Senior Inventory Controller
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
Inventory assurance and analytics
- Independently check that stock processes are followed and that Business Central and the FAR match physical stock
- Review high-value, serialized and security-sensitive stock, and test inventory controls
- Analyze data for variances, shrinkage and slow-moving stock, and recommend improvements
Stock counts and audits
- Plan and run blind cycle and full stock counts at all sites nationally, including technician vehicles
- Conduct planned and unannounced audits and follow findings through to closure
Reconciliation and variance resolution
- Reconcile physical counts to Business Central and the financial stock ledger
- Investigate variances to root cause and track corrective actions to resolution
- Submit stock adjustments for approval within agreed authority levels
Stock levels and re-order management
- Set and review minimum and maximum levels in Business Central for warehouse, small spares and technician stock
- Identify slow-moving, obsolete and excess stock and recommend actions
Scrapping and beyond economical repair (BER)
- Manage end-to-end scrapping of BER-certified items, ensuring approvals and documents are in place
- Write off scrapped items in Business Central and asset records, and arrange compliant, secure disposal
Systems, reporting and analysis
- Report inventory data from Business Central and maintain KPIs and dashboards in Excel or Power BI
- Keep item master data, bin locations and serial number records accurate
Process, compliance and improvement
- Document and improve warehouse and system processes, including inventory SOPs
- Check OHS compliance in stock areas, and lead or support improvement projects
Minimum requirements
· Matric
· A relevant tertiary qualification (diploma or degree) in supply chain management, logistics, inventory or warehouse management
· 3–5 years' experience in warehousing, supply chain or logistics, with a strong focus on inventory control
· Experience in an FMCG and hardware warehouse environment, including small spares
· Proven experience planning and running stock counts nationally
· Experience conducting inventory audits and reconciling stock counts
· Practical experience with minimum and maximum re-order calculations
· Sound knowledge of warehouse processes: receiving, put-away, storage, picking, dispatch and returns
· Previous experience with a WMS or ERP system
· Advanced Excel skills: pivot tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, data cleansing and charts
· Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (or Dynamics NAV) experience