Job Summary
To manage day-to-day stores operations including material receipt, storage, inventory control, and material issuance while ensuring inventory accuracy, proper material handling, traceability, and uninterrupted support to production activities.
Key Responsibilities
Stores Operations
- Manage receipt, storage, and issuance of materials as per organizational procedures.
- Ensure proper identification, storage, preservation, and traceability of materials.
- Maintain proper binning and material location systems.
- Ensure timely material availability for production requirements.
Inventory Management
- Maintain accurate stock records and inventory transactions in ERP/manual systems.
- Monitor stock levels and avoid shortages or excess inventory.
- Implement FIFO practices for material movement and storage.
- Conduct periodic stock verification and cycle counting activities.
- Identify and control slow-moving, non-moving, and obsolete materials.
Material Receipt & Issuance
- Verify incoming materials against purchase documents and delivery challans.
- Coordinate with Quality team for incoming material clearance.
- Ensure proper documentation for inward and outward material movement.
- Maintain records related to stock movement, shortages, and rejections.
Documentation & Compliance
- Update ERP entries for GRN, material issue, stock transfer, and inventory adjustments.
- Prepare stock and inventory reports for management review.
- Support internal and external audits related to stores activities.
- Ensure adherence to 5S, safety, and material handling standards in stores area.
Coordination
- Coordinate with Purchase, Production, Quality, and Planning teams for smooth material flow.
- Support production schedules through effective inventory management.
- Supervise store assistants/operators and ensure discipline in stores operations.
Technical Knowledge & Skills
- Inventory and stock management
- ERP systems and inventory transactions
- FIFO methodology
- Material storage and handling practices
- Knowledge of inward and outward documentation
- MS Excel and reporting skills
- Basic understanding of manufacturing stores operations
Experience & Qualification
Experience
- Minimum 4 to 10 years of experience in Stores operations.
- Candidates must have experience in the Auto Component Manufacturing Industry.
- Experience in handling raw materials, bought-out parts, consumables, and production-related inventory preferred.
Qualification
- Any Degree / Diploma preferably in Mechanical, Production, Materials Management, or Supply Chain.
Preferred Exposure
- ERP systems and inventory management
- FIFO inventory practices
- Stock audits and inventory control
- Manufacturing stores operations
