Title: *Executive Inventory Management Planning
Ho Chi Minh, VN, VN
Job Summary:
Manage the day-to-day operations of inventory management to ensure inventory is planned at optimal level to meet target turns, working capital performance and revenue growth
1. Purchasing
- Create PO in SAP and working closely with responsible Clients on goods purchasing
- Control/follow PO: order quantity, SKU, Price, Delivery lead time
- Manage communications and relationships with responsible Clients
- Coordinate with Custom Compliance team and Logistics operations to post goods receipt to SAP system.
- Escalate to Client Management team if any delay of purchase to impact sales plan
2. Inventory Management
- Consolidate and forecast inventory requirements with Sales, Operations and Finance
- Manage supply planning and control inventory by delay/or advance shipment to make sure stock healthiness
- Expedite orders as required per the forecast or actual sales changes to balance inventory levels in support of targeted inventory levels.
- Analyze inventory turnover and focus on minimizing both shortages and cost of inventory
- Prepare and consolidate inventory reports and KPIs to measure the service level and progress against inventory KPIs.
- Review efficiency of current processes and recommend improvements to enhance productivity and reduce costs.
- Monitor and track stock movements into and between the warehouses to maintain optimal stockholding
- Handle BTA (branch transfer advice) planning from VSIP to HN, DN per sales forecast aligned
- Solve any issue related BTA and ad-hoc requests.
- Other projects to be assigned.
3. Leadership responsibilities
- Drive self-learning and improvement in the area of Supply Chain Management and DKSH behaviors as part of continuous learning.
- Implement inventory management strategies, guidelines and processes to ensure inventory is planned at optimal level to meet target turns.
- Provides guidance and instruction to a working group about a project.
- Delegating work, overseeing progress towards goals, and coaching team members as needed
Functional Skills and Knowledge:
- Knowledge of SAP, Light house Reporting system is an advantage.
- Good in data analysis and forecasting; Demand and Supply Management skill
- Demonstrate appreciation and respect for cultural sensitivities especially in international/cross-cultural interactions.
- Demonstrate proficiencies in office productivity tools (e.g. Excel and PowerPoint)
- Demonstrate fluency in English, both written and spoken
Education:
- Bachelor or MBA/certificate in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics or other related fields
Work Experience: 2 - 3 years experiences in similar role