Company profile: Ahadukes Food Product S.C. is a manufacturing company primarily engaged in food products, Biscuits and Pasta in Bishoftu town of Oromia state. It is a joint investment between Ahadu P.L.C & UK based Vasari investment Group. We hence, invite qualified applicants for Inventory Control Head vacant positions.

Role purpose general: To manage an efficient and effective Inventory control management activities including stock control, order processing, documentation and reporting, stock counting, and liaising with concerned parties.

 Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides administrative support including processing shipment returns, processing requisitions, scheduling deliveries and pickups, preparing reports, performs general office duties including filing and answering.
• Provides necessary inventory reports for warehouse and Finance Department.
• Troubleshoots any assigned problems that require special attention.
• Supervise the receipt of incoming material shipments, verifying that appropriate receipt and Quality Control (QC) inspections are completed in a timely manner.
• Participates in the accomplishment of Inventory Cycle Counts and Physical Inventories, Root Cause Analysis and Accuracy.
• Monitors obsolete and non-moving materials to identify and recommend items for disposition. Supervises the preparation of items as required for sale, return, or scrapping.
• Liaises with Ware house team/Production team/Whole sale and Retail representative, and sales team in matters related to inventory control activities.
• Monitors and tracks materials that are late or holding up production.
• Assists inventory manager in the periodic preparation of performance reports related to inventory control activities.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualification: First degree in Materials Management/Accounting/ Logistics & Supplies Management/ Procurement & Supply Chain Management/ Supplies Management/ Procurement & Sales Management/ Management/ Business Administration or other relevant  field of study.

Experience:

•  6 years of experience in Warehouse Management or Logistics Management preferably in Manufacturing company in particular relevance to Food Product.

Technical Skills Required/ Required Competencies

• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in warehouse planning, warehouse resource allocation including personnel management, leadership technique, warehouse operations methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Knowledge of principles and methods for moving goods using alternative modes of transportation and the methods for evaluating relative costs and benefits of alternatives.
• Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits.
• Knowledge of some arithmetic methods and their applications in warehouse administration.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective storage and distribution of goods.
• Good knowledge of ERP, JIT, TQM
• Effective communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Monitoring/Assessing warehouse personnel individual and unit performance to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Using Office Applications for effective communication, record management and data analysis.
• Managerial Skills
• Change agent
• Integrity
• Conflict Management
• Coaching & Mentoring
• Teamwork

Knowledge skills, attitude & attributes:

• Leadership attributes, visionary, strategic thinking, change agent, integrity
• Well developed and proven communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills
• Mature person and team player.
• Positive attitude with a willingness to learn
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to enforce adherence to Finance policies
• Experience in supervisory/people management
• Have a detailed understanding of MRP and inventory control / management systems.
• Background in inventory control.
• Supervisory/people management experience