Inventory Manager - Freight Engineering | Boksburg

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12, Diploma in Purchasing, Logistics or Supply Chain advantageous.
• 5+ Years in an inventory role within the engineering/logistics sector.
• with imports and exports in the freight industry would be beneficial.
• Proficiency with working in ERP systems such as Huge ERP or Pastel Evolution essential.
• Ability to work independently and proactively report on anticipated problems.
• Staff management and leadership (ability to foresee bottlenecks in the supply chain, and have corrective measures in place.
• Own transport required – Position is based on site in Boksburg

Key Performance Areas:

• You will manage the company’s inventory process from selecting suppliers to ensuring stock optimization, as well as provide guidance on sourcing and procurement processes, and product regulatory requirements within the business.
• Manage existing supplier relationships
• BOM creation and WIP costing estimates.
• Maintaining BOM costing templates.
• Maintaining stock items within the ERP system.
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
• Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
• Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients
• Expect unfavourable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies
• Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in “reading” the market
• Good knowledge of supplier or third-party management software & freight forwarding/import/exports
• Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers
• Experience in collecting and analysing data in excel spreadsheets.

Key Competencies:

• Ability to be self-managed and multitask
• Ability to work within a team
• Highly systematic, organised and accurate record keeping
• Sound negotiation skills and product knowledge

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