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Job Description: Deputy Manager (Store)

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily store operations, including receiving, issuing, storing, and transferring raw materials, ingredients, packaging materials, and other supplies.
• Ensure all incoming materials are properly inspected and verified against Purchase Orders (POs), Delivery Orders (DOs), and relevant documents.
• Supervise material issuing to Production and ensure correct material codes, quantities, batch numbers, and authorized requests.
• Monitor and verify SAP transactions for Goods Receipt (GR), Goods Issue (GI), Stock Transfer, and Inventory Adjustments to ensure data accuracy.
• Ensure physical stock balances are accurately maintained and reconciled with SAP inventory records.
• Implement and monitor FIFO (First-In, First-Out) and FEFO (First-Expired, First-Out) procedures to ensure proper stock rotation.
• Conduct regular physical stock counts, cycle counts, and inventory reconciliation to identify and resolve stock discrepancies.
• Ensure proper storage conditions, material identification, segregation, and handling of raw materials, ingredients, and packaging materials.
• Ensure store operations comply with ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, food safety requirements, and company procedures.
• Maintain proper documentation, batch traceability, stock movement records, and audit-related documents.
• Coordinate with QA/QC to control non-conforming, damaged, rejected, and expired materials in accordance with established procedures.
• Ensure warehouse housekeeping, pest control coordination, and food safety practices are properly maintained.
• Lead, supervise, and develop Store personnel through effective task allocation, performance monitoring, and team management.
• Coordinate with Production, Purchasing, QA/QC, Finance, and other relevant departments to ensure timely material availability and smooth store operations.
• Prepare inventory reports, stock movement reports, expiry reports, and implement improvements to enhance inventory accuracy and operational efficiency.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Logistics, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Store/Warehouse Operations, preferably in FMCG or Food Manufacturing, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or management role.
• Practical experience in SAP or other ERP systems, particularly in Inventory Management and Stock Control.
• Good knowledge of FIFO/FEFO, inventory reconciliation, material traceability, and warehouse management.
• Good understanding of ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, and Food Safety Management Systems.
• Strong leadership, team management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.