Stores Controller
Lobels Bread
Total years of experience :14 years, 1 Months
Stores
• Monitoring and controlling movement of all stock items in all warehouses i.e. raw and packaging materials, engineering spares, stationery, etc
• Ensuring effective stock rotation for all materials in all warehouse in liaison with production
• Generating purchase requisitions for all stock materials
• Ensure proper accountability and reconciliation of all returnable packaging
• Ensuring that GRV is raised for all goods received into stores upon physical inspection and verification of such goods against the invoice and the purchase order.
• Ensuring that GRN is raised for every item returned to suppliers
• Ensuring the real-time business use of SAGE system
• Determining and implementing stock control procedures i.e. setting re-order levels, maximum and minimum stock levels to avoid overstocking and under stocking
• Preparing the periodic MRP and delivery schedules for efficient replenishment of all stock materials
• Maintaining proper records for stocks received and stocks issued for reporting purposes
• Coordinating and carrying out stock take on a monthly basis
• Efficient layout of stores area and storage of products and parts
• Prepare stock variance reports
• Identification and management of slow moving and obsolete stocks giving recommendations for the disposal where necessary.
• Management of stores staff (23)
Procurement
• Identifying potential suppliers and carrying out supplier pre-registration evaluation
• Conferring with user department for the clarity of requirements/specification
• Sourcing for quotations and making evaluations
• Generating and issuing purchase orders to suppliers
• Expediting outstanding deliveries for both local and imported materials
• To follow the delivery schedule as per MRP requirements
Stores management
•Keeping a constant check on stock levels to maximise business efficiency
•Management of all warehouses and stores operations
•Supervision of warehouse staff and clerks
•Administration on the in-house computer package (SAP)
•Efficient layout of stores area and storage of products and parts
•Induction and any related SAP training of new starters
•Ensuring that SAP stock figures tally with physical figure
•Producing stock movements and variance reports on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis
Procurement
•Identifying potential suppliers and carrying out supplier pre-registration evaluation
•Receiving and reviewing purchase requisitions for clarity, authority, justification and schedule requirement
•Consulting user departments to develop specifications and combine requirements
•evaluating bids and making recommendations based on commercial and technical factors
•Generating and issuing purchase orders to suppliers
•Expediting the orders to assure timeous receipt of goods and services informing users of delivery status and any deviations from expected dates of arrival.
•forecasting likely levels of demand for services and materials required for production.
•conducting research and giving presentation on supply market trends and growth possibilities
•forecasting price trends and their impact on future activities and costs
•developing market knowledge and contacts for new products and services
•liaising with Quality department and suppliers to resolve quality related problems of received goods/services
•developing and implementing organisational purchasing strategies
•periodic evaluation of all key suppliers
•negotiating and agreeing contracts and monitoring their progress
•keeping contract files and using them as reference for the future
•attending seminars and trade conferences/exhibitions
•procurement of raw and packaging materials, capital equipment, engineering spares, maintenance services, ICT hardware, stationery, safety clothing etc
Carried out a project on "Improving supply chain performance"