DC Inventory Clerk - Night Shift - Cosmetics - DC Midrand

Dis-Chem Pharmacies’ in Midrand has an opportunity available for a DC Inventory Clerk to join the team. The main purpose of this role will be to ensure that replenishment gets done on the various bins, within the Distribution system in the warehouse on a continuous basis. Ensure efficient and accurate continuous cycle counting of stock, in line with company standard operational procedures, and customer needs, if required to do so and ensure physical stock integrity and accuracy in the warehouse is maintained.

Minimum Requirements…

Essential:

• Grade 12 or Senior Certificate

Advantageous:

• Supply-Chain or Logistics Degree or Diploma
• 2 Years relevant experience, in a Distribution, Logistics or Supply Chain Environment

Job Specification…

Inventory:

• Interpret and initiate continuous inventory, as well as annual stock counts.
• Ensure accuracy of counts and process the counts according to standard operating procedure.
• Prevent, analyse and interpret all potential departmental shrinkage indicators (adjustments) and act accordingly.
• Ensure high level responsibility.
• Maintain a stock rotation on an inventory based on FEFO (first expiry, first out) principle.
• Continuously resolve stock issues and errors.
• Update stock reports as required by management.

Customer Service:

• Effective and efficient resolution of internal and external customer day-to-day queries.
• Deal with all aspects of store or customer queries.
• Effective and efficient relationships with internal customers to improve operating efficiencies.
• Effective direction within the operational team through involvement and communication and sound people practices.
• Ensure everything, within reason has been done to meet customer expectations and ensure customer satisfaction.

Planning and Administration:

• Ensure optimal planning and forecasting of department resources to meet the day-to-day strategic objectives.
• Efficient and accurate administration, filling and reporting for transactional excellence.
• Adhere to Good Warehousing Practises, SHE programme and Occupational Health and Safety act.
• Anticipate issues and opportunities and take act on them pro-actively.
• Adherence and delivery against shift specific targets, with emphasis on accuracy.
• The effective and efficient performance of clerical functions in the Inventory department, according to standard operating procedures.
• Comply with minimum standards of efficiency and accuracy, in order to meet company requirements.

Cycle Counting / Penalty Area:

• Be responsible for ensuring that good cycle counting is performed on a regular cyclic basis.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy while performing duties.
• Spot-check accuracy of counters and take corrective action, with repeat offenders.
• Keep the penalty area clear on a daily basis.
• Be aware of all pick and reserve positions in different warehouse sections.
• Analyse adjustment trends and take appropriate action by drawing to management attention.
• Capture cycle count correction and other daily data.
• Produce daily empty bin reports and other enquiries as designated by department manager.

Remuneration and benefits:

• Market related salary
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff account

ONLY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED. IF YOU HAVEN`T BEEN CONTACTED WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CLOSING DATE, PLEASE CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION AS UNSUCCESSFUL.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is an equal opportunity employer. Dis-Chem’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to Dis-Chem’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. Dis-Chem actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.