Key Responsibilities:

Inventory Monitoring & Control:

- Oversee all incoming and outgoing stock across central and regional locations.

- Maintain real-time tracking of stock levels, ensuring periodic stock audits for all business functions.

- Ensure compliance with planograms, adjusting stock placement as per business requirements.

- Conduct inventory audits, reconciliations, and MIS reporting for management review.

- Monitor TO/TI reconciliations with strong control over Goods in Transit.

- Ensure perpetual inventory tracking across all lines of business (LOBs).

Operational Efficiency & Risk Management:

- Identify and mitigate risks related to inventory discrepancies, mismanagement, and transaction errors.

- Drive reduction in damages, expiries, pilferage, and shrinkage levels across all business units.

- Implement fraud assessments and compliance audits to ensure adherence to inventory control measures.

- Conduct weekly and monthly stock checks to maintain inventory accuracy.

- Ensure overall control and accountability for DC & Store inventories.

Team Leadership & Process Optimization:

- Supervise and lead up to 100 staff members, conducting evaluations and training programs.

- Interview and onboard new employees, ensuring skill development for inventory processes.

- Conduct regular review meetings with regional inventory managers to audit and improve processes.

- Mentor regional teams in receipting, restocking, documentation, and inventory management best practices.

Reporting & Data-Driven Decision Making:

- Maintain accurate stock movement records and delivery reports in the database.

- Prepare and present daily, weekly, and monthly reports for management and external stakeholders.

- Develop and deliver presentations and insights to improve inventory control strategies.

- Ensure location-wise asset ownership, including reconciliation and periodic verification.

Stakeholder Coordination:

- Collaborate with SCM heads, Finance, and regional inventory teams to ensure seamless inventory processes.

- Address inventory-related queries from finance, regional teams, and store managers regarding discrepancies.

- Work with technology teams to improve system synchronization, tracking, and SKU classification.

- Facilitate onboarding and training of new inventory managers to maintain process uniformity across regions

Key Skills & Requirements:

- Proven experience in inventory management, auditing, and supply chain operations.

- Strong analytical skills with a focus on process optimization and risk mitigation.

- Experience in managing large teams and mentoring regional inventory staff.

- Ability to drive compliance, fraud prevention, and stock control initiatives.

- Proficiency in inventory tracking systems, ERP software, and data analysis tools.

- Strong understanding of goods in transit, TO/TI reconciliation, and warehouse operations.

- Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.