Purpose of the position

The Inventory Manager controls the movement and administration of all inbound, internal and outbound multi-temperature stock transactions, for all sites within the distribution centre.

Digistics is a leader in the food & beverage distribution sector, servicing world famous quick service restaurants such as Mc Donalds, KFC, Subway, King Pie, Corner Bakery, Hungry Lion and Pizza Hut.

Key Functional Responsibilities

•Warehouse Management System (WMS)

Is the custodian of WMS in the DC

Adds new items to WMS when required

Adds new slots to WMS when required

Manages pick slots assignment

Ensures the warehouse master is accurate

•Daily stock accuracy

Ensures pick slots and empty slots are counted and confirmed daily

Investigates variances between system and physical balances

Ensures that verified variances are immediately adjusted on the system

•Receiving

Ensures that product offloaded into the warehouse is received immediately onto the system

Reviews receiving documentation for accuracy and completeness

Ensure that all receipts are posted after review

Ensure that required receiving documents are sent tot he finance department according to agreed time lines

•Product shelf life management

Reviews EXP/SSL report daily

Reviews traceability at least once per week

Ensure that expired/short self life product is adjusted off the system immediately

•Non-conforming product

Management

Ensures that any non-conforming product is segregated, isolated, recorded and adjusted off the system immediately

Letters of Variance (LOV) Management

Manages LOV's issued by customers

Manages stock falling under scope of LOV's

•Recalls

Assists in the recall process

•Inter DC Transactions

Ensures that in-transit sites are reconciled and cleared within 48 hours timeframe per shipment

•Export transactions

Controls the movement of stock between the local and export locations

Controls the administration of export transactions between the local and export locations

•Stock Counts

Plans and controls monthly stock counts

Submit all relevant reports and or documentation

•Customer specific counts

Manages counts of items required by customer

•Replenishment

Ensures that stock replenishment is completed before commencement of picking

Ensures 100% validation of accurate stock replenishment

•Put Aways

Ensures that all stock receipted is put away

Ensure 100% validation of accurate stock put away

•Task assignment

Assigns shift tasks to staff

Redirects staff duties and tasks according to shift priorities

•Process compliance

Ensures staff execute processes and procedures as prescribed by the company

Ensures that correct documentation is completed

Inspects completed documentation for accuracy and completeness

Ensures inaccurate documents are corrected

 
•Transaction posting

Ensures that transactions impacting the stock ledger are posted timeously

•Filing

Ensures that documentation is filed daily

Ensures that documentation is filed in a logical and organised manner

•Staff attendance records

Ensures all staff on shift complete and sign timesheet

Complete attendance register for staff on shift

Requirements:

•10 years' experience in multi-temp Warehousing/Distribution environment

•5 years' experience in stock management experience

•5 years' people management experience

•Must have excellent knowledge of how inventory flows in the warehouse and what impacts this flow

•Must have excellent knowledge of what impacts stock balances on the computer system

•Excellent Excel experience

•Matric with HG Maths

•Relevant Inventory Management qualification