Manager - RMS

Job Description

Role Manager Stores Position Title Manager Stores Department Manufacturing Level / Grade M2 Reporting To GM Production Reportees Direct: 1 2 Key Purpose of the Job (Position Summary) This position is responsible to ensure safe and efficient management of the plant Raw Material and Finished Products Stores. This position is responsible for ensuring accurate recording and storage of inventory and ensuring optimal inventory quantities in consultation with Operations an in line with the guidelines prescribed and to proactively address obsolete and slow moving inventory. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
• Adherence to planning schedule (Separately for RMS and FGS)
• Optimal inventory levels; slow and obsolete stock reduction
• Overall housekeeping of stores
• Cost Management and effective utilization of manpower
• Accurate record keeping
• Safety and environment for stores department
• Effective management and reduction in customer complaints (Related to FG)
• Effective implementation of 5S (Score)
• Improvement initiatives (Kaizen, HIRA etc.)
KEY ACTIVITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Store Management RM Stores Operations
• Monitor all RM stores operations for the plant to ensure that the material receipt and storage is in line with set processes and standards
• Coordinate activities and follow up with the central purchase team to ensure material availability for the plant
• Proactively track key items to ensure timely replenishments
• Ensure minimal losses due to poor upkeep of materials
• Ensure good housekeeping so that material receipt, handling, storing and issue can be done adequately
• Ensure cleanliness, safety, and security at the RM Stores
• Anchor all internal (5S, EHS, Quality Audit) and external audits (OEM, Quality) etc.
RM Stores Operations
• Monitor all FG stores operations for the plant to ensure FG storage and dispatch is in line with set processes and standards
• Liaise with the Logistics team in line with the planning schedule for effective utilization of transport vehicles and manage costs
• Ensure good housekeeping so that storing and issue can be done adequately
• Ensure cleanliness, safety and security at the FG Stores
• Anchor all internal (5S, EHS, Quality Audit) and external audits (OEM, Quality) etc.
• Manage customer complaints on issues such as wrong dispatch, order mix up, stacking errors etc. and conduct RCA for long term resolution
Documentation and MIS
• Review and check documentation for all dispatch of material or final goods
• Ensure that documents related to Excise, LBT, Octroi are accurate and properly documented
• Verify and validate the reports generated by the team and keep the entire plant team informed through a departmental MIS
• Ensure that team is recording accurate information on SAP
Inventory Management
• Monitor and account for the inventory of raw materials and final goods, and ensure reconciliation with SAP figures and actual stock audit
• Ensure accuracy of material disbursement for production, with proper documentation and tracking
• Ensure stock is issued in the correct sequence, that is, first in first out to Production
• Highlight stock accumulation, discrepancies, and abnormal consumption if any to Purchase and Production
• Minimize obsolete, surplus and scrap material through proper monitoring
• Coordinate for disposing of scrap with the central team
Cost Management
• Manage the Opex budget for the RMS & FG stores department at the plant and monitor expenditure to ensure compliance to the budget
• Ensure that adequate manpower is being utilized as per approved standards for store operations and look for opportunities to reduce on manpower cost
• Identify areas for cost saving and recommend action plan to achieve the saving
Health & Safety
• Ensure safety measures are consistently followed and take initiative to enhance acceptance of safety as a culture so as to achieve zero accident level
• Train employees on correct methods of handling the material handling machinery and equipment so as to reduce accidents
• Report any incident to the Safety team immediately and ensure that appropriate diagnosis of the situations is carried out
People Management
• Resolve day to day worker grievance / worker issues and ensure that the work environment is productive and peaceful
• Ensure staff is motivated so that the work can be completed in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner
• Maintain good working relations with the unions, workmen and other contract staff
• Set targets for the team, and monitor their performance against the targets & provide regular and ongoing feedback for team
• Identify the training needs for the department employees and ensure provisioning of the training to the team in liaison with HR
Education and Experience Required Education: Any Graduate or Postgraduate with Material management Diploma Experience: 6 - 10 years of experience in similar function that of Stores (FGS RMS) ,

Keyskills :
cost savingraw materialsexternal audittraining needsstore operationsmaterial receiptmaterial handlingfinished productscorporate liaisonmaterial managementcustomer complaintssapehsrmsrcasetopexhira