Inventory Manager

Autocracy Machinery Pvt. Ltd.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Autocracy Machinery Pvt Ltd in Hyderabad seeks an experienced Inventory-Manager to oversee material lifecycle, ensure stock accuracy, and drive continuous improvement across procurement, production, and logistics. The role focuses on ERP-based control, cycle counting, and inventory optimization within a manufacturing setup.

The candidate will lead an inventory team, coordinate with multiple functions, and implement stock-control practices to ensure material availability and traceability for

Qualifications

• Graduate in Engineering, SCM, or related field with supply chain focus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain optimum stock levels across RM, WIP, and finished goods.
• Coordinate with procurement, PPC, production, quality, logistics, and finance.
• Ensure ERP records match physical stock through regular reconciliation.
• Lead inventory team and drive SOPs, accuracy, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Inventory planning

ERP knowledge

Cycle counting

Stock reconciliation

Forecasting

Education

Engineering degree in SCM/Operations

Tools

Focus ERP

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Google Sheets

Job description

Job Title: Inventory-Manager

Company: Autocracy Machinery Pvt Ltd

Location: Hyderabad

Experience Required: 8-12 years

Industry: Machinery/Manufacturing Preferred

Employment Type: Full time

We are a fast-growing organization committed to delivering reliable, high-performance, and customized solutions for our customers. We focus on innovation, operational excellence, and customer success.

Role Purpose::

The Manager Inventory is responsible for maintaining accurate, controlled, and readily available inventory to support uninterrupted manufacturing and business operations. The role oversees the complete material lifecycle, including receipt, inspection coordination, storage, issue to production, receipt of semi-finished and finished goods, stock reconciliation, and inventory reporting. It ensures alignment between physical stock and ERP records while controlling shortages, excess inventory, material damage, obsolescence, and unexplained stock variances. The position works closely with Procurement, PPC, Production, Quality, Logistics, Finance, Sales, and Projects to maintain material availability and traceability. The Manager also leads the inventory team, strengthens warehouse discipline, implements effective stock-control practices, and drives continuous improvement in inventory accuracy, material movement, and operational efficiency.

Professional Experience::

1. Inventory Operations Management: 9-12 years of relevant professional experience, including substantial responsibility for inventory operations in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
2. End-to-End Material Management: Proven experience managing raw materials, bought-out components, semi-finished goods, finished goods, consumables, and other production-related inventory.
3. Warehouse and Material Movement: Experience overseeing material receipts, MRND coordination, storage, material identification, production issues, and production returns or receipts.
4. Stock Accuracy and Reconciliation: Hands-on experience conducting cycle counts, physical stock verification, ERP reconciliation, variance investigation, and corrective-action implementation.
5. Inventory Planning and Optimization: Experience monitoring minimum, maximum, and safety stock levels, identifying material shortages, and controlling excess, slow-moving, non-moving, and obsolete inventory.
6. ERP-Based Inventory Control: Experience maintaining accurate material transactions, item codes, stock locations, transfers, adjustments, and inventory reports through an ERP or MRP system.
7. Team Leadership and Cross-Functional Coordination: Experience supervising inventory or warehouse teams, monitoring task completion, implementing SOPs, and coordinating with production, procurement, quality, and finance stakeholders.

Technical Skills::

• Inventory planning, control, and optimization.
• Warehouse management and storage-location control.
• Raw material, bought-out component, WIP, and finished-goods management.
• Material receipt, MRND coordination, and inspection-status tracking.
• Material issue, transfer, production receipt, and stock movement control.
• Physical stock verification, cycle counting, and inventory reconciliation.
• Inventory variance analysis and root-cause identification.
• FIFO and appropriate stock rotation practices.
• Minimum, maximum, safety stock, and material availability monitoring.
• Inventory ageing, slow-moving, non-moving, excess, and obsolete stock analysis.
• ERP-based inventory transactions and master-data accuracy.
• Inventory reporting, material traceability, and audit readiness.
• Warehouse housekeeping, safe material handling, and SOP compliance.
• Inventory-team supervision, task allocation, and performance monitoring.

Tools

• Focus ERP preferred experience for inventory transactions, stock records, material movement, and reporting.
• ERP/MRP systems inventory management, item master, stock transfers, receipts, issues, and adjustments.
• Microsoft Excel inventory trackers, stock reconciliation, variance analysis, ageing reports, and operational dashboards.
• Google Sheets - inventory monitoring, reconciliation trackers, and cross-functional reporting.
• Google Workspace - documentation, reporting, and coordination.
• Power BI - preferred for inventory dashboards, trend analysis, and management reporting.
• Physical stock verification tools - stock-count sheets, material identification labels, location records, and barcode/scanning equipment where implemented.

Key Responsibilities Areas::

Inventory Management

• Evaluate the candidate's ability to maintain optimum stock levels across raw materials, bought-out components, WIP, finished goods, and consumables.
• Assess how the candidate prevents material shortages, excess stock, obsolescence, and inventory-related production disruptions.
• Verify the ability to establish inventory-control procedures and ensure material identification and traceability.

Material Receipt & MRND Coordination

• Assess the candidate's approach to coordinating incoming material receipts, documentation, and system entries.
• Evaluate coordination with Procurement, Logistics, and Quality for inspection, acceptance, rejection, and material segregation.

  Warehouse & Storage Management

  • Evaluate expertise in warehouse layout, storage-location management, material identification, and stock segregation.
  • Assess implementation of FIFO or other applicable stock rotation methods, housekeeping standards, and safe material handling.
  • Verify measures adopted to prevent material damage, loss, deterioration, and misplacement.

  Material Issue to Production

  • Assess the ability to ensure timely material availability against approved production requirements.
  • Evaluate controls for authorized material issues, accurate transaction recording, and tracking of material movement.
  • Check coordination with PPC and Production to resolve pending issues and prevent avoidable production delays.

  Production Receipt Management

  • Evaluate processes for receiving and recording semi-finished and finished materials from Production.
  • Assess coordination with Production and Quality to confirm material status, quantity, and appropriate storage allocation.
  • Verify the candidate's ability to maintain traceability throughout production-related material movements.

  Inventory Accuracy & Reconciliation

  • Assess experience in physical stock verification, periodic cycle counting, and reconciliation with ERP records.
  • Evaluate the ability to investigate discrepancies, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
  • Check the candidate's approach to maintaining accurate reconciliation records and minimizing unexplained stock variances.|

  Stock Control & Inventory Optimization

  • Assess the ability to monitor stock thresholds, material shortages, excess inventory, and inventory ageing.
  • Evaluate methods used to identify slow-moving, non-moving, and obsolete materials.
  • Verify the ability to recommend stock-reduction measures and improve inventory utilization without affecting production continuity.

  ERP & Transaction Accuracy

  • Evaluate practical experience in ERP-based material receipts, issues, transfers, adjustments, and stock reporting.
  • Assess the ability to maintain accurate item codes, quantities, warehouse locations, and transaction records.
  • Check how the candidate identifies and resolves differences between physical inventory and system balances.

  Inventory Reporting

  • Assess the ability to prepare and review stock-position, inventory-ageing, material-shortage, stock-variance, and cycle-count reports.
  • Evaluate reporting accuracy, timeliness, and the ability to identify risks requiring management intervention.
  • Verify proficiency in Excel-based inventory analysis and preparation of actionable management summaries.

  Inventory Team Management

  • Evaluate the ability to allocate responsibilities, monitor task completion, and maintain accountability across the inventory team.
  • Assess experience in training team members on inventory procedures, ERP transactions, warehouse discipline, and safety requirements.
  • Check leadership, coordination, escalation, and continuous-improvement capabilities.

  Industry Exposure::

  1. A graduate or diploma holder in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
  2. A candidate with 9-12 years of relevant experience, preferably in manufacturing, industrial machinery, heavy engineering, construction equipment, automotive components, or engineering products.
  3. Strong practical knowledge of inventory management in a factory environment, including raw materials, bought-out components, WIP, and finished goods.
  4. Demonstrated experience in physical stock verification, cycle counting, inventory reconciliation, and stock-variance investigation.
  5. Familiarity with ERP-based inventory management, preferably Focus ERP, along with strong Excel-based reporting capabilities.
  6. Experience in warehouse organization, material traceability, FIFO, stock rotation, safe storage, and material movement controls.
  7. Ability to analyze stock levels, inventory ageing, excess and obsolete inventory, and material availability risks.
  8. Proven experience leading inventory or warehouse teams and maintaining operational discipline through SOPs and defined responsibilities.
  9. Strong coordination and communication skills to work effectively with Procurement, PPC, Production, Quality, Logistics, Finance, Sales, and Projects.
  10. A proactive, analytical, detail-oriented, and accountable professional who can independently resolve inventory issues, recommend process improvements, and elevate material or stock risks appropriately.

  Career Growth

  Opportunity to lead a high-value customer segment.

  Exposure to large infrastructure projects.

  Performance-driven work environment.

  Strong career growth opportunities.