Inventory Management Specialist

Job Brief

ELAIA Green Vehicles Corporation is looking for a skilled Inventory Management Specialist to play an active role in inventory planning and strategy formulation, and help the Company ensure sufficiency of inventory levels to meet market demand, while reducing losses and inefficiencies.

Responsibilities:

1. Accept deliveries of ordered equipment, supplies and other items, checks that these conform with the required specifications and quantities, and subsequently places these in the proper locations in the Warehouse;
2. Carefully prepare items that are scheduled for delivery or deployment, such as e-trikes purchased, or e-trikes that have been serviced by the Elaia Service Center. He must ensure that these items have been cleared/certified by the Quality Inspector prior to release to the client;
3. Count inventory to determine which items have low or excess stock, and runs comparisons against previous counts with the IMS to analyze changes;
4. Inspect products and stock levels to spot potential problems with loss and damages;
5. Forecast inventory needs based on information about customer demand and historical data from sales reports, service reports, and inventory counts;
6. Prepare purchase requisitions to replenish current stocks and order new products/items;
7. Submit reports to alert Management about the causes of stock outages, overages and losses.
8. Submit reports to document replenishments and actions taken to clear out unnecessary inventory.
9. Perform other duties that may be assigned to him from time to time by his superior.

Required Skills and Qualification

1. Bachelor of Science degree, preferably in mechanical engineering, supply chain management or business;
2. At least one (1) year work experience in inventory management/control, preferably in the automotive industry;
3. Proficient in using computer hardware and software, particularly spreadsheets, word processing, database management and business planning software;
4. Possesses the following skills:
   1. Understanding of inventory control systems
   2. Problem solving skills
   3. Good communication skills, both written and oral
5. Willing to work irregular hours when big shipments come in.
6. Has physical ability to move heavy items manually and with equipment