Responsibilities:

Team Leadership:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of inventory controllers.
• Set clear performance goals, provide regular feedback, and conduct performance evaluations.
• Foster productive team environment.

Inventory Management:

• Maintain and role out of inventory control procedures, policies, and best practices..
• Monitor and manage inventory accuracy through regular checks, audits, and reconciliations.
• Analyse inventory data to identify effectiveness and progress throughout the month.

Coordination and Communication:

• Collaborate with branches on purchase order process and lead time to ensure seamless inventory flow.
• Maintain communication process between controllers and branches to ensure all company procedures and rules are followed.
• Maintain and manage branch allocations to controllers, should there be a shortage on controllers.

Process Optimization:

• Maintain and implement measures to prevent open orders from blocking invoices.
• Manage aftersales orders blocking admin to credit transactions.
• Identify and address bottlenecks, streamline workflows, and raise suggestions on automation where applicable.

Reporting and Analysis:

• Maintain and update the completed purchase order statistics.
• Oversee, and analyse the data for controllers’ effectiveness.
• Maintain, update, and analyse open purchase order data. Ensure that open purchase orders are closed by the responsible controller.
• Provide insights to management regarding inventory Controllers performance and recommend strategies for improvement.

Compliance and Documentation:

• Manage documentation uploads according to company rules. Confirm and spot check controller uploads.
• Maintain accurate records of inventory transactions, and other relevant documentation.

Training and Development:

• Provide training to team members on inventory control processes, software, and tools.
• Stay updated on company trends and advancements.