About This Role
This role is for an experienced Inventory Manager to lead warehouse operations, inventory control, material flow, and dispatch activities. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in Tally ERP, inventory reconciliation, stock audits, material coordination, and warehouse process management, with a passion for digitization, Lean/5S, and continuous improvement. The position suits someone who can manage day-to-day warehouse operations while also identifying and implementing cost-effective technology and process improvements.
Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end warehouse and inventory operations
- Coordinate with Purchase, Vendors, Production, Projects, and Export teams for timely material availability
- Ensure smooth material movement between warehouse, shop floor, and job-work units
- Monitor material receipt, storage, movement, and dispatch
- Receive materials in Tally ERP and generate receipt notes
- Maintain accurate, real-time inventory records
- Conduct periodic stock audits and cycle counts
- Ensure 100% reconciliation of physical stock with ERP records
- Monitor high-value, slow-moving, and critical inventory
- Analyze consumption trends and support inventory forecasting
- Conduct quality checks of surface-treated profiles before storage/dispatch
- Maintain inspection and inventory documentation
- Ensure compliance with ISO, safety, housekeeping, Lean and 5S standards
- Prepare packing lists, delivery notes, and dispatch documentation
- Ensure timely and accurate dispatch of materials
- Develop and maintain SOPs for material handling, storage, and dispatch
- Track dispatch schedules and delivery commitments
- Evaluate and recommend inventory solutions such as Zoho Inventory, Odoo, Sortly, Katana, EasyReplenish, or similar platforms
- Introduce barcode/QR/RFID scanning and mobile-based inventory reconciliation where appropriate
- Identify opportunities to reduce manual data entry and errors
- Drive Lean, 5S and Kaizen initiatives
- Recommend ERP integrations, add-ons, or open-source solutions to strengthen warehouse processes
- Lead warehouse digitization and continuous improvement initiatives
- Lead, train, and mentor warehouse personnel
- Ensure employees follow warehouse SOPs, ERP procedures, safety requirements, and housekeeping standards
- Prepare MIS reports covering stock levels, consumption, inventory aging, audits, and discrepancies
- Provide management with insights on inventory turnover, slow-moving stock, stock accuracy, and forecasting requirements
- Drive improvements in reporting accuracy and operational efficiency