Inventory Control Officer at DRYVA Logistics

Job Details

• Develop, implement and validate procedures, controls and systems that prevent, detect and correct errors in inventory transactions and balances
• Design and generate appropriate reporting to track inventory accuracy, shrink compliance, and variance root cause trends
• Maintain thorough knowledge of internal and customer systems in order to provide extensive support to operational team as well as the customer for inventory and production related issues
• Measure quality, inventory integrity, and accuracy while providing proactive feedback to the operations management team
• Plan for and identify root causes of inventory deviation, via cause-and-effect analysis.
• Apply continuous improvement initiatives to drive process, inventory accuracy, compliance, on-time completion, within budget, documented results.
• Review and analyse customer complaints and process defect data, followed by development of corresponding action plans to reduce future incidents.
• Ensure proper identification and repackaging of damaged product with regard to disposal or the return to inventory as damaged merchandise.
• Develop labourur plans and equipment needs budget for review with site leadership.
• Perform stock counts and ensure all inventory is accounted for and reported according to company policy.
• Manage cycle counts of product inventories on a regular basis.
• Maintain adequate inventory levels to meet customer demand.
• Investigate and correct discrepancies in reported quantities and locations of all inventories.
• Assess inventory output on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis to identify trends in productivity.
• Lead others in safe work practices, especially when in a distribution centre environment
• Monitor delivery schedule and customer orders.
• Place and receive orders in a timely and accurate manner.
• Notify the warehouse manager when defective products are discovered.
• Ensure damaged products are not received into the warehouse.
• Coordinate with customer service and logistics departments
• Check date-sensitive products for expiration and facilitate removal or transfer of product as needed.
• Perform process and system testing and track performance by area to locate and solve problems in data integrity, productivity, and efficiency.
• Maintenance of finished product and / or raw material storage view
• Management of Non performing Inventory (NPI)
• Tracking and preparation of expiry reports
• Excellent trouble shooting skills on inventory discrepancy.
• Ensure adherence to FIFO/FEFO on shipments
• Train other employees in inventory management
• Solving critical shipment / receiving issue
• Raise system adjustment for finished product discrepancy.
• Identify and report on frequent issues that create inventory discrepancies and suggest corrective actions to be implemented to avoid re occurrences of the problems.
• Compile, maintain and analyse inventory reports.
• Understands internal controls related to inventory management.
• Complete special projects as needed and other duties assigned
• WMS Expert User: perform goods receipt, shipment and reconciliation on company’s WMS
• Warehouse zoning / mapping for finished products
• Management of nonperforming inventory (NPI)
• Handling of trade returns from customers
• Shipment posting knowledge.
• FP receiving knowledge.
• Support of lead other warehouse management duties as may be assigned.
• Complete special projects as needed and other duties assigned

About DRYVA Logistics

DRYVA is an integrated logistics company, providing end-to-end supply chain management solutions. Our services cover Third Party Logistics, E-Commerce Logistics, and Warehousing. We are your preferred logistics partner, and we have the capability to manage your logistics outsourcing to allow you focus on your core business. We’re building the largest owned and managed truck fleet in Africa. We also offer a profitable platform that aggregates independent truck owners. Our fleet base is fast-growing and caters to small, medium, and large companies across FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods), Retail Chains, Agriculture and Pharmaceuticals, across the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

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Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: careers@dryva.com.ng using the position as subject of email.