Durban: Inventory Controller

Job Summary

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. Minimum Job

Requirements:

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. The Job: Partner with Supply Chain Manager to achieve optimal onsite inventory stock holding from both a financial and operational perspective: Delegate workflow and manage the teams 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.

Inventory Controller position available in eThekwini, Durban. This job position was posted by . The job has been posted on 2025-01-17 in the Transport Logistics Warehouse category

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