Supply Chain Manager

JJob Summary

Responsible for inventory planning, forecasting, promotional inventory management, and inventory control across the business. Ensure optimal stock availability, inventory accuracy, and healthy stock holding levels while minimizing excess, slow-moving, and obsolete inventory. Partner closely with Merchandising, Operations, Finance, and suppliers to support business growth and promotional activities.

Key Responsibilities

Inventory Control & Stock Management

• Manage and monitor inventory levels across all categories to ensure healthy stock holding.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through stock reconciliation, audits, and regular reviews.
• Analyse stock movement, inventory ageing, slow-moving, excess, and obsolete inventory.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and enforce inventory control policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Establish and monitor inventory KPIs such as inventory accuracy, stock turnover, stock ageing, and stock holding days.

Forecasting & Demand Planning

• Collaborate with Merchandising teams to review sales forecasts and business requirements.
• Analyse historical sales data, market trends, seasonality, and inventory performance to support demand planning.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and recommend inventory adjustments to optimise stock levels.
• Support annual budgeting and inventory planning exercises.

Promotion Planning & Inventory Allocation

• Work closely with Merchandising and Operations teams to plan inventory requirements for promotional campaigns, festive events, and new store openings.
• Ensure adequate inventory is available to support promotional activities.
• Monitor promotional inventory performance and identify inventory risks before and during campaigns.
• Recommend inventory allocation strategies to maximise sales opportunities and minimise excess stock after promotions.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with Merchandising, Operations, Finance, and suppliers to support inventory-related decisions.
• Monitor supplier fill rates and inventory availability to support business requirements.
• Prepare inventory reports, analysis, and recommendations for management review.

Person Specifications Education & Qualification

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Statistics or any related field Relevant Experience & Years of Service-
• Experience working in related field (supply chain or inventory control), at least 5 years of experience in this field

Technical Skills, Professional Knowledge & Competencies

• Commercial, communicative, self-motivated & resilient.
• Team oriented & affirmative in decision making.
• Experience in retail or FMCG environment is preferred
• Proficient in using big data for insights and decisions, and can make sense of ambiguous situations.
• Enjoy the process of problem solving with a passion to drive changes, make a difference and excel
• Able to travel to if required (1-2 times in one month)