Inventory Manager

  • Full Time
  • Permanent
  • Cape Town
  • Applications have closed

SFG Engineering

Job requirements:

  • Must have attention to detail and numbers orientated
  • Strong reporting skills
  • Adhere to deadlines
  • Self-motivated and proactive with high regard for work ethic, values, and integrity
  • Ability to reconcile stock counts to report data
  • Assertive and confident
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Strong verbal and written communications skills
  • Good understanding of supply chain procedures
  • Ability to work well amongst a diverse range of team members

 

Job responsibilities:

  • Managing stock movement and related activities for both warehouses in the land and sea.
  • Regularly review, update where necessary procedures and controls for Inventory department.
  • Ensure inventory procedures are implemented and monitored accordingly to procedures.
  • Arrange infrastructure for Service Manager Software.
  • Oversee Service Provider and monitor activities on Server.
  • Compile training plan on Pastel Evolution and Service manager Software together with user manuals, PowerPoint presentations, systems checklists, and process models for different functions within system.
  • Provide system training and technical support to all users.
  • Communicate with service provider and IT department for technical assistance and with vessel management on solutions related to database problems.
  • Plan and execute quarterly and annual year warehouse stocktake on the Vessel and in land.
  • Performing weekly reconciliation of actual stock counts at various warehouses to computer generated reports and provide detailed variance reports
  • Recruit and ensure the correct team are appointed for count teams and stores personnel.
  • Direct and supervise inventory team, resolving problems and setting schedules.
  • Supervise Warehouse Supervisor storeman and Receiving Clerk on board the vessel or in land transactions on SAGE pastel evolution.
  • Follow up on all outstanding IBT’s and manage Warehouse Supervisor to ensure that items are processed accordingly.
  • Monitor constant processing of transactions on vessel and follow up on unprocessed IBT’s.
  • 2 Weeks after IBT has been received Investigate and report on any long term for   unprocessed IBT’s.
  • Identify risks and propose controls on vessels with regards to access control and safeguarding of assets.
  • Frequently visit vessels to review stores, conduct stock counts, supervise, and check in with storemen
  • Direct and support data capturing process, mapping, organisation, housekeeping of warehouses.
  • Process any backlog transactions and Inventory Journals to update inventory.
  • Monitor & maintain completeness, accuracy, and compliance during inventory transactions.
  • Maintain all warehouse stock levels – set minimum stock levels and reorder.
  • Assist in forecast supply and demand to prevent overstocking and running out-of-stock (OOS).

Specific Requirements/Additional information

  • Grade 12
  • BCOM Degree / Diploma in Inventory Management or Logistics
  • 3-5 Years’ experience in Inventory Management role
  • Proven work experience as a Stock Controller, Inventory Manager, or similar role
  • Experience in Mining/ Manufacturing environment preferable
  • Computer literacy MS Office and strong MS Office Excel skills
  • Knowledge of SAGE Pastel Experience (Mandatory)