Inventory Officer at Culminate Consulting

Location: Agbara, Ogun State

Reporting to: Logistics Manager

Job Description

• Ensure all costs are within budget (optimal freight cost management & warehousing optimisation)                
• Ensure weekly reconciliation of stock,(weekly circle count)                                                
• Ensure outbound freight optimisation                                                          
• General Operational excellence and compliance                                                     
• Ensure full SHEQ adherence in warehousing and transport space                                                    
• Ensuring the right product is in the right place at the right time – owning the management of all inter-site transfers to enable 100% fulfilment of our customer’s orders                                    
• Ensure project management of key cost and service improvement initiatives that result in efficiency improvements                                                      
• Drive successful development and growth people agenda                                                 
• Co-ordinates identification, picking and handling obsolete stocks and all controls required.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Degree qualified preferably in Logistics, Engineering, or related area together
• 1-3 years experience in Warehouse management preferably in FMCG
• Experience in managing 3PLs
• Good people management, motivation skills and negotiation skills
• Good planning and processing skills
• WMS computer experience, preferably JDE
• Has a sound understanding of the market and identifies growth opportunities
• Displays sound judgement in difficult circumstances
• Drives continuous improvement at all organisation levels
• Ability to communicate at all levels with  internal and external stakeholders and suppliers
• Ability and confidence to challenge, question, influence and negotiate
• Ability to co-ordinate 3pls and cross functional
• Enthusiasm, motivation, tenacity and a commitment to timely delivery of results
• Proven customer service skills
• A willingness to challenge generally accepted norms and the conceptual flexibility to find better answers
• An appreciation of the total business picture
• Strong team working across functional teams
• Self-confident
• Accurate, thorough & disciplined
• Well organised and able to meet agreed deadlines
• Good communication and presentation skills