Supply Chain Operations Coordinator Job at VisionSpring

VisionSpring is creating access to affordable eyewear, everywhere. Clear vision creates opportunities for increased learning, work, safety, civic participation, and quality of life. As a social enterprise, social change motivates us first. Our focus on sales and revenue targets serves and advances our mission objective—to increase functioning, productivity, and income earning potential for our low-income consumers by correcting refractive error and presbyopia with eyeglasses. We are working to transform the systemic dysfunction of an optical market that has failed to deliver eyeglasses—a 700-year-old technology—to 2.7 billion consumers in need of vision correction, most of whom live on less than $4 a day.

We serve low-income consumers, not as beneficiaries but as customers. Our customers expect a high-quality and affordable product, and they will spend limited discretionary income for the immediate and tangible benefits of vision correction. By selling eyeglasses, we awaken new demand and seed a viable market. By selling new eyeglasses we are able to serve four times as many people per dollar input than the alternative of donating recycled ones. To efficiently scale, we must deliver each new unit at a lower cost. We run our business on both sales metrics and social impact measures. We use a range of organizational forms and practices to get the job done. We believe in scaling our impact, not our organization. We are a lean team of doers.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Supply Chain Operations Coordinator
Job Location: Lagos

Description

• Are you ready to use your logistics and procurement acumen to restore vision for millions of people in frontier and emerging markets? Would you like to work for an organization that combines the best of business and social impact practices?
• VisionSpring, an international social enterprise, seeks a Supply Chain Operations Coordinator.
• The Supply Chain Operations Coordinator has an important role in the In-Country planning, organizing, and carrying out of day-to-day Supply Chain Operations and large-scale projects for Procurement, Logistics, Warehousing and Distribution.
• A SCO Coordinator will be responsible for building a working relationship with our In-Country 3PL Warehouse and their Management Teams and will review and coordinate all Sales, POD, and Inventory Data into the VisionSpring SAP ERP system.  
• The SCO Coordinator will have a detailed awareness of stock on hand and actively monitor what is being used and support Global Supply Chain Management in managing stock and stock replenishments in a timely manner.

What You'll Do 

• Seek to improve all aspects of the supply chain department by reviewing current methodology and processes
• Work closely with the Global Supply Chain Director and the IT department to create effective databases to manage and organize accurate warehouse inventory
• Maintain a friendly and professional relationship with vendors while promoting company initiatives and values
• Research and seek out the most cost-efficient shipment procedures and methods
• Organize and oversee inventory by keeping a detailed database of available inventory and committed inventory per client.
• Plan and implement supply chain Monthly Metrics and Inventory Cycle Count projects
• Plan and coordinate the Registering of VisionSpring as an entity in your specific country of operations.
• Plan and coordinate the opening of our own warehouse for In Country Supply Chain operations.
• Be Hands-On for Inventory Management and Customer Order Picking, Order Processing and Shipping.

Requirements

• Experience managing and improving supply chain data, information, and processes.
• Experience managing warehouse operations, experience managing industry regulations.
• Actively seek to improve all aspects of the supply chain by streamlining steps.
• Professional communication skills are essential when conversing and negotiating with vendors.
• Exceptional ability to conceptualize large-picture projects and foresee challenges and needs to be addressed.
• Top-level understanding of all aspects of supply chain processes.
• Ability to research companies and determine the best vendors to reach out to for various projects.
• Previous experience with Supply Chain Management is essential.
• Experience working in and maintaining databases using SAP, Microsoft Excel, and others relevant to company processes.
• Supply Chain Management certification is strongly preferred, and we welcome those with and without Undergraduate or Graduate Degrees to apply.

Compensation

• The salary range is based on experience and education.

Note

• Only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.
• VisionSpring is an Equal Opportunity Employer. People from historically marginalized populations are encouraged to apply.