LEAD STORES AND

Job Description : LEAD STORES AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT NIGERIA - Lead - ITBP Stores & Inventory Management is responsible for leading the design, standardization, optimization, and governance of all Store & Inventory-related business processes, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and operational efficiency. - This role collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to streamline end-to-end store operations, strengthen internal controls, and support digital transformation initiatives. - Act as a process transformation advisor to the Stores & Warehouse team, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives. - Drive end-to-end demand management for the Stores function by identifying business needs and coordinating with the digitalization team to translate them into effective solutions. - Lead the mapping, redesign, and documentation of Stores processes including Goods Receipt, Material Issuance, Stock Reconciliation, Physical Verification, Inspection, Return to Vendor, and Inter-Store Transfers. - Establish governance, performance metrics, and process ownership for Store operations. - Collaborate with ICT, Digitalization, and Stores teams to digitize and automate key inventory processes and ensure UAT, adoption, and value realization. - Conduct data-driven assessments using process mining, analytics, and dashboards to monitor inventory accuracy and store efficiency. - Support inventory planning, cycle count governance, and compliance with financial and audit requirements. - Ensure strong change management to support continuous improvement and user adoption of digital tools. - Promote BPM principles, standards, frameworks, and best practices across the Stores domain. - Strong understanding of SAP (MM module), Signavio, and end-to-end Stores & Inventory scenarios including GRN, MIGO, Material Master, Inventory Aging, Stock Movements, Cycle Count, Material Valuation, and reporting. - Expertise in process documentation, requirement analysis, business process automation, and workflow design. - Ability to interpret store-related KPIs such as inventory accuracy, lead time, stock availability, slow-moving/obsolete stock, and variance control. - Advanced analytical capabilities for inventory reconciliation, root cause analysis, and performance reporting - Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder coordination skills. - Initiative & Proactivity - 4 - Result Orientation - 5 - Strong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills - 5 - Excellent communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills - - Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage change - - MBA/MCA/BTech/BE/MCom/BBA/CA or equivalent. - 10+ years of industrial experience including hands-on knowledge of inventory, warehouse operations, or store management processes.

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