Inventory Manager

Takealot

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Permanent
Full-time

22 days ago

takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Inventory Manager to join our Supply Chain team in KZN DC.We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hardworking people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won't be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.This position reports to the General Manager.Your responsibilities will include:

Manage and ensure that Inventory is well organised and controlled to sufficiently support production and the goals of the business
Implement improvement processes and maintain policies and procedures and systems to minimise costs and maximize working capital
Ensuring all work areas are clean and tidy and safe for staff to work in (housekeeping)
Manage and implement the Company Policies & Procedures within the Inventory department and ensure that they is strictly adhered to
Manage stock takes, cycle counts, replenishments
Ensure stock accuracy and pick able locations
Control Pick fails & stock investigations
Supervise stock movements
Daily deal stock management
Drive process improvement through data driven decisions
Manage and implement inventory management strategies
Optimize the customer experience by ensuring the right product quantities, in the right places, at the right time
Perform audits of inventory management-related tools and systems ensuring settings are correct and optimized. Automate whenever possible
Take ownership of all aspects of inventory reporting for the company: develop the inventory planning model, plan product transitions and inventory exposure
Produce daily reports to ensure key critical areas of the inventory processes are controlled
Effective leadership and direction for the operations team through involvement and communication to deliver on the relevant key business drivers
Measure and manage staff through formal staff appraisals, development, coaching and disciplinary procedures
Conform to all Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) standards and legislation as set out by the business and the OHS Act

Drive continuous improvement measures within your departmentAttributes required:

Excellent and proven data extraction and analytical ability and applying this data to drive inventory management decisions
Organized and detailed oriented with proven experience of managing inventory
A Self- starter who is tenacious at identifying and resolving challenges
Passionate about customer service within the supply chain environment
Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, MS Access and PowerPoint)
Experience creating and setting annual operating plans and presenting to Senior Management
Have a detailed understanding of inventory control / warehouse management systems (including reverse logistics)
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills for a demanding and customer focused working environment.
Possess excellent personal organisation and business administration skills in accordance with modern best practice methods.
Possess the ability to work productively, efficiently & effectively with initiative and drive under tight timescales and pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and quality.
Possess the willingness to learn, improve and adapt.
Good team player, hard worker, willing to be flexible with a positive attitude
Must be able to work as part of a multi-cultural team
Must be willing to work overtime as and when required. This overtime will be unpaid due to the level of the position

Qualifications:

Degree within Supply Chain or similar
Relevant Inventory qualification
5 -10 years previous experience the Logistics, Supply Chain, Warehousing and Distribution environment.
2+ years in a management role would be advantageous

The Environment:

takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
We are short on ego and high on output.
We are doers and not only thinkers, it's all in the execution after all.
We love what we do and what we are creating.

We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who:

is forthright but respectful
is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
is curious and challenge the status quo
is innovative and enjoys iteration
is collaborative
will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com.
thinks like an owner of the business.
is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARDWORKING

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.Apply for this Job

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