Job Summary
LOGISTICS & INVENTORY MANAGERESS - Beauty & Cosmetics (logistics, inventory and cost accounting)
Management of all inventory and inventory related tasks from day-to-day management, forecasting, ordering, and costing.
RONDEBOSCH, W-Cape - South Africa
START: A.S.A.P
REPORT TO: Company Director
HOURS & SHIFTS:
- Monday to Friday 08:00 - 17:00
COST TO COMPANY & BENEFITS:
QUALIFICATIONS
- Matric Certificate / Grade 12
- Degree OR other qualification in Business Administration / Logistics or similar FMCG
- BONUS - Qualification in Accounting / Book-keeping
- BONUS - knowledge and understanding of the Spa/Beauty industries
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience in import management, logistics, or related field
- Strong understanding of import processes, customs regulations, and logistics
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Accounting Software (Sage / Pastel / Palladium) and import-related software
JOB DESCRIPTION & DUTIES:
1. LOGISTICS - manage the entire order cycle so as to enhance business development and ensure sustainability and customer satisfaction.
- Strategically plan and manage logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer services
- Direct, optimize and coordinate full order cycle
- Liaise and negotiate with suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers
- Keep track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and efficiency
- Arrange warehouse, catalogue goods
- Resolve any arising problems or complaints
- Meet cost, productivity, accuracy and timeliness targets
- Maintain metrics and analyze data to assess performance and implement improvements
- Comply with laws, regulations and ISO requirement
2. INVENTORY - ensure that all business operations have adequate stock to achieve their objectives.
- Devise ways to optimize inventory control procedures
- Inspect the levels of business supplies to identify shortages
- Ensure product stock is adequate for all distribution channels and can cover direct demand from customers
- Record daily deliveries and shipments to reconcile inventory
- Use software to monitor demand and document characteristics of inventory
- Place orders to replenish stock avoiding insufficiencies or excessive surplus
- Analyze data to anticipate future needs
- Evaluate suppliers to achieve cost-effective deals and maintain trust relationships
- Collaborate with warehouse employees and other staff to ensure business goals are met
- Report to upper management on stock levels, issues etc.
- Product costing, standard cost updates, analysis of cost variance, and preparation of cost reports
- Handling inventory, reporting, and reconciliations
- Performing month-end closing activities and ensuring financial accounting related to revenue and costing is completed in a timely and accurate manner
3. IMPORT & EXPORT - Manage the shipment of goods
- Ensure that shipment is done in accordance with the rules and regulation of Import and Export.
- Engage with the insurance, tariffs and quotas.
- Make categories of the shipment according to tariff coding system.
- Liaise with custom agents to ensure shipment is done through customs.
- Negotiate to reduce taxes and duties owed.