Inventory Manager

6 months ago

Durban, South Africa takealot.com Full time

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hardworking people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won't be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

**This position reports to the DC General Manager.**

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Manage and ensure that Inventory is well organised and controlled to sufficiently support production and the goals of the business
- Implement improvement processes and maintain policies and procedures and systems to minimise costs and maximize working capital
- Ensuring all work areas are clean and tidy and safe for staff to work in (housekeeping)
- Manage and implement the Company Policies & Procedures within the Inventory department and ensure that they is strictly adhered to
- Manage stock takes, cycle counts, replenishments
- Ensure stock accuracy and pick able locations
- Control Pick fails & stock investigations
- Supervise stock movements
- Daily deal stock management
- Drive process improvement through data driven decisions
- Manage and implement inventory management strategies
- Optimize the customer experience by ensuring the right product quantities, in the right places, at the right time
- Perform audits of inventory management-related tools and systems ensuring settings are correct and optimized. Automate whenever possible
- Take ownership of all aspects of inventory reporting for the company: develop the inventory planning model, plan product transitions and inventory exposure
- Produce daily reports to ensure key critical areas of the inventory processes are controlled
- Effective leadership and direction for the operations team through involvement and communication to deliver on the relevant key business drivers
- Measure and manage staff through formal staff appraisals, development, coaching and disciplinary procedures
- Conform to all Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) standards and legislation as set out by the business and the OHS Act
- Drive continuous improvement measures within your department
- Align all inventory report with financial reports
- Monitor LPN reports for all DC operations (Inbound, put-away, outbound, returns, recovery and RFC)
- Oversee the put away function - stock filing
- Be responsible for all projects stock moves
- Ensure that all inventory is effectively managed by identifying slow moving stock, dead stock, expired dates and other critical factors
- Continuously monitor the stock density by location and devise appropriate action plans to reduce impact on production
- Develop appropriate inventory solutions for the variety of product types stored
- Align with finance on month end processes
- Clear all daily pick and pack not founds
- Conduct daily put away audit to evaluate the accuracy of the process
- Strategically align with risk management and highlight high risk areas and potential theft hot spots

**Qualifications**:

- Relevant Inventory qualification (Degree or Diploma)
- 5-10 years previous experience in inventory management
- Preferably in the Logistics, Supply Chain, Warehousing and Distribution environment.
- A minimum of 5+ years in a management role

**Attributes**:

- Organized and detailed oriented with proven experience of managing inventory
- A Self
- starter who is tenacious at identifying and resolving challenges
- Passionate about customer service within the supply chain environment
- Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, MS Access and PowerPoint)
- Experience creating and setting annual operating plans and presenting to Senior Management
- Have a detailed understanding of inventory control / warehouse management systems (including reverse logistics)
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills for a demanding and customer focused working environment.
- Possess excellent personal organisation and business administration skills in accordance with modern best practice methods.
- Possess the ability to work productively, efficiently & effectively with initiative and drive under tight timescales and pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and quality.
- Possess the willingness to learn, improve and adapt.
- Good team player, hard worker, willing to be flexible with a positive attitude
- Must be able to work as part of a multi-cultural team
- Must be willing to work overtime as and when required. This overtime will be unpaid due to the level of the position

**The Environment**:

- We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
- We are short on ego and high on output.
- We are doers and not only thinkers, it's all in the execution after all.
- We love what we do and what we are creating.

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