Supply Chain Manager

About the role

Assala Gabon, an oil and gas exploration and production company, is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager to lead its end-to-end supply chain organisation. Based in Port-Gentil and sitting on the Management Committee, the role reports to the Managing Director and the Group Supply Chain Manager (UK). It is a senior leadership position with overall accountability for contracts and procurement, logistics, materials management, customs and transit, and real estate and business services, leading a multidisciplinary team of managers and technical specialists.

Key responsibilities

• Own and deliver Assala Gabon's integrated supply chain strategy aligned with operational priorities and the business plan.
• Lead and develop the teams for contracts and procurement, logistics, materials management, customs and transit, real estate and business services.
• Ensure supply chain and support services are delivered effectively across operational sites.
• Maintain robust commercial, financial and business controls while keeping processes practical.
• Manage complex local, multi-site and international contracts and supplier relationships.
• Drive improvements in safety, service quality, supplier performance, cost efficiency and resource use.
• Control logistics, materials availability, inventory, warehousing and customs activities.
• Oversee offices, residential properties, employee accommodation and workplace services.
• Promote Local Content by supporting sustainable relationships with Gabonese suppliers and contractors.
• Provide HSSE leadership so contractors meet the Target Zero ambition, and uphold ethics, integrity and compliance.

Required profile

• More than 15 years of management experience in supply chain or a closely related operational environment.
• End-to-end supply chain leadership in an asset-intensive, safety-critical industry, ideally oil and gas.
• Experience managing complex contracts, multidisciplinary teams and local and international suppliers across multiple locations.
• Ability to work in a French-speaking, multicultural and multilingual environment.

Required skills

• Contracts and procurement, logistics, materials management, customs and transit, and corporate real estate or facilities.
• Commercial capability: contracting, tendering, negotiation, supplier management and procurement controls.
• Operational logistics, warehousing, inventory management and materials planning.
• Budgeting, forecasting, cost control and performance reporting.
• Stakeholder management, negotiation and conflict resolution.