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