Inventory Controller/Stock Controller

About the Role 

The Inventory Controller manages the inventory of Water Access Rwanda, keeping accurate records of inventory movements, maintaining minimum inventory levels, making monthly reports and labelling inventory items.

What Will Drive Success

To ensure success as an inventory controller, you should be highly organized, pro-active in your work and have detailed knowledge of supply chain management practices. An excellent inventory controller will be able to forecast inventory requirements accurately and possess excellent logistical abilities to handle items shipping and delivery across our sites and locations. Reports should be available on time without fail. working knowledge of plumbing items will ease work adaptability

Responsibilities 

• Keep a record of all entries and exits from company inventory locations
• Monitor Inventory Levels and Replenish according to minimum levels
• Liaise and negotiates with suppliers to ensure quality
• Coordinates the logistics for purchase orders, inventory transfers, deliveries, tagging and processing
• Works with Finance teams to forecast supply and demand requirement to ensure stock availability
• Track in-bound and out-bond orders
• Analyses supply chain to identify any risks or issues
• Generates inventory movement reports
• Undertakes monthly inventory audits and reconciliation
• Organizes and up keeps stock rooms, warehouses to ensure optimal storage quality of materials
• Keeps track of expiration dates where applicable and avoids losses for the company from un-usable stock
• Ensure security of inventory is provided for and advises management on any needed measures.
• Ensure equipment and materials are kept in good and working condition and maintained as needed.
• Ensure that the storing places are kept in good conditions, maintained and renovated as needed.
• Other duties as may be assigned by

Requirements

• High School Completion with 3+ years as stock keeper 
• Or a Bachelor's degree in logistics, business administration or similar preferred
• A minimum of two years work experience in retail, warehousing, logistics or similar
• Previous regular use of inventory management software
• Strong communication skills, conversant in English and Kinyarwanda. French a bonus
• Exceptional organizational collaboration and negotiation skills
• Good knowledge of plumbing fixtures
• Excellent time management skills
• Great analytical and logistical thinking abilities

If you are a fit, please apply directly on our career portal.