contract.
• Ensure subordinates and business units comply with supply chain policies and procedures and related company policies, including the Code of Ethics and FCPA. In doing so, ensure all goods and services are procured through the Supply Chain, other than those specifically exempted in the Policies and Procedures.
• Monitor the utilization of on-site warehouses to ensure that goods that will not be reutilized are not stored and that the cost of storage does not outweigh the cost of re-purchase.
• Liaise with the Financial Reporting and Analysis team to develop monthly procurement reports
• Establish and maintain effective KPI reporting to monitor the effectiveness of the Supply Chain.
• Participate in change process, global transformation initiative, and new global supply chain system rollout.

Process Improvement and cost-saving activities

• Identify items that can be standardized for Melco to leverage on volume purchase and generate cost-saving.
• Continuously search for new products, technologies or methods for potential savings.
• Track and quantify cost savings and other benefits to be communicated back to senior management.
• Continuously conduct process improvement program to optimize work/process efficiencies.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

• Global Transformation key player
• Implementation of new Procurement System
• Cost Savings Initiatives
• Product sourcing promptly
• Accuracy, attention to detail, and meeting deadlines are required.
• Compliance with P&P- Open PRs monitoring for online and offline PRs.
• Reporting of supplier performance metrics

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience and Education

• Procurement experience in a role responsible for a wide range of commodity groups and items, short shelf life items, and a high volume of daily purchase requisitions is an advantage.
• Extensive sourcing experience in Asia is an advantage.
• Global procurement experience or experience in a shared service environment is an advantage.
• Experience in recruiting and developing a large Supply Chain team
• Demonstrate strong strategic thinking, negotiation, analytical, and coordination skills. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with various concrete variables in situations with limited data.
• Flexible and responsive to change
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams through new business processes
• Vital analytical skills with a keen understanding of relevant cost drivers
• Experience forecasting in a consumer products environment
• Good knowledge of hotel operation and Casino business
• Hotel Food and beverage background is a plus
• Experience with Birchstreet is a plus. Prior experience with Birchstreet is a plus.
• Diversified background with significant exposure to Supply Chain management and strategic sourcing
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Supply Chain. MBA is preferred
• At least 15 years experience in supply chain with five or more years’ experience in a management role.
• Appropriate tertiary qualifications are desirable.
• Recognized professional accreditation, CPM or CPSM is desirable.

Other Attributes

• High personal ethical standards
• Strong commercial acumen and highly developed analytical skills
• Able to effectively encourage people to work as a team and able to re-design processes to ensure integrity and control.
• Be willing to roll-up their sleeves and get deeply involved in the team including purchasing, warehousing (which is outsourced), contracting, and material management
• Think strategically about how to approach the procurement process and ensure that we are negotiating for the best product at the best price but also ensuring consistency and ability to deliver timely every time
• Ability to develop a procurement function that is seen as a value adding business partner
• Self-motivated, results oriented hands on leader
• English language skills is desired
• Display a high commitment to maintaining excellent internal customer service.
• Ability to act as a change agent and motivate others to achieve business objectives and common goals.
• High level of motivation and energy with the flexibility to adopt and implement new approaches and practices to meet changing circumstances and business needs.
• Clearly understand the strategic Vision of the Company and how it impacts on the Business Unit/function.
• Anticipate and assess issues, risks or opportunities facing the Company and applies effective and creative solutions.
• Achieve agreed objectives and accepts accountability for results.
• Exceptional time management skills.
• Financial understanding.
• Constructive relationships are built with team members, customers and suppliers.
• Adheres to and supports the Company’s vision and values.
• Achieves agreed objectives and accepts accountability for results.

Application Requirements

• Good communication skills
• Strong team skills
• Experience in similar work

Company address

Province	Western Province
City	Colombo
Full Address	AG MELCO Colombo, 464 Galle Rd, Colombo 00300, Sri Lanka
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