Job Description

BE PART OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST LOGISTICS COMPANY
Deutsche Post DHL Group is the world's leading logistics and mail company.
We're one of the world's largest employers, operating in over 220 countries and territories. We're Europe's largest postal service, partner for eCommerce and pioneers in secure digital communication. We're number one in contract logistics and international express delivery, and a leader in the forwarding business.
Join us and you'll be working for a global company that's focused on service, quality, and sustainability, and using the power of global trade to connect people and improve lives.
And not just for our customers, but for every member of our Group too.
At DHL Supply Chain South Africa, we're looking for...
Lead Inventory
Job Purpose:
To plan, co-ordinate, supervise and report upon the work activities of the inventory team, providing effective communication (internal and external), leadership, motivation, training & development.
Responsibility for maintaining and managing inventory integrity, contractual KPIs and stock levels.
Responsibility for managing and minimising DHL's contractual stock loss liabilities.
Key Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate control of inventory up to and beyond the KPI levels expected by the customer and DHL
• Plan and manage all stock counts and audits of inventory
• Develop & maintain effective inventory process, incorporating warehouse management systems and OMS principals.
• Produce accurate stock Key Performance Indicator reports, analyse and recommend changes to Standard Operating Procedures to enhance accuracy and operational effectiveness
• Put in place procedures to monitor and minimise stock losses
• Daily recons on storage types and ensure that inventory team meets daily targets
• Monitor all stock movements within warehouse and ensure report on issues
• Monitor all stock movements within warehouse and ensure report on issues
• Constant communication with operational team
• Train team members to ensure that inventory control procedures are fully implemented
• Implement procedures to maintain cycle counting and perpetual inventory
• Understand DHL's stock loss contractual liability and ensure any potential risk is effectively mitigated
• Produce timely and accurate management information & reports as required
• Manage and motivate inventory team - ensure adequate inventory team cover available across all operational shifts
• Ensure OMS principals are followed and complete relevant activities, i.e. bi-weekly one to ones with team.
• Lead the reporting and reconciliation of any stock mock or actual recalls and ensure quality and client receives accurate feedback while accounting for the physical stock with GRA team.
• Ensure relevant validations are done and drive continuous improvement within the team.
• Control of team budgeted hours and costs
• Create and publish Standard Operating Procedures
• Attend customer meetings as required
• Contribute to site continuous improvement agenda
• Submitting monthly inventory information accurately and timeously to meet deadline
• Management of damages and stock losses within warehouse

Qualifications & Experience

• Educated to Grade 12 or ABET Level 4

• Diploma in Inventory Management

• Experience of working within budgetary constraints

• Fully computer literate (MS Office Advanced, SAP)

• 3-5 years experience of working in inventory environment

• 3-5 years experience of working in warehouse environment

• Knowledge of logistics market trends, opportunities and challenges

• Commercial breadth, i.e. general management experience

• Strategic tools/techniques approaches and strategy determination

DPDHL Core Competencies & Skills
Maintains effective relationships with customers
Develops and delivers high quality / innovative products, services or solutions
Focuses on customer needs and gains their commitment
Gains management / colleague support to meet customer needs
Ensures strategies / plans are aligned and reflect other's views
Develops strategies / plans aligned to broader organizational strategy
Communicates strategy
Establishes clear, challenging and achievable objectives
Aligns resources and the organization within own area of responsibility to achieve objectives
Regularly reviews and communicates progress against objectives and adjusts as needed
Champions continuous improvement and innovation
Inspires results and respect by empowerment, accountability recognition and rewards recognizing the contribution of others
Provides employees, colleagues and business partners with candid and regular feedback
Provides employees with development opportunities
Supports employees with career opportunities
Inspires others to develop themselves
Conveys a clear sense of personal goals and values
Actively seeks feedback to improve performance
Develops new skills and modifies behaviors based on feedback
Takes personal responsibility for career and development
English - verbal and written.