Inventory and Planning Manager - Johannesburg at Unique Personnel

Job Description    
Inventory Management & Warehousing

• Monitor inventory levels across all warehouses to avoid stockouts and minimising lead times, while managing inventory investment within reasonable limits;
• Ensure accurate and efficient warehousing of inventory, including stock level accuracy, traceability and revision control;
• Oversee stores and disciplined internal stock control measures, including issuance to production, repairs, and consumables management;
• Manage and report on finished goods on hand to ensure alignment with sales lead times and inventory targets;
• Perform quarterly inventory analysis of non-moving and slow-moving stock for input to inventory provisions
• Drive stock obsolescence identification and mitigation in collaboration with sales, product management and finance;
• Coordinate and lead stock takes, reconciling, investigating and correcting variances and ensuring inventory integrity;
• Manage intercompany stock transfers, including compliance with transfer pricing and documentation requirements;

Inventory Master Data

• Own and maintain all Bills of Materials (BOMs) and stock codes, ensuring version control and data accuracy;
• Create new BOMs and stock codes in accordance with configuration control procedures and update Master Production Schedule as needed;
• Archive or set components as inactive when they are no longer used or have reached end of life.

Material and Production Planning & Scheduling

• Execute the material requirements planning (MRP) process to align component demand with sales forecasts and production plans;
• Communicate material requirements to procurement, highlighting purchase requirements, timing, and critical shortages;
• Plan and prioritise production jobs for finished goods and work-in-progress (WIP) items in line with inventory availability;
• Liaise with the Production Manager to manage job priorities and capacity;
• Schedule jobs with subcontractors to ensure timely input delivery for internal or outsourced processes;
• Oversee receipt of goods from production and manufacturing thereof in the accounting system;
• Oversee stock movement of waste and reworks as a by-product of the production process.

Sales Order Management & Fulfilment

• Monitor customer quote and sales order activity to anticipate demand and trigger procurement or production for large or custom orders;
• Equip the sales team with accurate lead times for quotations and approve sales orders with respect to promised shipping dates;
• Manage and track sales order fulfilment, ensuring timely delivery against promised shipping dates (On Time Delivery / OTD);
• Oversee execution of sales orders, including prioritisation, packing, and shipping;
• Oversee the operational aspects of the repair process, including logistics and stock movements.

Logistics & Intercompany Movements

• Ensure an efficient, compliant and effective logistical process;
• Supervise all logistics and stock movements, including: o Inbound stock from suppliers
• Rejections back to suppliers
• Outbound shipments to customers o Customer returns and repairs
• Ensure logistical issues on exports are resolved timeously and shipments are tracked through to delivery;
• Similarly manage all logistics and customs clearances on imports;
• Liaise with Engineering to ensure quick turnaround of Incoming Goods Inspection process of inventory receipts;
• Manage relationships and performance of 3rd-party fulfilment centre contractors.

Systems, Process & Compliance

• Critically evaluate existing systems and processes for opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy;
• Ensure all relevant procedures and work instructions are up to date and properly reflects the work that needs to be done;
• Ensure compliance with the Quality Management System;
• Ensure compliance with Safety, Health & Environmental policies.

Inherent Requirements    
Requirements:

• Qualification in Supply Chain, Procurement or Logistics Management an advantage. 
• 10+ Years work experience material requirement planning and production planning; 
• Experience in imports and exports; 
• Experience in stock control, and warehousing operations; 
• Experience with ISO 9001 quality management systems; 
• Strong forward-planner with meticulous attention to detail; 
• Extremely well organised; 
• Skilled at handling complex, fast-moving operational environments; 
• System and process driven; 
• Ability to prioritise under pressure;