Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Plc is a company supporting Ethiopia’s digital transformation. As a member of the Vodacom family, we have a wealth of experience connecting over 334 million people globally and over 180 million people in Africa across our network. We look forward to partnering with Ethiopians as we build a new network in Ethiopia.

We are setting the groundwork in readiness for the launch of our services next year and are looking to work with purpose-led teams that put the community at the heart of service.

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy for Principal Officer – Inventory Management in Supply Chain Management within the Finance Function in Ethiopia. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

Detailed Description

Reporting to Executive Head of Department – Inventory, Planning & Distribution, the role holder will be responsible for managing the company’s investment in stock (Network Equipment or Saleable Items) to meet company requirements by ensuring maintenance of stock master data, analyzing stock movement and promoting actions to ensure adherence to stock policies, ensuring accuracy of stock data in ERP systems, implementing efficient warehouse procedures and driving safe working practices.

Job Responsibilities

 Physical Inventory Management

• Define, implement and maintain procedures for Receipting, Put-Away, Issuing and Data Capture for stocks
• Implement good stock management practices in the warehouse including enforcing health & safety systems and processes
• Ensuring that regional spares depots have optimum spare levels.

Inventory Master Data

• Maintaining accurate and complete inventory master data (inventory items) on ERP systems for stock as well as non-stock items.

Stock Data Management

• Maintain accurate stock data in ERP systems by
• ensuring prompt capture of stock movements
• on-going cycle counts and reconciliations
• regular stock takes and reconciliations, review and resolution of stock data variances.

Managing Supersessions and Obsolescence

• Reduce the company’s exposure to obsolescence risk by highlighting risks of obsolescence and creating stock optimization actions

 Partner Management

• Carry out supplier performance reviews on service providers, develop improvement actions and report accordingly.

User Support

• Train and Support Users on Inventory Management systems

Stock Management Procedures

• Create and continuously update stock management procedures that ensure accuracy, customer service effectiveness and risk management

Reporting

Produce accurate and timely reports in accordance with the Supply Chain metrics framework.

Job Requirements

Qualifications 

• Degree in Technology, Engineering, Business or similar qualification
• At least a Graduate Diploma Qualification in Supply Chain Management
• At least 5-7 years’ experience in supply chain management with responsibility for inventory management process in an environment leveraging ERP and other digital capabilities for inventory-related functions and processes.

How to Apply

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, kindly proceed to update your candidate profile on CLICK HERE

Female candidates are highly encouraged!