Lead: Inventory at DHL Supply Chain

Key areas of responsibility include:

• 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, analyze and recommend changes to Standard Operating Procedures to enhance accuracy and operational effectiveness
• Put in place procedures to monitor and minimize 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
• Control of all inventory related matters within parameters of location
• Recruitment and handling of Industrial Relations in line with HR policy as well as scheduling of inventory team
• To ensure stock that is damaged or due to expire is removed from the cages / orders
• Conform and promote awareness to staff on ISO 9001, ISO 22716, ISO 13485 and regulatory requirements associated with the QMS.

Skills/Experience

• 3-5 years experience of working in inventory environment
• 3-5 years experience of working in warehouse environment
• Knowledge of logistics market trends, opportunities and challenges
• Commercial breadth, i.e. general management experience
• Strategic tools/techniques approaches and strategy determination
• Experience of working within budgetary constraints
• Fully computer literate (MS Office Advanced, SAP)
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, motivation and planning skills
• Ability to co-ordinate all staff and assets in warehouse department 
• Person should know what products are handled by the Company
• Person should be able to enforce health and safety procedures and identify hazards
• knowledge of clients requirements and customer needs

Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12
• Diploma in Inventory Management