Inventory and Supply Chain Manager
DECOART
Total years of experience :19 years, 7 Months
Managed the total stock holdings and its movements with the Operations Team and update in ERP. Introduced and managed an in-house ERP as per the business requirements (from design to Go-live) Managed the entire stock cycle - from Procurement to Sales in ERP. Consolidating the Landed Costs and updating SKU wise selling prices in ERP. Conducting stock counts and adjusting the ERP and liaising with the auditors on all queries related to
Inventory and Supply Chain. Communicating the orders to Suppliers and liaising with the forwarders on the shipment. Analysis of stock outs and implement methods to maintain accurate inventory levels Weekly reporting of Stocks status and ageing to the Board of Directors. Manage the pricing change in ERP in coordination with marketing and finance tea
Preparation of GRN, Transfers, Invoice preparation, Stock Adjustments, Packing List in ERP in close
liaison with the team and liaise with the offshore team on ERP enhancements as per business needs.
Supervise the inventory clerks and the warehouse team
Coordinating with supplier on placing orders for more inventory according to demand.
Oversee efficient receipt, storage, fulfillment, and distribution of inventory.
Managing an inventory of 12, 000MT for Frozen and 400MT for Dry and Chilled Division.
* Planning and Monitoring the daily replenishment report to ensure adequate supply chain in
coordination with sales and marketing team to understand demand forecast drivers.
* Planning of container Pullout from Port and store transfers as per the daily requirements.
* Coordinating with the clearance team for the release of stock from Port and for Municipality releases.
* Reporting to the Senior Management on the liquidations of near expiry and dormant stocks.
* Liaising with the Regional and Brazil Corporate offices for the SAP ERP issues to maximize sales
potential.
* Monitoring and reporting of the monthly KPI of the team to the Regional Director.
* Monitoring and coordinating with the Team to ensure timely closing of Inventory activities.
* Closely coordinating with the Warehouse Team on the Value added activities and Transporters on the
Cross Border shipments.
Managing the daily operations with an Inbound of 330 Tons per day.
* Coordinating and ensuring that the Operations team is aligned on the loss prevention policies set by
the Management.
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* Ensuring that the deliveries of the customers reach within the service window time thereby ensuring
On Time In Full (OTIF).
* Closely coordinating with Third Party Logistics and Transport team on the daily activities to ensure
maximum efficiency and minimized reverse logistics.
* Coordinating with the Inventory and Quality team on the day to day issues on stocks and its
effectiveness.
* Ensuring the maximum utilization of warehouse capacity.
* Coordinating with the BRF Factory on the stock arrivals and its arrangements.
* Coordinating with Trans Shipment points (TSP) for the stock transfers and adequate replenishments.
Managing of stocks worth 110 million (24, 000 tons).
* Ensuring on the adequate normal and value added stock levels for the sales team.
* Preparation of monthly report and KPI's for the Logistics Manager.
* Monitoring and coordinating with the Category management team for the earliest liquidation of near
expiry stocks.
* Review of the Stock at Port and its pull outs to warehouses to bring down the Logistic costs.
* Close checks on pilferages, stock damages and its subsequent destruction process.
* Follow up on the items on hold with
Federal Foods-BRF is one of the biggest food Companies in the world, having a turnover of AED 80 Million
with employee strength of over 1200 employees.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Booking of Goods received at the warehouse as per the purchase order specifications.
* Creation, follow-up and confirmation of transfer notes across locations.
* Creation of item codes in the master database as per the specifications of the respective items.
* Monitoring of expired and damaged stocks and ensuring the removal from the system and physical
destruction on a periodic basis.
* Organizing Annual, interim stock counts with active participation till the successive completion of the
process.
Preparation of MIS reports, review of monthly Collection Targets,
* Review of overdue customer accounts on a regular basis and their follow ups.
* Ensuring appropriate systems and internal controls are implemented and maintained .
* Conducting collection meetings and liaising with the Sales Managers and customers in case of
delayed payments, disputes and chasing of bad debts.
* Monthly reporting to the management regarding the sticky and doubtful debts and taking immediate
action for recovery of the same.
* Handled Receivables of Dubai and Qatar Branch.
* Preparation of Receivables Report for the Directors and Channel Managers.
* Follow up on the execution of Management decision and its implementation, coordination and
clearing queries of External Auditors.
* Managing of accounts receivables and the credit control department. Monitoring and controlling of
cheque returns and its follow up for legal action in case of non receipt of payment.
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* Over all monitoring of the activities of the Department, Training of the department staff in ad hoc
reports, escalating the needs of the department to the higher management.
* Has set up chronological arrangements of procedures for a Sales person to go on leave and for
smooth hand over of his release to the PR department.
* Liaising with the Auditors on absconding cases of Sales persons and Insurance department for
Employee Fidelity and Monthly reporting of Marketing Expenses to the Finance Managers and
Brand Managers.