Minimum Requirements: 

Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• BCom degree in Supply Chain, Logistics or Procurement.
• Minimum of 2 – 3 years related experience in procurement.
• SAP BI, Qlikview experience

Advantageous:

• Post graduate qualification in Pharmacy
• Pharmacy Operations experience

Job Description: 

• Replenish orders into the Distribution Centres per portfolio allocated to you.
• Process orders as per ordering schedule.
• Check daily stock holding in the Distribution Centre/ supplier deliveries and maintain required day of supply as set out with management.
• Allocate stock in line with customer demands and ensure adherence to Dis-Chem policies and procedures.
• Review inbound order issues, returns and supplier recalls in order to resolve any discrepancies.
• Liaise daily with DC operators to ensure suppliers meet delivery deadlines.
• Maintain day’s stock cover in line with the group or category requirements.
• Oversee inventory and suggest transfers to prevent overstock issues and balance network inventory.
• Take pro-active measures to minimise out of stocks.
• Manage back orders where applicable.
• Review dormant stock and day stock cover (DSC) by extracting sales reports, identifying stores/ DC’s.
• Utilise DSC information to re-distribute stock and liaise with stakeholders to execute Inter-Branch-Transfer (IBT) and action jabs for DC and store stock.
• Review short dated/ expired stock information by extracting sales reports, identify stores that can utilize stock, share with stakeholders for confirmation and action jabs accordingly.
• Consolidate and submit recommendations to senior management in order to obtain approval for stock write offs.
• Liaise with DC Management and applicable Vendors to either write off stock or to return stock in line with return to vendor (RTV) policy.
• Ensure pre-determined targets are achieved.
• Ensure stock turn, sell through and stock on hand are within required range.
• Identify vendors with stock cover less than 95% and address non-compliance.
• Attend to supplier queries relating to stock, pricing, returns, transfers and new vendor applications.
• Accurately list, load and approve new Stock Keeping Unit and confirm terms as per Dis-Chem’s standard operating procedures.
• Review trade terms and log fee/ wholesale agreements on ongoing basis.
• Identify and communicate product information and masterdata updates to the Masterdata team.
• Communicate stock related issues, pricing, claims/ returns to relevant stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the Finance department on Trade terms, pricing claims, billing fees and new vendor applications.
• Drive permanent/ temporary price reductions by extracting invoices from SAP to relate to Stock-on-Hand (SOH) and communicate to relevant stakeholders for credit claim.
• Communicate price reductions with internal stakeholders to pass credit to relevant stores and DC’s once credit notes are received.
• Manage and attend to heat calls on a daily basis.
• Ensure optimal communication with suppliers on all inventory related issues.
• Collaborate with Key Account Managers (KAM) to effectively manage supplier relationship.
• Communicate and co-ordinate between marketing, sales, customer service and operations during shortfalls.
• Engage in team meetings to communicate on company initiatives status and execution.
• Identify issues and maximise data availability (SAP, BI) and make recommendations that will benefit both our Stores and Distribution centres.