Inventory Control Assistant | Retail | IKEA DFC

Inventory Control Assistant | Retail | IKEA DFC

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

Overview of the role

To support the store and the inventory controller in his mission to accurately maintain the store inventory integrity and to provide the highest possible service levels to our internal and external customers.

What you will do

Operational

1. Input data to maintain core systems and to ensure accurate and timely processing.
2. Proactively recommend, support and embrace changes in the Service and assist in implementing innovative approaches to business process.
3. Creating all container manifests for goods receiving and hand over manifest and labels to the checking team.
4. Performing all system related goods receiving functions.
5. Completing all system entries for internal transfers to the specified locations and bins on a daily basis.
6. Creating a picking list and confirming all outbound shipments and preparing the necessary release documents after checking the physical stock.
7. Sending orders to the retail warehouse.
8. Sending all documentation to the sales team pertaining to in deliveries to prepare the sales space for replenishment.
9. Provide support to the implementation of changes and improvements to the service.
10. Filing of all documents for further reference as per audit guidelines.

Commercial

1. To work to agreed targets, reporting proactively to your line manager where deadlines are at risk and to agree priorities.
2. Reporting all KPI's to the inventory controller with regards to internal and external replenishment and exceptions noticed pertaining to the same.
3. Provide support to the Physical Inventory Team during yearly Stock count.
4. To work as part of ISL team, performing business processes for a defined service area ensuring quality, consistency, accuracy, timeliness and high performance.
5. Support your line manager and team colleagues in providing a high quality, consistent, accurate and timely service to our customers.

Required skills to be successful

1. Advanced MS Excel skills
2. Numerical skills

What equips you for the role

1. Good presentation and excellent personal organization
2. Knowledge of NAVISION operating system will be an advantage
3. High level of accuracy