Inventory Strategy & Control

• Define and enforce inventory policies, SOPs, and internal controls

• Ensure inventory accuracy across ERP and physical stock

• Lead cycle counts, monthly, and annual physical stock counts

• Investigate variances, approve adjustments, and implement corrective actions

• Control slow-moving, obsolete, damaged, and expired inventory

• Control Seasonal stock not to have obsolete items

• Control sellable and non-sellable inventory

• Approve and control stock adjustments with proper root-cause analysis

• Control pullout after each season

• Periodic inventory report to management

Stock Planning & Optimization

• Set min / max / reorder levels based on demand and lead times

• Optimize inventory turnover while maintaining service levels

• Reduce stock-outs, excess inventory, and working-capital lockup

• Provide plan for repurchase and procurement.

• Analyse purchase and making sure no items are skipped

• Coordinate stock transfers between warehouses and branches

• Coordinate with procurement, warehouse, sales, and finance teams

• Ensure proper receiving (GRN), storage, and issuance of goods

• Monitor customer returns, damages, and short/over deliveries

• Implement controls for sales returns, driver shortages, and rejected deliveries

• Implementing Batch Number for each order Purchase

• Team up with purchase team for buffer inventory

• Team up with sales team for optimizing and increasing sales

Financial & Audit Responsibility

• Own inventory valuation (FIFO / Weighted Average)

• Partner with finance on month-end closing and audits

• Review and approve write-offs, provisions, and adjustments

• Prepare inventory reports (variance, aging, valuation)

Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Coordination

• Manage and develop inventory controllers, storekeepers, and warehouse staff

• Train teams on inventory discipline and best practices

• Act as the inventory point of contact for procurement, sales, operations, and finance

Support ERP improvements, data accuracy, and process automation

• Develop and implement efficient inventory management systems that streamline processes and reduce excess stock.

• Analyze inventory turnover rates and sales trends to make informed decisions on purchasing and stocking strategies.