Senior Manager - Inventory Management

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead the Management and control of AD Ports Group’s inventory to ensure availability of material and capital/MRO spares across all Clusters and Lead, control, in coordination with end-users, the procurement and stock holding (Inventory Management) of all materials required to support the company operations and maintenance requirements.
• Maintain optimization of cost investments and availability of materials to ensure efficient and effective port operations and planning material requirements in accordance with the company's five-year maintenance plan, discuss and confirm requirements and specifications with end-users and the procurement team.
• Lead aging analysis, identify obsolete, redundant, and surplus/excess materials, and set up a plan utilizing in operations or recommend to write-off/dispose.
• Establish and implement strategies for determining the economical stocking parameters and procurement strategies and review/endorse/authorize Purchase requisitions, inventory transactions, task orders, material requisition as per operational requirements.
• Plan and conduct physical verification audits on all AD Ports Group inventory sites ensuring maximum efficiency and reduction in the operational cost.
• Develop Cataloguing and Coding guidelines for all materials and spare parts under AD Ports Group and analyses stock cover and long-term price agreement strategies for operational equipment and maintenance spare parts. 
• Support procurement teams in technical clarifications and participate in situations involving material transfers to the warehouse and discrepancies related to material specifications where a deadlock exists between vendors and the users.
• Review and endorse/authorize Purchase Requisitions (PR), inventory transactions, call-off orders, material requisitions, stock replenishment report, repair/refurbishment requisitions etc. as per operational requirements.
• Prepare management reports as per the stakeholder requirements reflecting inventory status, issues and recommendation plans.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Logistics or a related field. Master's degree is a plus
• CPIM is preferred 
• Solid knowledge in inventory management software, forecasting techniques, and purchasing.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
• Experience in Inventory Management & Supply Chain Management related functions and aspects.
• Experience in ISO Standards
• A minimum of 8-10 years of experience in a similar role