Inventory Control Coordinator at Soteria Eye Clinic

Responsibilities

• Ordering from vendors and suppliers and ensuring shipment arrival time.
• Managing inventory by stocking and cataloguing products.
• Performing quality checks on stored inventory and discarding inventory that does not meet the company standards.
• Updating inventory count and maintaining inventory records to share with management and other stakeholders in the business.
• Reporting discrepancies in inventory that indicate theft, such as too little inventory at last count
• Implementing loss prevention programs to prevent theft
• Obtaining estimates and price details from different vendors to compare costs
• Researching the accuracy of product details and testing new products
• Receive, store and issue products.
• Monitoring inventory levels and replenishing stock as needed.
• Developing and implementing inventory control systems and practices.
• Liaising and negotiating with vendors and suppliers to ensure the quality of Lenses, frames and drugs purchases.
• Coordinating the logistics of purchase orders, stock transfers, deliveries, tagging, and processing across branches.
• Forecasting supply and demand requirements to ensure stock availability.
• Tracking inbound and outbound orders to prevent overstocking and out-of-stock (OOS).
• Analyzing and reviewing supply chain data to identify and resolve issues.
• Generating purchase and pricing reports, supply chain analysis, and inventory management systems.
• Performing regular stock checks and reporting any issues to the Operations Manager.
• Maintaining and updating records of purchase orders, pricing reports, and inventory records.
• Undertake daily and weekly stock takes.
• Devise ways to optimize inventory control procedures
• Inspect the levels of business supplies and material to identify shortages.
• Record daily deliveries and shipments to reconcile inventory.
• Use software to monitor demand and document characteristics of inventory.
• Evaluate suppliers to achieve cost-effective deals and maintain trust relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or its related field
• Fluency in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)