Executive - Inbound Logistics

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee material planning, inventory management, and store operations to ensure uninterrupted availability of raw and packaging materials aligned with production requirements.
• Develop and manage annual forecasts and monthly material requirement plans based on rolling production plans, including detailed variance analysis (Plan vs Actual).
• Proactively monitor inventory levels across internal and external warehouses to maintain optimal stock levels while minimizing excess, slow-moving, and obsolete inventory.
• Monitor, analyze, and report key performance indicators such as inventory turnover, warehouse costs, inventory accuracy, material handling losses, and staff overtime.
• Collaborate with production planning, procurement, and external suppliers to ensure seamless inbound logistics and efficient material flow.
• Identify and escalate slow-moving, short-expiry, damaged, or obsolete inventory and coordinate with stakeholders to implement corrective actions.
• Conduct periodic stock verifications and ensure high levels of inventory accuracy, including investigation and reporting of variances.
• Maintain accurate and timely SAP transactions (purchase requisitions, goods receipts, inventory updates) to ensure data integrity and operational continuity.
• Ensure full compliance with Quality, Food Safety, Health & Safety, and applicable ISO standards (QMS, FSMS, EMS, OHSMS) within store operations.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards by implementing and sustaining 5S practices and ensuring all safety equipment is operational and compliant.
• Support finance processes by coordinating vendor payments, resolving invoice discrepancies, and ensuring smooth invoice verification.
• Manage administrative responsibilities including overtime monitoring, reporting, and overall documentation of store operations.

Person Specifications

• Degree in Warehouse Management / Materials Management or equivalent from a recognized Institute / University. Minimum of 1-2 years working experience in a SAP based Manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Understanding of Inventory control / Stores Management preferably related to Consumer Foods.
• Knowledge in Manufacturing Consumer Food Products and related Food Technology, material management and stock maintenance. MM module in SAP.
• Demonstrate strong business acumen, analytical and innovative thinking, and the ability to build high-performance teams. 
• Excellent communication, adaptability, negotiation, decision-making, problem-solving, organizational skills, attention to detail, proactiveness, and a strong customer focus are essential.