Main purpose of the role:
This role will be responsible for the management and control of daily / weekly / monthly Retail Distribution Center:

• Planning, scheduling & balancing of In & Outbound orders across various customer requirements
• Inventory Management

Duties and Respnsibilites:

• Understand the customer’s business
• Understand the customer’s customer requirements
• Develop a strong, trusting relationship with clients
• Deep understanding of contractual SLAs & KPIs
• Adherence to HSE compliance and responsibilities
• Adherence to tasks not stipulated in job profile i.e. audit compliance, adhoc duties due to operational requirements.
• Create and maintain various reports in line with KPI and contractual obligations.
• Control, action, investigate and complete CAPA document’s if need be, this includes but is not limited to nil picks, error percentages, KPI requirements, etc.
• Complete daily system checks to ensure all data to and from the client system is working

Inventory Management:

• Control the risks associated with inventory.
• Monitor and correct the inadequate or inappropriate inventory, to meet the demands of sales e.g. stock shortage.
• Action the high inventory levels e.g. FIFO, Obsolete and Slow-moving stock, on client request.
• Manage and correct inventory movement records on WMS and ensure correction on client system
• Control the security over inventory which could result in loss, theft or misappropriation, etc.
• Plan and implement cycle counts, ABC analysis counting and various other processes in line with the KPI and contractual obligations.
• Ensure Material Master and bin master is maintained, updated and actioned as required.
• Control, quarantined and damaged stock, this includes inspections, scrapping processes, etc.

Tertiary Qualifications:

• 4-year Logistics or Supply Chain Management degree, or 4-year equivalent diploma (BTECH)
• 4-year Industrial Engineering, or 4-year equivalent diploma (BTECH)
• BCom Logistics or 4-year equivalent diploma (BTECH)
• Other relevant qualifications in Inventory, Planning or Stock Management
• 3-7 years minimum relevant experience in industry with in-depth experience in all job-related requirements listed below

Computer Literacy Level:

• Excellent knowledge of ERP and WMS systems
• Advance knowledge Inventory Management software/apps
• Tableau/PowerBI
• Tactix, JustEnough, Netstock or similar planning software packages
• Highly proficient in Excel/PowerPoint for data management and reporting

Job-related requirements:

• 3-5 years’ experience in a warehouse environment
• Min of 3 years’ in job related Retail environment
• Extensive knowledge of Inbound, Outbound, Cycle-counting and Return processes and workflows
• Proven knowledge and experience in root cause analysis and problem solving, including investigating and troubleshooting of stock discrepancies.
• Sound and proven skills in Planning, Organising, Directing, Controlling & Monitoring.
• Must be able to meet and manage customer expectations and ensure compliance to Policies, Regulations, Work Instructions and Workloads.
• A sound understanding of the Supply Chain.
• Financial acumen, especially the ability to explain the impact of changes in working capital on a business.
• Good interpersonal skills for client account management.
• A good understanding of inventory management principles
• Very good mathematical & analytical skills, and ability to think logically

Due to the high volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should
an external candidate not hear from us within four (4) weeks following their application, they should consider their application unsuccessful. Strictly fair and non-discriminatory selection procedures will be followed. We use Affirmative Action (AA) measures in an endeavor to redress the disadvantages in employment experienced by designated groups. Where possible, preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act and in line with DSV’s Employment Equity plans. DSV reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time.