Inventory Controller

Functional roles and responsibilities

• To coordinate parts procurement activities from planning to receipt of parts and to facilitate smooth movement of parts from port to point of sale.

• Thoroughly understand principal’s manuals and processes for ordering / follow up / escalation / claims.

• Coordinate with internal departments to ensure ISO (initial stock order) are placed for new models in advance and review those ISO till it reaches normal ordering cycle.

• Releasing orders as per the dealer day / dealer time and review order acceptance report for taking proactive actions.

• Review system suggested order quantities for all movement categories for preparing stock orders.

• Review of seasonal demand parts, slow moving parts, phase in & phase out parts.

• Review % mix of stock order / VOR / AIR orders on weekly basis both value wise / line wise.

• Follow up of all type of orders and escalate immediately if it has got any issue in the supply chain, follow escalation contact till the order is received at warehouse.

• Provide rolling forecast to local dealers (applicable for inventory controllers who follow tyres & consumable).

• Internal customers to be kept informed about their orders status by providing right ETA.

• Shipments to be prioritized based on the need and to be informed well in advance to warehouse team to plan their inbound.

• Maintain all records for easy retrieval.

Education / certification and continued education

• Graduate, preferably in commerce.

Years of experience

• 5 years of experience in planning and inventory control (purchasing and tracking) in a computerized environment.

• 2 – 3 years experience in automotive industry will be definite advantage.