Inventory Lead - DSC Germiston at DHL Supply Chain

Primary purpose of the role

• To plan, co-ordinate, supervise and report upon the work activities of the inventory team, providing effective communication, leadership, motivation, training & development. Responsibility for maintaining  and managing inventory integrity. Responsibility for managing and minimising DHL's contractual stock loss liabilities.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure accurate control of inventory up to and beyond the KPI levels expected by the customer and DHL  
• Plan 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 
• 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
• Manage and motivate inventory team - ensure adequate inventory team cover available across all operational shifts
• Control of team budgeted hours and costs
• Create and publish Standard Operating Procedures
• Attend customer meetings as required
• Contribute to site continuous improvement agenda
• Submitting monthly inventory information accurately and timeously to meet deadlines
• Management of damages and stock losses within warehouse

Qualifications

• Matric
• Educated to university degree level or equivalent professional qualifications in conjunction with relevant experience will also be considered

Skills/Competencies/Experiences

• Coaching skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members and leadership team
• Good written and communication skills
• 3-5 years experience of working in inventory environment
• 3-5 years experience of working in warehouse environment
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Leadership skills
• Maintains effective relationships with customers
• Develops / Delivers high quality / innovative products, services or solutions
• Focuses on customer needs and gains their commitment
• Gains management / colleague support to meet customer needs
• Ensures strategies / plans are aligned and reflect others views
• Develops strategies / plans aligned to broader organizational strategy
• Communicates strategy
• Establishes clear, challenging and achievable objectives
• Coordinates efforts and aligns resources to achieve objectives
• Regularly reviews and communicates progress against objectives and adjusts as needed
• Supports the development of others
• Inspires others to develop themselves
• Conveys a clear sense of personal goals and values
• Follow through with any task assigned until the task is completed successfully.
• Good communication with internal customers
• Complete and scrutinise reconciliations
• knowledge of clients requirements and customer needs
• Experience of working within budgetary constraints
• Knowledge of logistics market trends, opportunities and challenges
• Commercial breadth, i.e. general management experience
• Strategic tools/techniques approaches and strategy determination

Languages

• English-Fluent (written and verbal)