Manager - Inventory Ref 54709

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All qualified Inventory Managers who have 10 Years and or more Experience in Distribution Looking for employment or a fresh, lucrative change with a well established international Globally recognized Company Read below:
Location: Silverton, Pretoria
Job Posting Title: Manager, Inventory
Time Type: Full Time
Qualification(s):

- 3-year Logistics, Engineering or Supply Chain Management degree, or 3-year equivalent diploma OR;
- 6 years minimum relevant experience in industry with in-depth experience in all job-related requirements listed below

Computer Skills**:Excellent knowledge of ERP and WMS systems (preferably SAP)**
- Advanced knowledge of Inventory Management software / apps
- Highly proficient in Excel/PowerPoint for data management and reporting
- Must have experience dealing with unions
- Must have experience managing large teams (these roles have 20 to 100 people)
- Experience with P&L statements and budgeting is a must
- Must have many years of experience as ops manager (10 years is ideal) **Min 6 years’ relevant experience in a warehouse environment**
- History with production support is favorable.
- Extensive knowledge of Inbound, Outbound, Cycle-counting and Return processes and workflows
- Proven knowledge and experience in root cause analysis and problem solving, including investigating andtroubleshooting of stock discrepancies, incident reporting and CAPA reporting.
- Min 3 years proven skills in Planning, Organising, Directing, Controlling & Monitoring cycle counting programs and wall to wall stock takes
- Excellent communication skills and ability - be able to communicate assertively at all levels internally and externally.
- Min 3 years’ people management experience.
- Strong attention to detail and high quality of work.
- Must be able to meet and manage customer expectations and ensure compliance to Policies, Regulations,Work Instructions and Workloads.
- A sound understanding of the Supply Chain.
- Commercial acumen to understand our inventory related contractual SLA’s with clients and our liability in the event of non-conformance.
- Good interpersonal skills for client account management.
- A good understanding of MRP and inventory management principles
- Very good mathematical & analytical skills
- Own vehicle and driver’s license
- Ability to work extended hours / after hours
- Ability to support other sites within Gauteng when required e.g. wall to wall count planning and execution
- Audit preparation, execution and support relating to internal and client inventory audits.

ADDED ADVANTAGES FOR THIS ROLE**:Project management experience**
- Having worked in the Automotive environment.
- High EQ
- Effective leadership skills
- Excellent client relationship history
- System enhancement experience
- Team involvement
- Deadline Driven
- Self-Motivator
- Ability to work under pressure
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to plan long term
- Negotiation and conflict management skillsMAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE : Responsible for the inventory management and control of daily / weekly / monthly deliverables within a multi-client distribution centre, in order to consistently exceed all inventory related SLA’s with clients.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Commercial and Client Focus**:Understand the customer’s business ** Understand the customer’s customer requirements
- Develop a strong, trusting relationship with clients
- Deep understanding of contractual SLAs & KPIs
- Adherence to HSE compliance and responsibilities
- Adherence to tasks not stipulated in job profile i.e. audit compliance, adhoc duties due to operational requirements.
- Create and maintain various reports in line with KPI and contractual obligations.
- Control, action, investigate and complete CAPA document’s if need be, this includes but is not limited to short picks, nil picks, damages, error percentages, KPI requirements, etc.
- Complete daily system checks to ensure all data to and from the client system is working;
- Customer inventory related queries: Ensure these are processed accurately and completely within 24hours;
Inventory Management: Proactively control the risks associated with inventory. **Monitor and correct the inadequate or inappropriate inventory, to meet the demands of sales e.g. stock shortage. ** Action the high inventory levels e.g. FIFO, Obsolete and Slow-moving stock, on client request.
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- Daily system to system balancing: Manage and correct inventory movement records on WMS and ensure correction on client system so that DSV and client systems are always aligned
- Control the security over inventory which could result in loss, theft or misappropriation, etc.
- Plan a