Inventory Controller Full Time

About The Role

The Inventory Controller will manage and monitor the inventory and stock holdings ensuring system stock issues are minimized. You will monitor and control movement of stock, formulate policies and control procedures in order to maintain minimum discrepancies

What You’ll Be Doing

• Oversee the entire process of stock transfers inter warehouse, warehouse to store and inter store, ensure the movements are recorded and updated to reduce discrepancies. Provide regular update on pending orders, claims for the damaged/shortage of merchandise & replenishment process.

• Monitor transactions daily, investigating discrepancies and confirming FOHD logs are raised. Also reviewing the status of logs to ensure accurate resolution.

• Investigate daily RESA reports and follow up with relevant parties for resolution of discrepancies, taking suitable actions. Investigate negative stock on hand and liaise with relevant managers to action problematic stock counts.

• Verify stocks periodically to have a data base of all available stocks, depletions and / or additions made, if any, to monitor the stock position in the warehouse. This includes reviewing , monitoring and reconciliation of SIN BIN, WMS and RMS stocks; of appointments, and reporting on quarantine issues.

1. Manage perpetual stock take calendar in conjunction with designated managers and stock take team, communicate the plan, and ensure compliance to the plan . Oversee the physical stock take process, review stock take results in conjunction with the management and reconcile the figures by auditing physical stock movements. Prepare reports based on the findings and provide recommendations and suggestions to the GM. Implement stock loss action plans (formulated as a result of stock counts) in conjunction with Loss Prevention Team . Review stock loss posting to the GL and ensure correctness. Monitor and track account and publish cumulative results for business as per KPI’s defined or SOA.

2. Review and monitor extent of damages in the stores and mitigate incidence in conjunction with managers. Ensure adequacy of financial provisions.

3. Facilitate queries by internal and external auditors on stock accounts, reports and ageing, and reconciliation of financial accounts to inventory reports. Separately report consignment stocks and control discrepancies.

4. Control assets and ensure that system inventory is updated at all time. Keep record of assets location; suggest strategy for clearing of unwanted or depreciated equipment. Ensure count as per SOA and initiate approvals for write off / destruction as required.

5. Review Audit report findings, stock inventory related matters and ensure all requirements have been auctioned, and provide recommendations about changes in processes if required.

Qualifications

About You

You have the ability to priorities and organize own work in order to make the most efficient use of time available. You are driven to exceed goals and possess a desire to improve ways of working.

To be successful you will need to have the below skills, education and experience:

• Graduate, preferably in Commerce, and with basic knowledge of accounting

  • 5 years Inventory experience in retail, of which at least 2 years in the Gulf region

  • Expert in Excel and Power Point

  • Highly organized with eye for details