Inventory Lead

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Deutsche Post DHL Group is the world’s leading logistics and mail company.

We’re one of the world’s largest employers, operating in over 220 countries and territories. We’re Europe’s largest postal service, partner for eCommerce and pioneers in secure digital communication. We’re number one in contract logistics and international express delivery, and a leader in the forwarding business.

Join us and you’ll be working for a global company that’s focused on service, quality and sustainability, and using the power of global trade to connect people and improve lives.

And not just for our customers, but for every member of our Group too.

At DHL Supply Chain South Africa, we’re looking for…

Vacancy: Inventory Lead

Role Outline

To plan, co-ordinate, supervise and report upon the work activities of the inventory team, providing effective communication, leadership, motivation, training & development. Responsibility for maintaining and managing inventory integrity. Responsibility for managing and minimizing DHL's contractual stock loss liabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure accurate control of inventory up to and beyond the KPI levels expected by the customer and DHL
• Plan and manage all stock counts and audits of inventory
• Develop & maintain effective inventory process, incorporating warehouse management system
• Produce accurate stock Key Performance Indicator reports, analyse and recommend changes to Standard Operating Procedures to enhance accuracy and operational effectiveness
• Put in place procedures to monitor and minimise stock losses
• Daily recons on storage types and ensure that inventory team meets daily targets
• Monitor all stock movements within warehouse and ensure report on issues
• Constant communication with operational team
• Train team members to ensure that inventory control procedures are fully implemented
• Implement procedures to maintain cycle counting and perpetual inventory
• Understand DHL's stock loss contractual liability and ensure any potential risk is effectively mitigated
• Produce timely and accurate management information & reports as required
• Manage and motivate inventory team - ensure adequate inventory team cover available across all operational shifts
• Control of team budgeted hours and costs
• Create and publish Standard Operating Procedures
• Attend customer meetings as required
• Contribute to site continuous improvement agenda
• Submitting monthly inventory information accurately and timeously to meet deadlines
• Management of damages and stock losses within warehouse
• Control of all inventories related matters within parameters of location
• Recruitment and handling of Industrial Relations in line with HR policy as well as scheduling of inventory team
• To ensure stock that is damaged or due to expire is removed from the cages / orders
• Authority to write off stock to a certain limit, thereafter prior approval is required from systems manager

DPDHL Core Competencies & Skills:

• Maintains effective relationships with customers
• Develops / Delivers high quality / innovative products, services or solutions
• Focuses on customer needs and gains their commitment
• Gains management / colleague support to meet customer needs
• Ensures strategies / plans are aligned and reflect others views
• Develops strategies / plans aligned to broader organizational strategy
• Communicates strategy
• Establishes clear, challenging and achievable objectives
• Aligns resources and the organization within own area of responsibility to achieve objectives
• Regularly reviews and communicates progress against objectives and adjusts as needed
• Champions continuous improvement and innovation
• Inspires results and respect by empowerment, accountability recognition and rewards recognizing the contribution of others
• Provides candid / regular feedback
• Supports the development of others
• Inspires others to develop themselves
• Conveys a clear sense of personal goals and values
• Actively seeks feedback to improve performance
• Develops new skills and modifies behaviors based on feedback
• Takes personal responsibility for career and development

Skills/Experience

• Experience of working within budgetary constraints
• Fully computer literate (MS Office Advanced, SAP)
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, motivation and planning skills
• Ability to co-ordinate all staff and assets in warehouse department
• Person should know what products are handled by the Company
• Person should be able to enforce health and safety procedures and identify hazards
• Knowledge of clients requirements and customer needs
• 3-5 years experience of working in inventory environment
• 3-5 years experience of working in warehouse environment
• Knowledge of logistics market trends, opportunities and challenges
• Commercial breadth, i.e. general management experience
• Strategic tools/techniques approaches and strategy determination

Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12 Certificate
• Diploma in Inventory Management

Languages

• English - verbal and written.