Stock Controller (FMCG)

About the position

Responsible for managing the packed goods and packaging stock movement on site. Working with an extended team to resolve stock variances. Accurately counting stock and being able to capture the correct data on Sage.

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Minimum 2-3 years' manufacturing experience with 2-3 years' stock controlling experience
• Good knowledge of SAGE Pastel and Intermediate Excel skills
• Stock controlling experience in a Foods Manufacturing, FMCG environment is essential
• Ability to work in a team independently
• Attention to detail in resolving variances and being assertive when required

Responsibilities:

• Daily stock count report - provide accurate Stock counts to Production Planning. To ensure correct planning required for meeting customer orders
• Daily balancing of packed goods - ensuring that each and every product balances with the quantity packed goods to assist with the bulk balancing
• Daily Production Capturing on Sage - recording of products produced at warehouse for finished goods, to ensure there is stock on the system for dispatching and invoicing
• Daily finished and packaging reconciliation on Excel
• Daily reconciliation from Sage valuation - reconciling daily physical counts with what has been dispatched and produced on Excel. Reconciling to Sage daily finished goods and packaging after every 2 days
• Check daily variances with extra / short stock with warehouse/store man. Also check for enough packaging for production to be updated
• Spot cycle counting checks in warehouse
• Month end stock attendance - random physical count of packed products
• Physical count of all stock in warehouse (i.e. finished goods) to ensure all quantities submitted daily are correct, avoiding or mitigating the risk of theft and ensuring accuracy of month end count
• Checking for sufficient stock on the system for Inter Branch Transfers and Customer Order invoicing
• Assisting dispatch department on queries for insufficient stock on Sage. This is to ensure invoicing department always has sufficient quantity on Sage at all at all times and to avoid delays on trucks leaving the yard
• Month end count and Variance Analysis
• Stock loss & Gain report
• Reconciling month end count and daily quantities. Analysis of any adjustments passed in warehouse. To check all corrections are done to Sage and reconcile physically with the system
• Issuing and receiving of IBTS - to ensure stock is being sent out and received on Sage. This is to ensure that sites receive their stock on Sage for dispatching and invoicing
• Spot check and counts for packaging during the month. Compare these to daily counts received from warehouse - to ensure all counts issued are correct, avoiding huge packaging variances at month end
• Returns schedule - submit the Returns Excel schedule to both Debtors and Stock Accountant per incident

Desired Skills:

• FIFO
• LIFO
• Stock control
• Foods stock items
• Sage
• Excel
• Book to floor
• Floor to book
• Variances
• Monitoring Stock Level

Desired Work Experience:

• 2 to 5 years

Desired Qualification Level:

• Diploma