Inventory Management Specialist

4 days ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Aggreko Full time

We're the global leader in providing energy solutions that help businesses grow and communities thrive. We work as a team and we’re proud of the difference we make to customers, to local communities, and towards a sustainable future for the world.

We are seeking an **Inventory Management Specialist** who has proven Inventory & Materials Management forecasting expertise with strong analytical capabilities, excellent communication skills and customer service expertise**.**

**Why Join Aggreko?**
- Role to be based in **Johannesburg, South Africa**
- Competitive compensation
- Retirement Annuity Scheme
- Aggreko’s Annual Discretionary Bonus Plan
- Ad-hoc travel across Africa and potentially UAE/global may be required from time to time.

**Role Overview**: As Inventory Management Specialist, you will be responsible for Africa’s inventory forecast, analyses, optimization, compliance and budget fulfilment. This role requires close collaboration with our warehouse / store’s personnel at various clients’ sites across Africa and other stakeholders (including supporting our UAE central warehouse).

**What you’ll do**:

- Inventory Forecast & Planning based on fleet profile and consumption for each site.
- Ability to perform complex analyses for inventory optimization opportunities identification, including SLOB (Slow-moving and obsolete) stock.
- Organize & support quarterly stock counts across all sites. System coordination to enable effective stock levels, MRP and full lead times are considered.
- Analyze and improve $/kVA and inventory turns performance by site/country
- Stakeholder communication/collaboration to review critical parts requirements, monitoring inventory levels daily to avoid stock-outs, etc.
- Budget and ISO/audit compliance fulfilment.

**You’ll have the following skills and experience**:

- 5 years of experience in supply chain management with a deep understanding of inventory, logistics and materials management
- Advanced skills in MS Excel will be advantageous (formulas, tables, analyses, etc.)
- Ability to identify improvement areas and experience with systems and process changes
- A positive can-do attitude, highly motivated individual, committed to delivering results
- Willingness to take ownership of problems and drive solutions. A proactive problem-solver, creative thinking and innovative solutions/ideas to complex supply chain challenges
- Skilled at relationship building, bringing people together across multiple interfaces and ability to collaborate with stakeholders throughout the supply chain

**Bring your energy. Grow your career.**

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**Equal employment opportunity**

We welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures, and respect people’s unique skills, attitudes and experiences. We encourage everyone to be themselves at work because we know that’s how we do our best, for each other, for our customers, for the communities where we work, and for our careers.

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