The Place is a trademark of Smackers Limited. It is a profitable player in the QSR industry in Nigeria with great prospects and staff strength of +1400 employees. Currently, our operations span across 17 locations (15 stores and 4 central operation units) in Lagos, Nigeria, with rapid expansion plans to penetrate more locations in the short to medium term.
Our current management team consists of experienced hands with over 60 years of experience that spans industry as well as management consulting in foremost multinational professional services companies.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Inventory Manager
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time
Job Description
Develop, document and implement best practice inventory control and management control and processes.
Ensure warehouse layout is optimally utilized by constantly reviewing layout, space utilization and materials
Liaise with procurement and inbound logistics to ensure effective planning of stock activities using historic sales data and adequate documentation
Define minimum stock level and reorder quantity taking lead time of each item into consideration. Ensure this is regularly updated in line with changes in business operations
Develop and implement policies to ensure stock items are properly stored in the warehouse to prevent damage and loss
Develop effective supply chain procedures and ensure proper communication between central warehouse and outlet storekeepers/accountants in terms of items transferred to the outlets.
Devise ways to optimize inventory control procedures
Ensure adequate stock accounting records are maintained for stock receipts and issuance and inter-company balanced at all times.
Monitor stock level on daily basis and ensure adequate stock levels are maintained at all times in line with sales
Authorize all stock good receipt and dispatch from central warehouse and equipment
Analyse data to anticipate future needs
Ensure the rule of First-in-first-out is complied with across all warehouse and our stores. Also ensure that perishable stock like plantain are painstakingly sorted at the point of receipt to ensure that riper/ softer ones that are more likely to perish sooner are used first
Oversee warehouse staff and conduct performance appraisal on a timely basis
Drive capacity building and training of warehouse staff including induction and orientation for new staff
Define and implement an optimal departmental structure to support expanding operations of the Company
Continuously review warehouse activities and identify and implement initiation
Ensure regular stock count exercise are performed and all discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner
Investigate in conjunction with internal audit damage/obsolete or missing stock items
Get approval from management/financial controller on stock adjustments
Coordinate and oversee the reorder cycle of all warehouse to eliminate stock out
Ensure implementation of good housekeeping principles within the warehouse
Liaise with Procurement to define and update standards for inputs/ raw materials: photo of standard, shape, size (dimension/ weight), ripeness, colouration, texture etc (particularly for inconsistent raw agricultural products): eg plantain, pepper, tomato, asun; (fish, prawn & snail etc size)
Ensure compliance with standards on inputs/ raw materials received into store (thoroughly check, reject sub-standard items, promptly report/ record, track and resolve issues)
Carry out research and liaise with maintenance to define and update optimal storage, preservation or ripening practices for item in store, and ensure compliance.
Qualifications
An analytical mind with excellent numeric abilities
Microsoft office skills especially Microsoft Excel skill
Strong problem solving skills
Strong leadership and supervisory skills
Display of a high level of integrity
Experience of Inventory Management on ERP eg Microsoft Navision is a must
5-7 professional work experience with relevant warehouse/inventory experience
Experience in food industry would be an added advantage
An external or internal audit background is an added advantage