Africa Inventory Manager at GE - General Electric

Ref Id: 3131304
Location: Nigeria
Job Function: Manufacturing
Business Segment: Healthcare Sustainable Solutions

Role Summary

• Operationally owns, in conjunction with the Commercial, S&OP, OOM & Logistics functions, reducing distribution inventory in the following buckets: Finished goods (FG) in warehouses, installation in process (IIP) at customers, locally sourced items (LSI / ICAT), etc.

Essential Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:

• Partner with Regional functional teams to establish operating mechanisms and develop actions to reduce aged inventory which will improve working capital and reduce obsolescence expense
• Lead regional Commercial & OOM/LogOPS leaders to identify aged systems stranded in the region
• Root cause reasons why inventory is aging and develop action plans to prevent in the future
• Engage commercial team to promote sales, match aged systems with backlog, and reallocate inventory to align with demand
• Develop domain expertise in inventory management leveraging oracle, istock and tableau reporting tools
• Drive continuous improvement and implement best practices across global materials team
• Exhibit leadership and effectively communicate with all levels of the organization including senior leadership
• Lead key materials projects to improve the overall working capital position for GE Healthcare
• Drive for continuous inventory turn improvement and implement best practice models to assure targets are achieved

Quality Specific Goals:

• Aware of and comply with the GEHC Quality Manual, Quality Management System, Quality Management Policy, Quality Goals, and applicable laws and regulations as they apply to this job type/position
• Complete all planned Quality & Compliance training within the defined deadlines
• Identify and report any quality or compliance concerns and take immediate corrective action as required

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years supply chain experience or HS diploma and +7 years supply chain experience
• Proven ability to drive change initiatives in a matrix environment
• Ability to successfully motivate and maintain employee involvement while driving change
• Demonstrated troubleshooting, analytical and planning skills
• Demonstrated strong communication skills (written and verbal) to all levels of the organization
• Proven Oracle knowledge and experience
• Must have valid authorization to work full-time without any restriction in the role’s location

Desired Characteristics:

• Certified six sigma green/black belt
• Lean manufacturing experience
• OMLP Graduate
• MBA or Master’s Degree/ or equivalent knowledge or experience
• Previous experience with global inventory management