Inventory and Dispatch Controller

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Join Our Team at Safripol as a Inventory and Dispatch Controller!

Are you a detail-oriented supply chain professional ready to drive customer excellence?

Safripol is seeking an Inventory and Dispatch Controller to play a pivotal role in our Supply Chain Department. In this position, you will ensure the timely dispatch of finished goods and coordinate critical inventory management activities. If you are passionate about delivering a seamless, customer-centric service and maintaining optimal stock accuracy, this role offers the perfect opportunity to make a tangible impact on our valued clientele.

Minimum Requirements

• Matric
• National Diploma in Inventory management advantageous
• Minimum 5 years of related experience in inventory management, distribution of finished goods and warehousing, or logistics
• Literate in Microsoft Office Packages
• In-depth knowledge of inventory management in SAP
• Superior organizational and communication skills
• Knowledge of inventory control.
• Ability to reconcile stock counts to report data.
• Database management skills.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems.
• Ability to prepare routine administrative paperwork.
• Ability to receive, transfer, and/or goods issue stock on SAP.
• Clerical, word processing, and/or office skills.

Duties & Responsibilities

Inventory Control & SAP Governance

• Perform critical inventory tasks to ensure correct quantities and locations, including reconciliation of stock at month end
• Lead the month-end stock count process, including coordinating pre-count and post-count meetings, identifying risks, highlighting discrepancies, and ensuring timely mitigation actions to maintain inventory accuracy and audit compliance.
• Maintain accurate records of transfers, consignment stock, silo and bagged stock.
• Troubleshoot and reconcile discrepancies between physical and SAP stock.
• Reconcile production refeeds (Bag to silo) and assist with audit readiness.
• Achieve SAP vs WMS accuracy targets on all Finished goods locations

Consignment Stock & Customer Consumption

• Govern consignment stock movements and consumption.
• Maintain POD trails and GI processes.

Develop and implement improvements to existing operational procedures to maximise efficiency and cut operational costs.

Logistics Coordination & Transport Planning

• Liaise with CSRs and 3rd parties.
• Oversees the planning and execution of load schedules to warehouses, export destinations, and customer collections
• Prepare delivery notes and manage SAP goods issue.
• Ensure compliance to ETD/ETA from 3rd party transporter and report delays and standing time for effective service to end customer
• Management of Process returns and coordinate damages/collection of product
• Maximise X300 fleet utilization and transport routes.

Transporter, Documentation & Financial Controls

• Manage transporter performance and SLAs and Legal governance
• Track PODs and ensure alignment between dispatched and invoiced deliveries.
• Validate transport rates via the LPS and SAP reports and resolve discrepancies.
• Control claim work against carriers in line with the Company procedure

Continuous Improvement & Cost Optimisation

• Improve procedures to maximise efficiency and reduce costs.
• Report delays and drive corrective actions
• Ownership of E&A’s, UPE’s, MOC and audit findings