Listing reference: 017955
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 20 September 2024
Position summary
Industry: Distribution, Transport & Logistics
Job category: Stores and Inventory
Location: Table View
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
To ensure effective end to end inbound operations management, stock and inventory management.
Job description
- To effectively manage and control inventory systems and processes, as well as reports according to set deadlines.
- To ensure the accurate valuation and count of inventory (stock and fixed assets) for the main DC through cycle inventory count analysis, investigation of variances and accurate stock takes.
- To ensure the accurate valuation of shrinkage for the main DC in accordance with IFRS.
- To provide Inventory specific financial information as and when required and review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies.
- The achievement of budgeted and agreed financial targets.
- To control and ensure accountability for damage and poor maintenance of company assets (scanners, machines, racking, etc).
- To analyse, interpret and report business information in order to facilitate process improvement and improved financial performance.
- To engage, network and communicate with internal stakeholders, vendors, suppliers and stores to ensure swift query resolution and ensure improved business performance.
- To deliver high levels of service by ensuring supplier deliveries are efficiently received.
- To lead and direct the department to achieve consistent process compliance and adherence to all relevant company SOPs, cut-offs and daily reports.
- To ensure effective utilisation of all people resources to drive productivity to targets.
- To ensure weekly meetings with labour brokers to address poor performance, damage to property and or stock, short supply of labour, scheduling issues and control and approval of costs.
- Act as a liaison between departments and buyers and determine obsolete stock while optimizing inventory turnover.
Minimum requirements
JOB RELATED KNOWLEDGE
- Understanding of logistics environment
- Basic accounting for reconciliations
- Knowledge of warehouse procedures (receiving, pack away, replenishment and checking and packing, special handling of stock)
JOB RELATED SKILLS
- Computer literacy
- Microsoft office suite (especially excel)
- Communication (verbal and written) skills
- Basic numeric skills
- Attention to detail
- Organising skills
- Analytical skills
JOB EXPERIENCE
- At least 3 to 5 years experience as an Inventory Operations Manager
- 8 to 10 years in a Senior Managerial position
- Previous Logistics experience beneficial
EDUCATION
- Essential: Matric
- NQF level/management qualification or relevant experience
- Bcom supply chain
JOB RELATED COMPETENCIES
- Leading and Supervising
- Persuading and Influencing
- Analysing
- Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking
- Delivering Results & Meeting Customer Expectations
- Coping with Pressures and Setbacks
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