Inventory Manager Job at The Place, Lagos
The Place - We are a fast growing, world class, and dynamic, multi-billion
Nigerian conglomerates, established and managed by a team of
professionals with decades of management consulting and accounting
experience/ training from Arthur Andersen (now KPMG in Nigeria).
We are
presently into restaurants, hotel, and nightclubbing.
We are opening new
outlets in Lagos and looking for high-flying individual who shares the
values of hard work, commitment and integrity and places high premium on
personal development and career growth.
Job Title: Inventory Manager
Job summary
The inventory manager will coordinate all warehouse activities across all location including the central warehouse.
Key Responsibilities-
- 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
- Liase with procurement and inbound logistics to ensure effective planning of stock activities and adequate documentation
- Develop and implement policies to ensure stock items are properly stored in the warehouse to prevent damage and loss
- Oversee warehouse staff and conduct performance appraisal on a timely basis
- 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 records/order cycle of all warehouse to eliminate stock out
- Devise ways to optimise inventory control procedures
- Ensure adequate stock accounting records are maintained- receipts and issuance
- Ensure adequate stock levels are maintained at all times in line with sales
- Authorise 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
Qualifications
Skills and Qualifications required
- Strong Microsoft office skills especially Microsoft Excel skill
- Strong problem solving skills
- An Analytical Mind with excellent Mathematical Abilities
- 6-8
professional work experience (at least a year experience as an
accounting officer) with relevant warehouse/inventory experience
- A management consulting background is an added advantage
- Strong numerical and analytical skills
- Strong leadership and supervisory skills
- Display of a high level of integrity
- Experience of Centralised Inventory Management Softwares