What You’ll Do
Leadership:
- Own the inventory function end-to-end and set the standards the
wider operations team follows.
- Mentor, coach, and provide functional guidance to team members.
- Act as the escalation point for all complex stock discrepancies that
junior controllers cannot resolve.
- Translate inventory data into business-level insights and present
findings directly to senior leadership.
Inventory Strategy & Optimization:
- Design and maintain the company-wide inventory model, including
reorder points, safety stock levels.
- Assist demand forecasting and stock planning in partnership with
Sales and Production.
- Drive measurable improvements in inventory turnover and reduction of
slow-moving and obsolete stock.
- Build contingency plans for supply chain disruptions, seasonal
surges, and demand shocks.
System
Governance & Data Integrity:
- Serve as system owner for Zoho Inventory, ensuring 100% real-time
accuracy across all receipts, transfers, adjustments, and disposals.
- Establish and enforce data entry standards across all stakeholder
departments.
- Proactively identify system weaknesses or data gaps and drive
corrective action.
Stock
Control, Reconciliation and Audit Leadership:
- Lead daily cycle counts, reviewing outputs from junior team members
and escalating discrepancies appropriately.
- Issue and review the daily Stock Report; hold all departments
accountable to accurate, timely data.
- Design and lead monthly wall-to-wall stocktakes, including
scheduling, team allocation, and post-count reconciliation.
- Lead deep-dive root-cause analyses on all significant variances,
producing written findings and implementing corrective actions.
Procurement
& Cross-Functional Coordination:
- Partner with Procurement to track inbound shipments, manage delivery
discrepancies, and oversee the Return to Vendor (RTV) process.
- Act as the senior inventory voice in cross-functional meetings with
Finance, Sales, and Production.
Compliance,
SOP Ownership & Process Governance:
- Own and maintain all inventory Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs),
conducting regular reviews and updating as the business evolves.
- Enforce FIFO/FEFO principles, hazardous material handling protocols,
and OHS standards across the warehouse.
- Lead and support internal and external audits related to inventory.
Financial
Reporting & Business Intelligence:
- Prepare and distribute the daily Inventory Report by 9:00 AM
covering stock levels, movement, valuation, and slow-moving items.
- Produce monthly management reports on stock valuation, turnover
rates, and aging inventory — with actionable commentary.
- Support Finance in accurate COGS reporting and period-end inventory
valuations.
Projects
& Continuous Improvement:
- Contribute to process improvements and system optimization.
- Help leverage use of data to drive continuous improvement in
processes and outcomes.
- Participate in change management initiatives as the business
evolves.
Qualifications &
Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree or Higher Diploma in Accounting, Finance, or
Supply Chain or Business Administration (with a Finance focus).
- Professional certification (e.g., CPIM, CSCP) is required.
- 3 – 5 years experience in stock control, with at least 1 year
involving process oversight.
- At least 2 years in a senior or process-oversight role.
- Advanced Zoho (or comparable ERP) and Microsoft Excel proficiency.
- Prior experience in FMCG, manufacturing, or high-volume stock
environments strongly preferred.
How to Apply
