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Inventory Control Improvement Manager at BIA Limited, Lusaka, Zambia

BIA Limited

Inventory Control Improvement Manager at BIA Limited, Lusaka, Zambia

BIA Limited

Full time Job

Date Posted: August 1, 2024

Application deadline:

Expired on: August 4, 2024 5:00pm

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Job description

  • Focused on Inventory Management in the Country, this role aims to drive operational excellence through Continuous Improvements actions and projects and by defining, improving and providing Supply Chain processes, procedures, standards and tools to actively manage parts working capital in the Country.
  • This role aims also to ensure that BIA has the right parts at the right place at the right time at the right cost, while ensuring best in class first pick availability, speed of delivery, optimal cost to serve and warehouses improved efficiency, productivity and storage capabilities / practices.
  • This position will be the link between business requirement from customers through local After-Market team and the Supply Chain community (local and central), offering support to the local organization to reach the ultimate goal of reducing inventory value while increasing the customer satisfaction.

What will be your responsibilities?

Develop inventory strategies in line with the Group Supply Chain strategy, the budget and the Stock Policy

Develop tactics translating inventory strategy into concrete projects & action plans

Follow-up on projects & action plans to achieve expected results

Participate actively in the monthly S&OP data collection and meetings

Centralize all ERP development requests, and follow-up with stakeholders to develop and maintain Best in Class inventory management operational tools (Reports, Dashboards, etc.)

Coordinate efforts between local and central team including for SAP Architecture Improvement Project

Guarantee proper understanding & use of information systems among the teams

Ensure inventory and supply processes are lean, understood and applied

Support SC manager to build a robust local structure

customers’ expectations and contractual obligations related to stock holding

Monitor and report on inventory values per category of parts

Understand the obligations as a Dealer related to inventory/supply and ensure they are met (communication of Major Component planning & parts Forecast are the most important)

Support the Parts Product Manager to optimize the joined OEM inventory strategy

Maintain good communication and relationship with key stakeholders (customers, OEMs, LSPs, other departments)

Represent BIA Supply Chain in key meetings with customers, OEMs and Logistics partners for all subjects related to inventory

Liaise with all stakeholders involved in annual parts return to optimize use of return budgets

Your main KPIs

Inventory Level

First Pick availability

Stock rotation

Stock Policy Metric

Stock Ageing ratio

AFM commercial margin and market share
Who are we looking for?

Candidates should have minimum 10 years of relevant working experience

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Fluent in French and English (English is mandatory)

Experience using an ERP (SAP)

Good communications skills

Strategist mindset and good analytical skills

Lean certifications are highly appreciated

Experience with dealing with clients, customers, suppliers and warehouses

What’s in it for you?

A permanent contract

A competitive salary and an interesting package of extra-legal benefits

Ahuman sized company with international dimension, encouraging autonomy and team spirit

Cooperate in a team with experienced and passionate colleagues within a success­fully growing family-owned com­pa­ny

Benefit from a challenging career opportunity with an extensive training program

In this challenging job you get the possibility to take initiative and further develop the function

Application deadline:

Expired on: August 4, 2024

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