• Application Deadline: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Inventory Control Manager


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 4 - 7 years


• Location Abuja


• Job Field Procurement / Store-keeping / Supply Chain 
  

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and validate procedures, controls and systems that prevent, detect and correct errors in inventory transactions and balances


• Design and generate appropriate reporting to track inventory accuracy, shrink compliance, and variance root cause trends


• Maintain thorough knowledge of internal and customer systems in order to provide extensive support to operational team as well as the customer for inventory and production related issues


• Measure quality, inventory integrity, and accuracy while providing proactive feedback to the operations management team


• Plan for and identify root causes of inventory deviation, via cause and effect analysis.


• Apply continuous improvement initiatives to drive process, inventory accuracy, compliance, on-time completion, within budget, documented results.


• Review and analyze customer complaints and process defect data, followed by development of corresponding action plans to reduce future incidents.


• Ensure proper identification and repackaging of damaged product with regard to disposal or the return to inventory as damaged merchandise.


• Develop labour plans and equipment needs budget for review with site leadership.


• Perform stock counts and ensure all inventory is accounted for and reported according to company policy.


• Manage cycle counts of product inventories on a regular basis.


• Maintain adequate inventory levels to meet customer demand.


• Investigate and correct discrepancies in reported quantities and locations of all inventories.


• Assess inventory output on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis to identify trends in productivity.


• Lead others in safe work practices, especially when in a distribution centre environment


• Monitor delivery schedule and customer orders.


• Place and receive orders in a timely and accurate manner.


• Notify the warehouse manager when defective products are discovered.


• Ensure damaged products are not received into the warehouse.


• Coordinate with customer service and logistics departments


• Check date-sensitive products for expiration and facilitate removal or transfer of product as needed.


• Perform process and system testing and track performance by area to locate and solve problems in data integrity, productivity, and efficiency.


• Maintenance of finished product and / or raw material storage view


• Management of Non Performing Inventory (NPI)


• Tracking and preparation of expiry reports


• Excellent trouble shooting skills on inventory discrepancy.


• Ensure adherence to FIFO/FEFO on shipments


• Train other employees in inventory management


• Solving critical shipment / receiving issue


• Raise system adjustment for finished product discrepancy.


• Identify and report on frequent issues that create inventory discrepancies and suggest corrective actions to be implemented to avoid re occurrences of the problems.


• Compile, maintain and analyze inventory reports.


• Understands internal controls related to inventory management.


• Complete special projects as needed and other duties assigned


• WMS Expert User: perform goods receipt, shipment and reconciliation on company’s WMS


• Warehouse zoning / mapping for finished products


• Management of nonperforming inventory (NPI)


• Handling of trade returns from customers


• Shipment posting knowledge.


• FP receiving knowledge.


• Support of lead other warehouse management duties as may be assigned.


• Complete special projects as needed and other duties assigned

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• 4-7 years experience in inventory management and control role


• Candidate should possess a HND / B.Sc / M.Sc / MBA


• ERP / WMS Expert User


• Must have completed the NYSC program


• Proficiency in Excel and PPT presentations.


• Excellent use of inventory management tools


• Excellent data analysis skills


• Good organizational, problem solving and communication skills


• Good mathematical and numerical skills


• Good command of the English language and MS Office tools