About the role:

The Stock Management Associate will be responsible for inventory management and last-mile distribution.  We are therefore looking for someone to join our operations team

What you would be expected to do:

Area Warehouse Inventory Management

• Coordinate daily and weekly stock reconciliation regionally between the systems and physical stock in the retail centres.
• Coordinate reconciliation of out-of-warranty stock from the retail centres to the Central Warehouse Ndola.
• Ensure that inventory movement from the retail centres is as per International Inventory Management Standards (FIFO).
• Ensure that stock in the retail centers is tagged and well stacked as per International Inventory Management Standards.

Systems Inventory Movements

• Initiate stock transfers with retail centers as per approval of the Operations Manager
• Ensure that inventory issued to field agents from the retail centers is tagged correctly on the inventory management systems
• Audit the inventory management systems to ensure that all transactions are effectively booked. This includes but is not limited to, returns to the Central Warehouse

Field Inventory Management

• Coordinate stock recovery initiatives from the agents within station region.
• Ensuring allocation of stock to field agents is per maximum holding limits as communicated by the Operations Manager.
• Ensuring that inventory levels in the field of station regions reflect selling trends and field agent productivity.

Training and Mentorship

• Ensure that Retail Center Executives are well trained on Inventory Policies.
• Coordinate onboarding of assistant Retail Center Executives when there are openings.
• Ensure that Retail Center Executives are well trained on the use of Inventory Management Systems.
• Any other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

You might be a strong candidate if you:

• Have a degree qualification, preferably in Supply Chain management or business.
• Administration, Data Science or any Finance Related Course from a Premier Institution.
• Have 2-3 years’ experience in data processing, inventory planning and management.
• Have excellent MS Excel and Google Sheets data processing and presentation skills.
• Have the ability to work comfortably with and maintain large volumes of data.
• Have excellent verbal & written communication skills.
• Have the ability to work remotely under minimal supervision.
• Always on the road managing stocks across the country.

What we offer (in addition to compensation and statutory benefits):

• An opportunity to grow as a professional in a dynamic, fast-growing, high impact industry;
• The chance to work in an open-minded, collaborative culture surrounded by enthusiastic Greenlighters who are driven by the challenge of continuously innovating and growing an innovative, sustainable business with a profound impact on the world;
• A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
• Structured, tailored learning and development programs help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Greenlight Academy.