Inventory Lead - Boksburg at DHL Supply Chain

General Accountabilities

Team Management  

• Effective leadership and management of the operational and administrative teams
• Plan, manage and adjust staffing levels to meet operational requirements  
• Direct the daily activity to ensure a safe, secure, clean and fair work environment for team members                                              
• Deliver team member performance reviews, development and/or succession planning as appropriate 

Facilitate effective communication     

• Ensure compliance to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's)  
• Ensure company policies are communicated, applied and enforced   
• Work in collaboration with other DHL sites to maximise efficiencies and best practice              
• Ensure accurate control of inventory up to and beyond the KPI levels expected by the customer and DHL 
• Full responsibility of Stock take i.e. planning, preparation, physical counting of stock and manage all stock counts and audits of inventory  
• Develop & maintain effective inventory process, incorporating warehouse management systems                      
• Produce accurate stock Key Performance Indicator reports, analyse and recommend changes to Standard Operating Procedures to enhance accuracy and operational effectiveness                   
• Consistently achieve established key performance indicators for productivity, accuracy and housekeeping. 
• Put in place procedures to monitor and minimise stock losses  
• Daily recons on storage types and ensure that inventory team meets daily targets
• Monitor all stock movements within warehouse and ensure report on issues 
• Constant communication with operational team      
• Train team members to ensure that inventory control procedures are fully implemented              
• Implement procedures to maintain cycle counting and perpetual inventory   
• Understand DHL's stock loss contractual liability and ensure any potential risk is effectively mitigated    
• Produce timely and accurate management information & reports as required, to Senior Management on a daily, weekly / monthly basis  
• Manage all disciplinary and grievance issues (complaints) in line with HR policy  
• Manage and motivate inventory team - ensure adequate inventory team cover available across all operational shifts   

Budget Management 

• Drive and develop team culture.  
• Compliance with statutory and company policies and procedures  
• To ensure stock protection is maintained.
• To ensure daily monitoring of stock procedures 
• Team Building and Morale Management 
• Responsibility for all issues relating to Health & Safety and the Environment
• Liaise with clients on stock control issues                       
• Translate, Analyze and deliver customer needs through effective operations
• Ensure daily or weekly workload planning and volume forecasting routines are accomplishe      
• Investigate all stock losses and adjustments   
• Maintain appropriate information / reporting systems to monitor Depot performance on an ongoing basis         

Manage the PI process 

• Assist in the preparation of and control of direct expenses budget by investigating variances with a focus on overtime and other variable costs (stock losses) 
• Ensure accurate inventory administration of all aspects of the warehouse
• Organise and lead the focus on improved productivity levels                                                        

Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12 Certificate
• Diploma in Inventory Management - Desirable
• 3 - 4 years’ experience

Skills/Competencies/Experiences

• Excellent organisational skills                                                                                
• Minimum of 1 year experience of team management
• Good analytical and numerical skills     
• Customer Management at a senior level   
• Experience change manager                                                                                  
• Succession planning & development of key managers       
• Finance/Profit & Loss Management  
• Person needs good understanding of distribution
• Excellent HR and IR Skills                                                                                        
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, motivation and planning skills               
• Excellent communicator (verbal & written)
• Knowledge of Health & Safety requirements 
• Fully computer literate (MS Office Advanced, SAP)             
• Relationship management/cultural appreciation 
• Impact and influence                                                                                 
• Negotiation Skills                                                                                       
• Acquisition appraisal and management 
• Project Management                                                                                 
• Team Development                                                                                   
• Excellent communication skills                                                                              
• Analytical approach to problem solving    
• Process management skills                                                                                    
• Report writing skills                                                                                  
• Presentation skills - preparation and delivery 
• Complete and scrutinise reconciliations