FA Specialist Stores

Samancor Chrome; Noordwes; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Samancor Chrome is seeking a Stores Management professional to lead the stores team, optimize stock levels, and ensure safe, efficient warehousing for uninterrupted plant operations.

You will maintain procedures using SAP/COUPA, perform stock counts, and manage rotable stock and critical spares while driving continuous improvement and cost reduction.

Qualifications

• Degree or National Diploma in Cost & Management Accounting / Supply Chain Management / Logistics Management.
• 4 years’ relevant Stores Management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Stores team to provide efficient warehousing services and support uninterrupted plant operations.
• Maintain and improve stores procedures with SAP/COUPA integration.
• Optimize stock levels to improve working capital and facilitate maintenance; conduct regular stock counts and ERP reconciliations.
• Manage diesel, rotable stock, and critical spares.
• Review and develop SOPs; drive continuous improvement through operational excellence.

Skills

Microsoft programs

Supply chain understanding

SAP

COUPA

Education

Degree or National Diploma in Cost & Management Accounting / Supply Chain Management / Logistics Management

Tools

SAP

COUPA

Job description

Purpose Of The Position

To control and optimise inventory and rotables and to continuously improve current practices, methods, equipment and processes in a safe manner, to provide the required service levels and reduce inventory costs to the company.

Safety, Health, Environment And Quality

• Identify and assess level of issue-based risk exposures in area of responsibility by considering exposures to business, financial, legal issues, people, equipment, material, environment, processes, etc.
• Consider the level of risk, apply mitigation and implement control measures for residual risk (set objectives, minimum requirements, etc.)
• Manage SHEQ compliance within the Process through effective use of the Toolbox
• Utilise the Integrated Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status.

People

Manage the Section:

• Ensure an enabling climate/culture
• Manage labour stability by minimising labour turnover
• Labour complement in line with budget
• Achieve HDSA/Female targets for the Section
• Manage performance against set targets and competencies
• Ensure IDP’s are linked to performance results and implemented as per plan
• Conduct career discussions and implement actions with all identified talent (quarterly)
• Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
• Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
• Conduct recruitment interviews

Customers

• Ensure Customer Satisfaction.

General

BUSINESS PROCESSES:

• Lead the Stores team to provide an efficient warehousing service, ensuring un-interrupted plant operations.
• Maintain and improve stores procedures and controls with the integrated use of SAP/ COUPA
• Investigate abnormal reservations
• Optimise stock holding to improve working capital and to facilitate effective maintenance
• Perform Time and Attendance verifications for the stores department
• Manage Stores equipment (Vehicles, Forklifts, etc.)
• Ensure regular stock counts and reconciliations against ERP system.

Inventory Control

• Manage the Inventory Control / Materials Management processes:
• Quality inspections and control (Binning)
• Ordering
• Receiving
• Issuing
• Safeguarding
• Adequate housekeeping
• Approve daily stock requisitions utilizing the MRP (Material Requirements Planning) system
• Management and regular review of minimum & maximum stock levels
• Management and control of stock at holding areas at the Plant (outside Main Store)
• Management and control of Diesel
• Management and control of Critical Spares.

Computer Systems

• Maintain and management of material master data and creation of new materials
• Manage Critical Items (ABC Analysis) - classification and ensure no out of stocks
• Manage Obsolete stocks, write off processes and tender process to sell scrapped stocks

Rotable Stock Management

• Manage rotable process in line with company procedure and standards
• Identify rotable spares and any potential warranty claims
• Optimise rotable stock items and related quality and repair warrantees.

SOP’s

• Review, update and develop SOP’s.

Growth

• Manage Continuous Improvement through Operational Excellence.

Minimum Qualifications And Experience

• Degree or National Diploma in Cost & Management Accounting / Supply Chain Management / Logistics Management
• 4 years’ relevant Stores Management experience

Skills And Knowledge

• Microsoft Programs
• Demonstrate an understanding of Supply Chain Management in a mining environment
• SAP
• COUPA

Behavioural Competencies

• Safety Leadership
• Innovation
• Planning, Organising & Control
• Results Orientation
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Relating & Networking
• Change Leadership
• Business Acumen.