What you will do
OPERATIONAL
- Plan and coordinate annual and perpetual inventories stock count for the Store.
- Analyze deviation and discrepancies ascertaining a tolerance level for shrinkage.
- Designate the task of updating stock files to Inventory Assistant.
- Review and update the PI SOPs, as well as maintaining consistent stock balances by adhering to strict physical inventory control procedures.
- Act as an interface between the inventory and the goods receiving department thereby monitoring and analyzing the errors arising from the different areas.
- Monitor and maintain KPI’s pertaining to the PI process in order to maintain a track of the areas which directly affect the performance of the Physical Inventory team as well as have an adverse impact on the overall objective of the Team.
COMMERCIAL
- Work together with Logistics, Sales, and Communication and Interior Design teams in order to ensure the manual errors binning/posting errors are reduced and the disciplines in the SOPs are followed while transferring stocks to display and selling the same from display.
FINANCIAL
- Handle the periodical meetings with the AF Group audit team for the assessment and validation of the
- inventory process of IKEA which includes the existing procedures, business application, documentation and
- final approvals of stock shrinkages after stock take.
- Execute the physical inventory of the store including the Self Serve, Full Serve, Market Hall and Display counts and for overseeing the Recovery counts.
- Analyse the Stock loss figure after all investigations are completed and present to the Logistics Manager, the Store Manager & SMT.
- Convey Stock loss figure to Finance who will present it to the Auditors.
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT
- Supervise the Physical Inventory Control team to ensure highest level of work efficiency, and control operational costs.
- Ascertain adequate training and development initiatives to secure quality performance and succession needs
Skills
Required skills to be successful
- Advanced Computer skills (MS Office packages) and operating systems (Navision)
- Good command of English language
- Good command of Arabic language is a plus.
- Focus on continuous improvement of existing operations
What equips you for the role
- 5 years goods flow and supply chain management experience
- Knowledge of retail operations