Stock Manager Warehouse

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 40 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a logistic management professional in Johannesburg to oversee stock control and inventory practices. The role includes managing physical inventory, ensuring compliance with operational standards, and supporting regional stock management. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in Logistics or related field, have significant operational experience and strong management skills, particularly with SAP. This position is vital for maintaining efficiency and productivity within the warehouse operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years operational experience in Warehousing and Stock Control.
• At least 3 years in a management role.
• Proficiency in using SAP for stock management transactions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate stock accounting and physical inventory reflction.
• Manage stock movements and reconcile quantities in SAP.
• Support regional teams in stock management.

Skills

Operational experience in Warehousing and Stock Control

Management experience

Understanding of key business cost drivers

Financial and business modelling experience

Experience in logistics and business software systems

Understanding of SAP stock management transactions

Education

BCom or B. Degree in Logistics, Transport, Business Management or Finance

Job description

Qualifications

• A minimum of a BCom or B. Degree in Logistics, Transport, Business Management orFinance
• 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 modelling experience
• Experience in logistics and business software systems
• Experience and understanding of SAP stock management transactions

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all stock transactions are accounted for and the system inventory levels arereflective 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 the redesign of warehouse processes specificallyrelated to stock management and movement
• Execute the management & control of finished goods stock inventory
• Ensure the effective execution & accurate accounting of stock movements via secondarydistribution
• Ensure the effective execution & accurate accounting of stock movements via primarydistribution
• 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
• 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 accounts and keep records of the transactions
• Ensure that Stock Management practices are adhered to, at all times
• Ensure the effective execution of customer claims processes & Proof of Deliver (POD) deliveryrequirements
• Ensure compliance to operational standards in line with SCMAT (Stock and ManagementPractices) 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 effectiveutilisation within warehouse facilities
• Execute the analysis of stock reconciliations to ensure accuracy (quality) and to identifyopportunities and issues
• Implement stock counting procedures, systems and processes and the standardisation of theseacross all warehouse facilities
• Maintain quality assurance and roll out of TPM FIFO principles.
• Oversee daily stock count to ensure optimal reporting
• Structure and facilitate problem solving using suitable resources and appropriate techniques toeliminate 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 qualitywork outputs
• Manage and ensure regular engagements with team to ensure alignment and the addressingof needs and risks as they may arise
• Manage and allocate work in order to achieve productivity through working on opportunities tominimise waste and control fixed and variable costs
• Align team activities to optimise processes through supporting and implementing continuousimprovement opportunities and optimising process capability
• Manage and maintain the management accountability to the Risk
• Manager on issues related tostock and mitigations on losses and non-compliance
• Maintain interaction with distribution, production, external customers and sales when required