Stock / Inventory Officer (Shoe manufacturer Sector) at Karisa Consults Limited

Job Requirements

• 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 stock purchases.
• Coordinating the logistics of purchase orders, stock transfers, deliveries, tagging, and processing.
• 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 supervisor.
• Maintaining and updating records of purchase orders, pricing reports, and inventory records.
• Counts, sorts and checks in incoming articles; verifies against requisitions, shipping notices or invoices; places articles on sales floor shelves or in the storeroom.
• Replenishes merchandise on shelves from storeroom stock; rotates merchandise and keeps it orderly and neat in appearance.
• Checks inventory periodically to determine reordering needs and verify with records; requisitions standard stock items, supplies or materials within established limits; notifies designated staff of fast moving items.
• Contact vendors to obtain information regarding shipping status of orders or special orders placed by department.
• Places or changes price tags on merchandise; places tags, markers or labels on shelves to identify stock.
• Packs and ships packages according to instructions using boxes, packing materials and sealing tape.
• Records or documents changes in inventory, mark-ups or markdowns of merchandise according to established procedures.
• Gathers requisitioned supplies, merchandise or materials and prepares for delivery or pick-up.
• Assists customers or others in locating needed merchandise, materials or supplies.

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Logistics, Business Administration, or similar preferred.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in retail, warehousing, logistics, or similar.
• Excellent knowledge of inventory management software .
• Exceptional understanding of inventory management practices such as ABC analysis and cycle counting.
• Good analytical and logistical thinking abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional collaboration and negotiation abilities.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills