Job Description

Dis-Chem Pharmacies' in Midrand has an opportunity available for a DC Inventory Junior Manager to join the team. The main purpose of this role will be to achieve operational excellence, within the Dis-Chem Warehouse. To ensure efficient and accurate Inventory processes and regulations in line with company standard operation procedures within the distribution centre.

Minimum Requirementsxe2x80xa6

Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Logistics or Supply Chain Management or any relevant qualification
• 2 Years Management experience in Distribution, Logistics or Supply Chain Environment

Advantageous:

• Experience in the Retail/Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Experience with SAP, EWM or other ERP systems.

Job Specificationxe2x80xa6

• Manage and interpret inventory related issues.
• To adequately prepare for the annual stock take and to meet auditory requirements.
• Analyze and interpret all potential departmental shrinkage indicators and act accordingly.
• Plan the layout of a multiple supplier stock storage systems and ensure stock and bin integrity.
• Maintain a stock rotation on an inventory based on FEFO (First Expiry First Out) principle.
• Work with suppliers, replenishment buyers and merchants to address inventory issues in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Maintain and analyses reports to indicate progress on key performance indicators.
• Set up continuous processes to eliminate recurring short falls and organization challenges.
• Manage shelf life to ensure no short dated and/or expired stock is dispatched to customers.
• Achieve and maintain acceptable adjustment figures.
• Ensure optimal planning and forecasting of department resources and capacity to meet the day-to-day strategic objectives.
• Anticipate issues and opportunities and act on them pro-actively - be solution focused.
• Develop and Implement solutions for addressing seasonal demand, shipments and/or unique packaging
• Resolve personnel problems by analyzing data, investigating issues, and identifying solutions and take corrective action.
• Ensure all managers and supervisors in department manage their staff efficiently.
• Ensure training of new staff in that they have the necessary tools and equipment required to perform their duties efficiently.
• Set employee goals and objectives.
• Determination of staffing requirements.
• Follow up and control daily absence and over time.
• Ensure performance management is done and maintained.

Competencies

Essential:

• Be able to analyse to reports and situations and act accordingly.
• Time management and attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Knowledge of Management Systems, Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.
• Knowledge of Public Safety and Security, Customer Service, Transportation Principles and Methods, Production and Processing.
• Knowledge of Material Handling Standards, Administration and Management, Supply Chain and Personnel and Human Resources Management.
• Have knowledge of the business measures and targets, directly related to own role.
• Demonstrate thorough theoretical and practical knowledge and understanding of all Distribution Centre, logistics and supply chain operations.
• Be able to work in a pharmaceutical environment (site applicable).
• Proactively communicates in order to build co-operative relationships with internal customers.
• Good admin skills.
• English - Read, write and speak well.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the necessary leadership principles, values, principles of behavior and leads by example.
• Deadline driven.

Special conditions of employment:

• Be able to adapt to working hours according to business needs.
• Be able to work any shift i.e. day, night, weekends, holidays and overtime as per business and operational requirements.
• Must be willing to be rotated to where needed and must be willing to perform any other functions within the department, should the need arise.
• South African citizen
• MIE, clear criminal and credit
• Driver's license and/or own reliable transport

Remuneration and benefits:

• Market related salary
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff account

ONLY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED. IF YOU HAVEN`T BEEN CONTACTED WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CLOSING DATE, PLEASE CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION AS UNSUCCESSFUL.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is an equal opportunity employer. Dis-Chem's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to Dis-Chem's Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. Dis-Chem actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.

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