Manager, Inventory – Contract Logistics

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Inventory Manager responsible for managing inventory and achieving contractual SLA’s at a multi-client distribution center. Collaborating with clients and teams for effective supply chain operations.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeKempton Park • 🇿🇦 South AfricaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for the inventory management and control of daily / weekly / monthly deliverables within a multi-client distribution centre, in order to consistently exceed all inventory related SLA’s with clients.
Understand the customer’s business
Understand the customer’s customer requirements
Develop a strong, trusting relationship with clients
Deep understanding of contractual SLAs & KPIs
Adherence to HSE compliance and responsibilities
Create and maintain various reports in line with KPI and contractual obligations.
Control, action, investigate and complete CAPA document’s if need be, this includes but is not limited to short picks, nil picks, damages, error percentages, KPI requirements, etc.
Ensure all data to and from the client system is working;
Ensure customer inventory related queries are processed accurately and completely within 24 hours;
Proactively control the risks associated with inventory.
Monitor and correct the inadequate or inappropriate inventory, to meet the demands of sales e.g. stock shortage.
Action the high inventory levels e.g. FIFO, Obsolete and Slow-moving stock, on client request.
Daily system to system balancing: Manage and correct inventory movement records on WMS and ensure correction on client system so that DSV and client systems are always aligned
Control the security over inventory which could result in loss, theft or misappropriation, etc.
Plan and execute cycle counts, wall to wall counts, ABC analysis counting and various other processes in line with the KPI and contractual obligations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3-year Logistics, Engineering or Supply Chain Management degree, or 3 year equivalent diploma OR; 5 years minimum relevant experience in Inventory / Warehouse Management
Excellent knowledge of ERP and WMS systems
Highly proficient in Excel/PowerPoint for data management and reporting
Min 5 years’ relevant experience in a warehouse environment
Extensive knowledge of Inbound, Outbound, Cycle-counting and Return processes and workflows
Proven knowledge and experience in root cause analysis and problem solving, including investigating and troubleshooting of stock discrepancies, incident reporting and CAPA reporting.
Min 3 years proven skills in Planning, Organising, Directing, Controlling & Monitoring cycle counting programs and wall to wall stock takes
Excellent communication skills and ability – be able to communicate assertively at all levels internally and externally.
Min 3 years’ people manage experience.
Strong attention to detail and high quality of work.
Must be able to meet and manage customer expectations and ensure compliance to Policies, Regulations, Work Instructions and Workloads.
A sound understanding of the Supply Chain.
Commercial acumen to understand our inventory related contractual SLA’s with clients and our liability in the event of non-conformance.
Good interpersonal skills for client account management.
A good understanding of MRP and inventory management principles
Very good mathematical & analytical skills
Own vehicle and driver’s license
Ability to work extended hours / after hours
Ability to support other sites within Gauteng when required e.g. wall to wall count planning and execution

Benefits

Comp & perks

Audit preparation, execution and support relating to internal and client inventory audits.

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Hard Skills & Tools

inventory managementwarehouse managementERP systemsWMS systemsExcelPowerPointroot cause analysiscycle countingdata managementproblem solving

Soft Skills

communication skillsinterpersonal skillsattention to detailcustomer expectation managementplanningorganizingdirectingcontrollingmonitoringcommercial acumen

Certifications

Logistics degreeEngineering degreeSupply Chain Management degreerelevant diploma