About This Role
An Inventory Manager oversees the entire inventory process for heavy-duty truck spare parts, ensuring accurate stock records, efficient flow, and optimal availability. This role suits a professional with strong analytical skills and experience in inventory control within the heavy vehicle industry.
Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end inventory operations for heavy-duty truck spare parts
- Maintain accurate stock records and ensure proper inventory reconciliation across warehouse locations
- Monitor stock levels, reorder points, slow-moving and non-moving items, and identify risks of stock-outs or overstocking
- Ensure correct parts identification, classification, coding, binning, and systematic storage of spare parts
- Conduct regular cycle counts and periodic physical stock audits, investigate variances, and implement corrective actions
- Coordinate with procurement, sales, warehouse, and finance teams to ensure smooth inventory flow and availability of critical parts
- Use ERP/Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and advanced MS Excel for inventory tracking, reporting, analysis, and forecasting
- Develop and maintain inventory reports covering stock movement, ageing, turnover, discrepancies, and inventory performance
- Implement effective inventory control procedures to minimize losses, damages, obsolete stock, and discrepancies
- Support demand planning and inventory forecasting based on historical movement, business requirements, and market demand
- Ensure compliance with company inventory, warehouse, documentation, and safety procedures
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field
- 5–7 years of relevant experience in inventory management, preferably within trucks/heavy-duty vehicle spare parts distribution
- Strong understanding of heavy-duty truck systems and spare parts identification
- Hands-on experience with inventory control, stock reconciliation, warehouse processes, and spare parts management
- Proficiency in ERP or Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
- Advanced MS Excel skills, including inventory analysis, reporting, reconciliation, and data management
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and coordinate effectively with cross-functional teams
