Inventory Manager at The Place

Location: Lekki Phase I, Lagos

Job Description / Responsibilities

• The Inventory Manager will coordinate all warehouse and outlet stores activities in a multiple location.
• Develop, document and implement best practice inventory control and management processes
• Develop and implement policies to ensure stock items are properly stored in all the warehouse and stores including cold chain to prevent damage, spoilage and loss
• Ensure warehouse layout is optimally utilized by constantly reviewing layout, space utilization and materials
• Liaise with procurement and inbound logistics to ensure effective planning of stock activities using historic sales data and adequate documentation
• Define minimum stock level and reorder quantity taking lead time of each item into consideration. Ensure this is regularly updated in line with changes in business operations
• Develop effective supply chain procedures and ensure proper communication between central warehouse and outlet storekeepers/accountants in terms of items transferred to the outlets.
• Ensure adequate and timely stock accounting records are maintained for stock receipts and issuance including inter location transfers at all times.
• Monitor stock level on daily basis and ensure adequate stock levels are maintained at all times in line with sales
• Authorise all stock receipt and dispatch from central warehouse and equipment store
• Analyse data to proactively plan for future needs including imported items
• Ensure the rule of First-in-first-out is complied with across all warehouse and our stores. Also ensure that perishable stock like plantain are painstakingly sorted at the point of receipt to ensure that riper/ softer ones that are more likely to perish sooner are used first
• Oversee warehouse and store staff and conduct performance appraisal on a timely basis
• Drive capacity building and training of warehouse and store staff including induction and orientation for new staff
• Define and implement an optimal departmental structure to support expanding operations of the Company
• Ensure regular stock count exercise are performed and all discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner
• Investigate in conjunction with internal audit damage/obsolete or missing stock items
• Ensure implementation of good housekeeping principles within the warehouse
• Liaise with Procurement to define and update standards for inputs/ raw materials: photo of standard, shape, size (dimension/ weight), ripeness, colouration, texture etc (particularly for inconsistent raw agricultural products): eg plantain, pepper, tomato, asun; (fish, prawn & snail etc size)
• Ensure compliance with standards on inputs/ raw materials received into store (thoroughly check, reject sub-standard items, promptly report/ record, track and resolve issues)
• Carry out research and liaise with maintenance to define and update optimal storage, preservation or ripening practices for item in store, and ensure compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of First Degree in relevant discipline
• About 8 years warehouse/inventory experience in a manufacturing/food industry
• Inventory Management experience on ERP eg Microsoft Navision is very important
• External or internal audit background is an added advantage
• Microsoft office skills especially Microsoft Excel skill is a must
• Analytical mind with excellent numeric abilities
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills
• High level of integrity.