Plant Store Head – 300 KLPD Ethanol Plant
Department: Stores,Inventory & Materials Management
Designation: PlantStore Head
Location: PlantSite
Industry: Grain-BasedEthanol / Biofuel Manufacturing
Reporting To: PlantHead / General Manager – Operations
1. Job Purpose
To independently manage the complete plant stores andinventory operations, including raw materials, finished goods, engineeringspares, chemicals, consumables and other plant materials. Ensure accurate stockaccounting, proper storage, timely material availability, finished goodsreconciliation, dispatch coordination and effective inventory control for a 300KLPD grain-based ethanol plant.
2. KeyResponsibilities
A. Raw Material Management
- Manage receipt, storage, preservation and inventory of rawmaterials, including maize, rice, broken rice and other grains, as applicable.
- Verify incoming materials against purchase orders,weighbridge slips, delivery challans and quality inspection reports.
- Coordinate with Purchase, Quality Control and Productionteams for material sampling, quality clearance and acceptance.
- Maintain accurate records of weighment, receipts,consumption, transfers and closing stock.
- Monitor grain stock levels, storage capacity, moisture,infestation and material deterioration.
- Reconcile physical stock with book stock and investigateany shortages, excesses or abnormal losses.
- Coordinate with Production and Accounts for daily rawmaterial consumption and yield reconciliation.
B. Finished Goods (FG) Management
- Manage storage and stock accounting of finished products,including ethanol/ENA and other plant products, as applicable.
- Maintain daily records of production, tank-wise stock,transfers, dispatches and closing inventory in coordination with Production andExcise teams.
- Reconcile physical stock, tank dip measurements,calibrated tank records and ERP/book stock.
- Coordinate with Quality Control, Excise and Dispatch teamsto ensure that only approved and authorized finished goods are released.
- Monitor tank availability, storage capacity, productlosses and stock discrepancies.
- Ensure proper documentation of dispatches, invoices,permits, e-way bills and other applicable documents in coordination with theconcerned departments.
- Prepare daily finished goods stock statements and dispatchreconciliation reports.
C. Engineering Stores & Consumables
- Manage inventory of mechanical, electrical andinstrumentation spares, bearings, motors, pumps, valves, lubricants, chemicals,laboratory consumables, PPE and other plant materials.
- Maintain minimum, maximum and reorder levels for criticaland fast-moving items.
- Ensure timely availability of critical spares to preventproduction interruptions.
- Monitor slow-moving, non-moving, obsolete and excessinventory and recommend corrective action.
D. Inventory Control & MIS
- Maintain accurate inventory records in SAP/ERP/Tally orother inventory management software.
- Conduct regular physical stock verification and reconcilephysical stock with system records.
- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly stock statements for rawmaterials, finished goods, engineering stores and consumables.
- Monitor stock ageing, material consumption, yield-relatedvariances and inventory valuation in coordination with Accounts and Production.
- Ensure proper documentation of Goods Receipt Notes (GRNs),material issue slips, stock transfers, returns and adjustments.
- Maintain traceability of material receipts, consumption,production, storage and dispatch.
E. Coordination & Compliance
- Coordinate with Production, Purchase, Quality Control,Accounts, Maintenance, Excise, Logistics and Dispatch departments.
- Ensure compliance with applicable excise requirements,plant SOPs, safety standards and internal control procedures.
- Maintain proper storage conditions, housekeeping, firesafety and security of raw materials, finished goods and other inventory.
- Support internal, statutory, financial and inventoryaudits and ensure timely closure of audit observations.
- Supervise store personnel, establish clearresponsibilities and implement effective stock control procedures.
3. EducationalQualification
- Graduate in Commerce, Science, Engineering or a relateddiscipline.
- Qualification or certification in Materials Management,Inventory Management or Supply Chain Management will be preferred.
4. Experience &Skills
- Experience: 8–12years in stores, inventory and materials management.
- Prior experience in a large-scale grain-based ethanol,distillery, sugar, chemical, power or other process industry is preferred.
- Experience handling raw materials, finished goods, bulkstorage, tank inventory and engineering stores** is essential.
- Knowledge of grain storage, weighbridge operations, stockreconciliation and material consumption accounting.
- Familiarity with finished goods tank stock reconciliation,dispatch documentation and coordination with Excise.
- Working knowledge of SAP/ERP/Tally and MS Excel.
- Strong analytical, coordination, reporting and teammanagement skills.
Preferred Candidate: Ahands-on Plant Store Head capable of independently managing raw materials,finished goods and engineering stores in a 300 KLPD grain-based ethanol plant,with strong expertise in inventory reconciliation, bulk storage, stock accountingand interdepartmental coordination.