Inventory Analyst - Staff Solutions
Eastern Cape, East London 3 months ago Permanent Salary - Market Related
Inventory Analyst
Staff Solutions
Eastern Cape, East London
Date Created : 3 months ago
Job Type : Permanent
Salary : Market Related
- Train and monitor the functional areas within the plant to ensure that all inventory transactions are performed correctly and on a timely basis to improve overall accuracy of the perpetual inventory systems; this includes but is not limited to production and scrap reporting, receipt entry, timely and accurate back-flushing of raw materials.
- Responsible for coordinating all cycle count and leading physical inventory process.
- Identify potential root causes and drive the investigation of these root causes with responsible departments. Implement corrective actions of inventory variances.
- Participate in BOM reviews for all manufactured parts, work with BOM and Systems Specialist to ensure items are transacting correctly.
- Monitor and investigate QAD negative inventory report.
- Lead efforts to organize visual inventory systems on the shop floor.
- Assist in coordination of engineering/process changes, minimization of obsolete materials and NDI inventory.
- Participate in launch events and meetings.
- System or process improvements/suggestions should be brought to the attention of upper management.
- Ensure compliance to all IOS, IATF and internal plant procedures / processes.
- Support and coordinate 4-walll counts, done on a minimal basis of once per year. Responsible to set-up all admin activities for this process, including arranging count sheets, count identification, preparing count packs, controlling counts during stock take and supporting in investigations.
- Working with Material Planners to priorities critical counts, timely investigation and execution of corrections when requested.
- Minimum tertiary qualification / technical diploma and/or specific training on supply chain management. Three to
- five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Detailed understanding and experience working with MRP systems.
- Knowledge and working experience with QAD or MFG Pro is beneficial.
- Previous supervisory experience advantageous.
- Must possess excellent communications skills and can work effectively with all other functional groups throughout the organization.
- Knowledge of material flow (FIFO, KANBAN, FCA & JIS)
- Accurate Document Control
- Able to process time sensitive information and orders to meet deadlines
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, procedure manuals and generate presentations when required
- The person will need to have excellent analytical skills to problem solve and implement permanent corrective action.
- QAD and ESB knowledge is advantageous
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