Minimum qualification and experience:

• Suitable Qualification (Logistics/Supply Chain Management)
• 3 to 5 years of Inventory Management
• Excellent working knowledge of EXCEL
• SAP experience an advantage or experience on other Inventory systems

Main duties & responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain inputs to computerised inventory system – ensure all items received and dispatched are accurately captured within regional deadlines.
• Implement a check process in terms of outstanding purchase orders – receiving of physical items and services as well as system receipting (for stock and non-stock items).
• Coordinate liquidation and transfer of stock to reflect cost, age and demand.
• Ensure internal control procedures are adhered to through documentation audits.
• Ensure all items dispatched and received are captured timeously in line with the regional deadlines.
• Manage cycle count requirements.
• Ensure that internal and external customer service and lead time are achieved within existing financial constraints in order to meet marketing and financial objectives.
• Ensure requisitions are from approved vendor, product, price lists and agreements
• Monitor quality of products from suppliers
• Ensure that suppliers adhere to lead time for delivery of orders
• Liaise with the Head Office procurement department and support them with information needs
• Manage the physical and system receipting and issuing of stock on a daily basis as per the service/installation job schedule requirements.
• Manage the stock ratio of stores in line with budget on a minimum / maximum stock level.
• Ensure strict access control to the stores area.
• Organise inventory storage to optimize operational efficiency and storage space utilisation.
• Implement a check process on all goods entering the stores area in terms of quality / data sheets are correctly labelled.
• Coordinate and manage the monthly stock take process.
• Coordinate and manage the Demand Planning process relating to imported product
• Leads and Manages team of professionals to accomplish inventory and L&D objectives for the Enterprise, across multiple facilities and locations.
• Responsible for the ongoing training and development needs of staff under your control.
• Set up and attend training sessions / demo’s at regular intervals with suppliers to understand products on the Approved list.
• Ensure store man, stores assistants and stores administrators meet monthly deadlines.

KPI’s

• Inventory holding values
• Stock turn days
• Obsolescence %
• Open purchase order
• Stock variances – investigate, follow up and prepare variance report with full explanations