Job Description

Stock Manager

Minimum Requirements:

• Matric (Grade 12)
• A minimum of a B Comm or B. Degree in Logistics, Transport, Business Management or Finance.
• A minimum 5 years operational experience in warehousing and stock control
• A minimum of 3 years in a management role
• Understanding of key business cost drivers
• Financial and business modeling experience
• Stock management experience

Responsibilities:

Stock Management and reconciliation

• Ensure that all stock transactions are accounted for and the system inventory levels are reflective of physical inventory within the warehouse.
• Ensure that customer accounts are reflective of the stock that is physically delivered.
• Analyse of the stock management environment and identification of critical risk areas.
• Investigate and provide recommendations for redesigning warehouse processes specifically related to stock management and movement.
• Execute the management & control of finished goods stock inventory.
• Ensure the effective execution & accurate accounting of stock movements via secondary distribution.
• Ensure the effective execution & accurate accounting of stock movements via primary distribution.
• Support the regional teams in the management of stock.
• Reconcile all the quantity of the loads delivered to customers on SAP in order to minimize loss and wastage.

Document Management and Reporting

• Ensure the monitoring and investigations of daily variances in order to provide weekly reports.
• Managing the proof of delivery to customers and manage queries that may arise.
• Investigate customer queries and ensure timeous resolve.
• Manage and Maintain the CHEP accounts and keep records of the transactions.

Managing compliance and Quality

• Ensure that Stock Management practices are adhered to, at all times.
• Ensure the effective execution of customer claims processes & Proof of Deliver (POD ) delivery requirements.
• Manage audit documentation and Sarbox procedures and ensure that these are utilised for the effective auditing and meeting RACM requirements.
• Ensure compliance to operational standards in line with SCMAT (Stock and Management Practices) and flag and communicate deviations as and when they occur.
• Maintain the effective execution of the stock management policies and procedures.
• Monitoring of key KPIs relating to stock management and control.
• Management of stock management systems and software applications to ensure effective utilization within warehouse facilities
• Execute the analysis of stock reconciliations to ensure accuracy (quality) and to identify opportunities and issues.
• Implement stock counting procedures, systems, and processes and the standardization of these across all warehouse facilities.
• Maintain quality assurance and roll out of TPM FIFO principles.

Drive Performance Improvement

• Oversee daily stock count to ensure optimal reporting.
• Structure and facilitate problem-solving using suitable resources and appropriate techniques to eliminate root cause and close loops.
• Manage gaps using a formal process to track problems and their resolution.
• Identify and prioritize performance improvement opportunities using key KPIs and appropriate analysis.
• Plan, implement and manage performance improvement projects.

People and Stakeholder Management

• Manage the team effectively in order to achieve the goals, high engagement levels, and quality work outputs.
• Manage and ensure regular engagements with team to ensure alignment and the addressing of needs and risks as they may arise.
• Maintain the knowledge and application of the PERFORM Way.
• Manage and allocate work to achieve productivity through working on opportunities to minimise waste and control fixed and variable costs.
• Align team activities to optimise processes through supporting and implementing continuous improvement opportunities and optimising process capability.
• Manage and maintain the management accountability to the Risk Manager on stock-related issues and mitigations on losses and non-compliance.
• Maintain interaction with distribution, production, external customers and sales when required.
• Experience in logistics and business software systems
• Experience and understanding of SAP stock management transactions