Role Intent

• To provide essential support to the Inventory Controller and Supply Chain Manager by managing daily inventory activities, ensuring smooth operations, and maintaining compliance with inventory policies and procedures.
• Adhere to safety and quality standards and promote world class practices.

Responsibilities

Daily Inventory Operations:

Receiving Activities:

• Assist in the physical receipt of goods, ensuring quantities match delivery documentation (e.g., invoices or packing slips).
• Conduct quality checks on incoming inventory and report any discrepancies or damage to the Inventory Controller.
• Update inventory systems promptly with received items.

Issuing Activities:

• Process requests for inventory issuance to operational teams in a timely
• manner.
• Prepare materials for distribution and ensure accurate recording of issued
• items in the system.
• Monitor trends in requests to forecast future demand.

Storage and Organisation:

• Maintain proper storage practices, including labelling, categorising, and
• organising items to ensure easy retrieval.
• Regularly review and rotate inventory to avoid obsolescence or expired items.

Inventory Management Support:

• Collaborate with the Inventory Controller to monitor and reconcile stock levels against system records.
• Conduct regular cycle counts and full stocktakes, ensuring data accuracy and minimising discrepancies.
• Track inventory turnover and assist in identifying slow-moving or obsolete stock for action planning.
• Provide input on reordering decisions, including optimal reorder quantities and lead times.

Process Compliance and Documentation:

• Adhere to company inventory management policies, procedures, and guidelines at all times.
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate inventory records, including receipts, issuances, transfers, and adjustments.
• Support audit activities by providing required documentation and assisting with inventory verification processes.

Communication and Coordination:

• Liaise with internal stakeholders (e.g., Supply Chain, Operations, and Procurement) to ensure inventory availability aligns with user needs.
• Proactively address inventory-related inquiries from operational teams.
• Communicate effectively with vendors or logistics partners as required to resolve delivery or quality issues.

Continuous Improvement Initiatives:

• Suggest improvements to inventory systems and processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Assist in implementing process changes or new tools under the guidance of the Inventory Controller.
• Stay updated on best practices in inventory management and contribute innovative ideas to optimise stockholding practices
• Promote and adhere to the company’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ,