Stock Manager: Devland at Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our Logistics department. We are looking for talented individual with relevant skills and experience for a Stock Manager role overlooking CCBSA Devland. The successful candidate will report directly to the Warehouse Manager.

Key Purpose

To manage and lead the operation in the control of stock within the Logistics Warehousing division by ensuring compliance to the risk and control management requirements and stock management processes.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Stock Management and reconciliation

• Ensure that all stock transactions are accounted for and the system inventory levels are reflective of physical inventory within the warehouse.
• Ensure that customer accounts are reflective of the stock that is physically delivered.
• Analyse of the stock management environment and identification of critical risk areas.
• Investigate and provide recommendations for the redesign of warehouse processes specifically related to stock management and movement.
• Execute the management & control of finished goods stock inventory.
• Ensure the effective execution & accurate accounting of stock movements via secondary distribution.
• Ensure the effective execution & accurate accounting of stock movements via primary distribution.
• Support the regional teams in the management of stock.
• Reconcile all the quantity of the loads delivered to customers on SAP to minimize loss and wastage.

Document Management and Reporting

• Ensure the monitoring and investigations of daily variances in order to provide weekly reports.
• Managing the proof of delivery to customers and manage queries that may arise.
• Investigate customer queries and ensure timeous resolve.
• Manage and Maintain the CHEP accounts and keep records of the transactions.

Managing compliance and Quality

• Ensure that Stock Management practices are adhered to, at all times.
• Ensure the effective execution of customer claims processes & Proof of Deliver (POD) delivery requirements.
• Manage audit documentation and Sarbox procedures and ensure that these are utilised for the effective auditing and meeting RACM requirements.
• Ensure compliance to operational standards in line with SCMAT (Stock and Management Practices) and flag and communicate deviations as and when they occur.
• Maintain the effective execution of the stock management policies and procedures.
• Monitoring of key KPI’s relating to stock management and control.
• Management of stock management systems and software applications to ensure effective utilisation within warehouse facilities
• Execute the analysis of stock reconciliations to ensure accuracy (quality) and to identify opportunities and issues.
• Implement stock counting procedures, systems and processes and the standardisation of these across all warehouse facilities.
• Maintain quality assurance and roll out of TPM FIFO principles. 

Drive Performance Improvement

• Oversee daily stock count to ensure optimal reporting.
• Structure and facilitate problem solving using suitable resources and appropriate techniques to eliminate root cause and close loops.
• Manage gaps using a formal process to track problems and their resolution.
• Identify and prioritize performance improvement opportunities using key KPI’s and appropriate analysis.
• Plan, implement and manage performance improvement projects.

People and Stakeholder Management

• Manage the team effectively in order to achieve the goals, high engagement levels and quality work outputs.
• Manage and ensure regular engagements with team to ensure alignment and the addressing of needs and risks as they may arise. 
• Maintain the knowledge and application of the PERFORM Way.
• Manage and allocate work in order to achieve productivity through working on opportunities to minimise waste and control fixed and variable costs.
• Align team activities to optimise processes through supporting and implementing continuous improvement opportunities and optimising process capability.
•  Manage and maintain the management accountability to the Risk Manager on issues related to stock and mitigations on losses and non-compliance.
• Maintain interaction with distribution, production, external customers and sales when required.

Skills, Experience & Education

Qualifications and Experience 

• A minimum of a B Comm or B. Degree in Logistics, Transport, Business Management or Finance.
• A minimum 5-years operational experience in warehousing and stock control
• A minimum of 3 years in a management role 
• Understanding of key business cost drivers
• Financial and business modelling experience
• Stock management experience
• Experience in logistics and business software systems
• Experience and understanding of SAP stock management transactions