Inventory Co-Ordinator at Danone

About the job

• To co-ordinate and manage Third Party Logistics Service providers for warehousing and distribution across channels in South Africa and distributing into Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland and Mozambique. This role also maintains stock accuracy and manages crates and pallets across the network and handles dispute resolution on inventory queries (SPOC).

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Strategy and Planning

• Effective leadership and direction for the operations team through involvement and communication to deliver on the relevant key business drivers
• Work with deployment & planning teams on inventory issues and improvements
• Drive change and lead the implementation of best practice

Controls

• Manage and ensure that Inventory is well organized and controlled to sufficiently support Operations and the goals of the business.
• Implement improvement processes and maintain policies and procedures and systems to minimize costs and maximize working capital.
• Manage stock takes, cycle counts, replenishments
• Control Pick fails & stock investigations
• Supervise stock movements
• Manage and implement inventory management strategies
• Perform audits of inventory management-related tools, processes and systems ensuring settings are correct and optimized.

Reporting

• Produce daily reports to ensure key critical areas of the inventory processes are controlled
• Perform manual transactions in SAP when support systems are down
• Support management in the Finished goods warehouse on inventory
• Assist Operations as and when necessary with inventory queries (FG)
• Maintain master data management of inventory
• Provide backup and support for SAP users where required.
• Running and Updating weekly PowerBI dashboards

Relationship Building

• Manage the dispute resolution and claims (SPOC)
• Engagement with FG warehouse personnel
• Provide training and support of end users in SAP platforms
• Mentor other logistics team members, as required

ACADEMIC AND TRADE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors Degree or Diploma in Purchasing, Supply Chain Logistics or Engineering, Finance

WORK EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• At least 3-5 years’ experience in FMCG and related Supply Chain experience
• Previous experience in working with SAP is an advantage
• Previous experience in WMS is preferable
• Project Management skills
• Proficient in MS Office: Excel, Work, Outlook, PowerPoint
• Previous experience in managing a team is an advantage
• A thorough understanding of all Supply Chain principles and processes
• Previous experience in dairy is preferable