Manager, Inventory - Kempton Park, South Africa - DSV

DSV

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Kempton Park, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

If you are a current DSV employee and interested in a position in another country, please contact your Human Resource representative to discuss the process and requirements of applying.

DSV - Global transport and logistics

Location:
Kempton Park

Job Posting Title:
Manager, Inventory

Time Type:
Full time

Minimum Requirements
Grade 12

3-year Logistics, Engineering or Supply Chain Management degree, or 3-year equivalent diploma
OR;
6 years minimum relevant experience in industry with in-depth experience in all job-related requirements listed below

Excellent knowledge of ERP and WMS systems
Advanced knowledge of Inventory Management software / apps
Highly proficient in Excel/PowerPoint for data management and reporting
CargoWrite Key User within 9 months of assuming role

Job Related Requirements
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Min 6 years' relevant experience in a warehouse environment:

Extensive knowledge of Inbound, Outbound, Cycle-counting and Return processes and workflows
Proven knowledge and experience in root cause analysis and problem solving, including investigating and troubleshooting of stock discrepancies, incident reporting and CAPA reporting.
Min 3 years proven skills in Planning, Organising, Directing, Controlling & Monitoring _cycle counting programs and wall to wall stock takes_
Excellent communication skills and ability be able to communicate assertively at all levels internally and externally.
Min 3 years' people management experience.
Strong attention to detail and high quality of work.
Must be able to meet and manage customer expectations and ensure compliance to Policies, Regulations, Work Instructions and Workloads.
A sound understanding of the Supply Chain.
Commercial acumen to understand our inventory related contractual SLA's with clients and our liability in the event of nonconformance.
Good interpersonal skills for client account management.
A good understanding of MRP and inventory management principles
Very good mathematical & analytical skills
Own vehicle and driver's license
Ability to work extended hours / after hours
Ability to support other sites Nationally when required e.g., wall to wall count planning and execution
Audit preparation, execution and support relating to internal and client inventory audits.

Added Advantages for the role

Retail, Pharma and automation experience & understanding
Project management experience
High EQ
Effective leadership skills
Excellent client relationship history
System enhancement experience
Team involvement
Deadline Driven
Self-Motivator
Ability to work under pressure
Strong attention to detail
Ability to plan long term
Negotiation and conflict management skills

Main purpose of the role

Responsible for the inventory management and control of daily / weekly / monthly deliverables within a multi-client distribution centre, in order to consistently exceed all inventory related SLA's with clients.

Duties and Responsibilities

Commercial and Client Focus:

Understand the customer's business
Understand the customer's customer requirements
Develop a strong, trusting relationship with clients
Deep understanding of contractual SLAs & KPIs
Adherence to HSE compliance and responsibilities
Adherence to tasks not stipulated in job profile i.e., audit compliance, adhoc duties due to operational requirements.
Create and maintain various reports in line with KPI and contractual obligations.
Control, action, investigate and complete CAPA documents, if need be, this includes but is not limited to short picks, nil picks, damages, error percentages, KPI requirements, etc.
Complete daily system checks to ensure all data to and from the client system is working.
Customer inventory related queries: Ensure these are processed accurately and completely within 24 hours.

Inventory Management:

Proactively control the risks associated with inventory.
Monitor and correct the inadequate or inappropriate inventory, to meet the demands of sales e.g. stock shortage.
Action the high inventory levels e.g., FIFO, Obsolete and Slowmoving stock, on client request.
Daily system to system balancing: Manage and correct inventory movement records on WMS and ensure correction on client system so that DSV and client systems are always aligned
Control the security over inventory which could result in loss, theft or misappropriation, etc.
Plan and execute cycle counts, wall to wall counts, ABC analysis counting and various other processes in line with the KPI and contractual obligations.
Ensure Material Master and Bin Master is maintained, updated and actioned as required.
Control, quarantined and damaged stock, this includes inspections, scrapping processes, etc.
Ensure inventory processes are followed in operations and admin
Manage system enhancement process
Ensure Returns are processed quickly and accurately
Ensure virtual locations (suc