Inventory Controller

SUMMARY:
Our client, a Global corporate, seeks your inventory experience to partner with the Supply Chain Manager to achieve optimal onsite inventory stock holding from both a financial and operational perspective.

POSITION INFO:
Role Specifics:

• This contract role supports the Supply Chain Manager in implementing effective inventory management process & managing daily stores activities (Receiving and Issuing), during their implementation of the new Sage system transition.
• Lead, manage and develop the Inventory team.
• Ensure compliance to inventory management policies, strategy, processes and guidelines, taking into account user needs.

• Relevant 3 year tertiary qualification.
• 3+ years Procurement / Purchasing / Supply Chain management experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of stores management and inventory management systems and processes.
• Demonstrable track record in managing team.
• Experience with Sage/Oracle a strong advantage.

• Partner with Supply Chain Manager to achieve optimal onsite inventory stock holding from both a financial and operational perspective:
  • Delegate workflow and manage the team’s operational activities. Plan, organise, lead and control activities carried out at stores.
  • Manage the Inventory team to ensure accurate and efficient receiving/receipting and issuing of stock.
  • Manage and control inventory levels to ensure unsatisfied stores requisitions and services are kept to a minimum.
  • Support the embedding of best practices, minimum standards, policies, processes, tools, technology and enablers.
  • Manage inventory KPIs, in collaboration with Operational teams and customers at site.
  • Assist in embedding standardised Inventory management policies, strategy, processes and guidelines, considering customer requirements.
  • Identify and flag slow moving items (for potential obsolescence).
  • Replenish stock through system generated re-order prompts, ensuring that stock is ordered and replenished at acceptable levels, based on available data and analysis.
  • Recommend Master Data amendments to the Supply Chain Manager with respect to the appropriate classification of stock into the applicable category based on data analysis and stakeholder engagement.
  • Run daily stock issue reports to ensure month-end deadlines for on-site vendor stock and month-end cut off are adhered to.
  • Implement and oversee effective and efficient service delivery and resolution of issues affecting delivery or supply constraints.
  • Support the Supply Chain Manager in implementing effective inventory management process & managing daily stores activities (Receiving).
  • Oversee Receiving team in managing receipts of the materials received, including ensuring the team uses appropriate PPE during activities.
  • Oversee the planning of receiving loads and required staff, machinery (i.e., forklift, etc.) for offload, etc.
  • Ensure streamlined receiving processes are utilised according to guidelines.
  • Ensure related engagement takes place with suppliers for all defective goods and goods over/under received.
  • Support the business to finalise receipting process for payment by creditors – query resolution, GRN, Credit/exchanges, etc.
• Support the Supply Chain Manager in implementing effective Inventory management process & managing daily stores activities (Issuing):
  • Oversee Issuing team in regard to the binning of materials received from Receiving team.
  • Manage and control issuing and related documentation, stores requisitions, GRNs.
  • Efficient process to issue stock/orders to employees.
  • Ensure all issues and return notes are captured into the ERP (Sage) system on a daily basis to update stock records and archive accordingly.
• Ensure compliance to inventory management policies, strategy, processes and guidelines, taking into account user needs:
  • Promote and adhere to procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption.
  • Ensure compliance to the FCFQ is achieved through rigorous engagement with group and internal audit.