Inventory Controller at FLSmidth

The Purpose of the role

The role will focus on the strategic management and control of pump, cyclone, and valve inventory, ensuring optimal stock levels for sales and production while working with the respective stakeholders. Ensuring all reports are managed and maintained with a high degree of stock control in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Key Accountabilities

• Develops and maintains inputs to the inventory system, including network changes, lead times, cost, and delivery expectations.
• Coordinates with traffic, production planning, and warehouse personnel to ensure appropriate routing, scheduling, and storing of goods.
• Promotes a culture of personal and team safety, including others who may be affected by the company’s operational activities.
• Coordinating stock control operations with warehouse staff, as well as the sales and finance departments
• Overseeing stock storage processes, including tagging, boxing, and labeling
• Carry out inventory-related investigations and queries needing resolution and drive the required actions.
• Ensure that physical stock and stock on hand align in terms of product, location, and quantity measure obsolete stock as well slow-moving stock.
• Report on cycle count results and ensure that any discrepancies are resolved timeously.
• Ensure stock take preparations are carried out correctly prior to all stock takes and ensure that the respective inventory records are in place and managed.
• Ensure inventory holding policies, procedures, and processes are documented and trained out.
• Effective control of FIFO principles and practices
• Audit inventory management process compliance for the facility.
• Review and audit inventory master data accuracy.
• Report and escalate slow-moving stock and ensure action (sell/scrap) is taken by relevant stakeholders.
• Spend time in warehouses to coach on the topic, physically review and validate, housekeeping and 5S implementation and compliance where needed, and recommend improved processes/management action.
• Ensure compliance with external audit requirements (e.g. ISO 14001, 45001)
• Coordinate and close annual stock audits with external parties.

What you bring

• Matric
• Tertiary related qualification, Diploma/ Degree in Business Administration, Supply chain Management
• Minimum 2 years of working experience in inventory control.
• Computer literate in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook and MS Projects.