Inventory Controller & Operations Excellence Supervisor

Title: Inventory Controller & Operations Excellence Supervisor

Location: Jeddah, KSA

Company Profile:

At Unilever you are more than your job title, you are part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us.

We produce world-leading brands including Lifebuoy, Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann’s and Omo, alongside trusted local names and innovative-forward thinking brands like Ben & Jerry’s, The Dollar Shave Club and Surf.

Be part of the most successful purpose-led business in the world. Have the opportunity to see the true impact that you’re having in the work you do - every small thing counts.

Job Scope:

Maintain healthy Inventory to help securing targeted CCFOT and executing various activities and improvements collaborating with various stakeholders, third party service providers, and customers as per the company strategy to enhance product’s availability and visibility on the marketplace to achieve the desired service levels and cost

Role & Responsibilities:

• Achieve targeted Inventory Record Accuracy and Maintaining those levels through day-to-day actions

• Monitor Inventory Accuracy and ensure proper controls are in place and being followed on a daily basis

• Performing the reconciliation of the stocks available between SAP & WMS

• Leading and executing any actions required to close variances between both SAP & WMS

• Processing stock movement orders required and supervising its physical execution on the ground

• Generating regular stock reports and solving any issues captured

• Monitor the Stock Allocation in the correct buckets between SAP & WMS

• Lead various projects regarding Logistics network & stock management optimization

• Deal with liquidation requests to help reducing SLOBs

• Validate 3PL Bills and raise payments while following up on their closure with finance

• Optimizing the Warehouse capacity

• Performing analysis on supply chain operations processes and sharing business proposals to optimize and solve ongoing issues / losses available in the network.

• Communicate with Finance for the monthly provisions

• Supervising the Reverse Logistics E2E Cycle for market returns for both system & physical operations from the physical collection of the stocks until raising the credit notes to the customers and reversing the goods back to the sellable locations

• Communicating with the vendors for handling units availability & delivery as well as raising the relevant payments

• Managing any arisen issues with the 3PL and uplifting operations

• Review & monitor 3PL KPIs on a Weekly/Monthly basis

• Leading destruction & liquidation agenda for the obsolete stocks

• Leading stock count activity and executing the proper actions required post the stock count with all stakeholders

• Following up with the 3PL and holding them accountable for any short or excess stocks not captured in the system

Key Competencies & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain Management

• 1 – 3 Years of Experience in Logistics within FMCG industry

• Experienced in using SAP

• Passion for Growth

• Team Commitment

• Objective Analytical Power

• Influencing Others

• Developing yourself

• Excellent communication skills

• Driving License

• Full proficiency of English and Arabic language

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.