Manager Inventory (Beverages Plant)

As a candidate for this role, you will be responsible for engaging with the Transportation Team and the Plant team to plan the movement of finished goods. Your primary focus will be to manage inventory health across the Plant, warehouses, and depots in the region. It will be your duty to maintain optimal stock levels to prevent both overstocking and stockouts from the Plant. You will conduct regular inventory reconciliations, stock audits, and cycle counts to ensure accuracy. Furthermore, analyzing stock movement trends, identifying ageing inventory, and proposing liquidation actions will be part of your tasks. Collaboration with demand planning and procurement teams is essential to align stock availability with business requirements. You will need to ensure inventory accuracy in WMS/SAP and comply with FIFO/FEFO principles. Monitoring damages, pilferage, expiry, and implementing corrective actions will also fall under your purview. Additionally, you will lead the preparation of periodic MIS reports on inventory key performance indicators such as fill rate, inventory turns, and DOH. To excel in this role, you should possess a deep understanding of FMCG inventory management principles, proficiency in data analysis, forecasting, and planning, as well as knowledge of ERP/WMS systems like SAP or Oracle. Strong organizational and auditing skills are crucial, along with the ability to coordinate effectively across different functions. The ideal candidate for this position should have a minimum of 5-8 years of experience in inventory management, preferably in the Beverages Category within the FMCG or consumer goods industry. A degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or Commerce at the Graduate or Postgraduate level would be advantageous in fulfilling the requirements of this role.,