Overall Purpose of the Job: The incumbent will be responsible for all aspects regarding stock management and managing stores and the stores personnel.

Minimum qualification and experience:

• Suitable Qualification (Logistics/Supply Chain Management)
• 3 to 5 years of Inventory Management
• Excellent working knowledge of EXCEL
• SAP experience an advantage or experience on other Inventory systems

Main duties & responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain inputs to computerised inventory system – ensure all items received and dispatched are accurately captured within regional deadlines.
• Implement a check process in terms of outstanding purchase orders – receiving of physical items and services as well as system receipting (for stock and non-stock items).
• Coordinate liquidation and transfer of stock to reflect cost, age and demand.
• Ensure internal control procedures are adhered to through documentation audits.
• Ensure all items dispatched and received are captured timeously in line with the regional deadlines.
• Manage cycle count requirements.
• Ensure that internal and external customer service and lead time are achieved within existing financial constraints in order to meet marketing and financial objectives.
• Ensure requisitions are from approved vendor, product, price lists and agreements
• Monitor quality of products from suppliers
• Ensure that suppliers adhere to lead time for delivery of orders
• Liaise with the Head Office procurement department and support them with information needs
• Manage the physical and system receipting and issuing of stock on a daily basis as per the service/installation job schedule requirements.
• Manage the stock ratio of stores in line with budget on a minimum / maximum stock level.
• Ensure strict access control to the stores area.
• Organise inventory storage to optimize operational efficiency and storage space utilisation.
• Implement a check process on all goods entering the stores area in terms of quality / data sheets are correctly labelled.
• Coordinate and manage the monthly stock take process.

• Leads and Manages team of professionals to accomplish inventory and L&D objectives for the Enterprise, across multiple facilities and locations.
• Responsible for the ongoing training and development needs of staff under your control.
• Set up and attend training sessions / demo’s at regular intervals with suppliers to understand products on the Approved list.
• Ensure store man, stores assistants and stores administrators meet monthly deadlines.

KPI’s

• Inventory holding values
• Stock turn days
• Obsolescence %
• Open purchase order
• Stock variances – investigate, follow up and prepare variance report with full explanations

We reserve the right not to make an appointment to any advertised position. Whilst preference is given to existing employees at all times and the choice made is purely on merit, Historically Disadvantaged Candidates and Black Female Candidates are encouraged and supported in the FSG team.  Whilst black female candidates will be given priority as per our transformation policy subject to the above criteria.

Fidelity Services Group (Pty) Ltd supports global fair practice and business ethics on continuous development of our human capital as the key resource to our success in the markets in which we participate.

Should you not be contacted regarding this position within 10 working days from the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful.