Inventory Manager

Key Functional Responsibilities

The key functional responsibilities of the Inventory Manager include but are not limited to:

• Ensure costs are captured in the month incurred (Labor, MHE R&M, Stock Losses).
• Ensure unprocessed costs are accrued in the month.
• Ensure monthly inventory department expenditure is maintained within budget – a budget will be provided and discussed with you.
• Ensure cost overruns are investigated and appropriate countermeasures are instituted to prevent further overruns.
• Compile input for all inventory expenditure to be used in the annual budget for the distribution center.

• Replenishment
  • Ensures that stock replenishment is completed before commencement of operations.
  • Ensure the stock is replenished into correct locations as per warehouse layout.
  • Ensure replenishment is in line with stock rotation principles of the distribution center.
• Put Away
  • Ensure inventory is correctly labelled before put away.
  • Ensures that all stock receipted is put away daily in the correct location.
• Inventory Control
  • Recalls – assists in the management of the recall.
  • Ensure the master data management of WMS e. adding new SKU's, adding new warehouse slots, manages pick slots assignment.

• Ensure transactions impacting the stock ledger are posted timeously.
• Daily stock accuracy – ensure pick slots count and empty bin verification are completed daily and variances investigated.
• Non-conforming product management – ensure all expired, short shelf life and damaged products are segregated, isolated, and safe disposal is recorded and adjusted off the system immediately according to the DQSP processes.
• Ensure supplier returns are managed effectively according to Digistics.
• Ensure daily check of expiry dates on all stock items in pick slot and reverses of the warehouse master.
• Manage letters of variance according to the DQSP.
• Inter DC Transactions – ensures that in-transit sites are reconciled and cleared within 48 hours after receipt.
• Export transactions – ensure the control of stock movement between the local and export locations.
• Ensure the accurate reconciliation of consignment stock from third‑party sources.
• Ensure the development of monthly stock count.
• Ensure communication of the monthly stock count dates to the business i.e. supply chain to ensure a successful count.
• Ensure correct record keeping of stock count documents in accordance with company procedures.
• Ensure stock variances are investigated and resolved within 48 hours.

• Host monthly staff meetings.
• Ensure that all staff maintains DQSP.
• Ensure succession plan in place for career development.
• Liaise with the HR department to understand all the necessary aspects and needs of HR development, and ensure all staff are fully informed of HR objectives, purposes and achievements.
• Manage a stable HR climate in the workplace.
• Liaise with HR regarding overtime and absenteeism, motivate staff, recruit staff, train, mentor, coach and develop staff according to company policies and procedures.
• Conduct regular performance appraisals with subordinates and ensure that the process is cascaded throughout the warehousing team.
• Develop and manage a high‑performance multi‑disciplinary team in order to solve problems within the distribution center.
• Coach and support team members where necessary to achieve performance goals.
• Uphold the company’s disciplinary code of conduct at all times demonstrating fairness when dealing with discipline.
• Ensure inventory is run efficiently and effectively to meet client contractual KPI's.
• Ensure all internal stakeholders are serviced as required per internal Digistics rules, i.e. communication to supply chain regarding adjustments, shelf life on SKU's inventory on hand, warehouse damages returns process.
• Ensure all external stakeholders are serviced as required e.g. daily stock reports.

• Warehouse quality standards are consistently maintained in accordance with DQSP.
• Pass all internal and external quality audits.
• Audit gaps are closed within prescribed due dates.

• Develop human capital, processes and procedures and ensure continuous improvement are actively pursued in…