Inventory Coordinator at Cargill

Job Purpose and Impact

The Inventory Coordinator will work as part of our Supply Chain Team in Mombasa-Kenya, using previous experience and training to oversee the reception of Teas from both Private and Auction sales, record and manage inventory levels. In this role, you will coordinate all aspects of Tea Stocks for our local operation to ensure efficient operations.

Key Accountabilities

• Work closely with transportation, corporate support functions, operations and warehouse teams to follow up on receiving Teas, shipments and tracking orders while identifying issues or concerns.
• Provide assistance to staff in resolving problems, make recommendations on process improvements and handle customer service activities for internal and external customers.
• Use electronic Tea tracking software Harvest.Net to log all items.
• Coordinate with planning team to maintain appropriate stocking levels at the warehouses.
• Develop and maintain reports, spreadsheets and inventory control programs, interpreting data and communicating results in an easy to understand way.
• Verify and reconcile Tea stocks within company guidelines.
• Raise Invoices for Storage, Handling and Shipment Services and Tea sales
• Handle complex clerical, administrative, technical or customer support issues under minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma, secondary education level or equivalent.
• Confirmed math skills to calculate different production processes.
• Confirmed experience with spreadsheet and word processing applications.
• Minimum of four years of related work experience is an advantage.
• Other minimum qualifications may apply.

Preferred Qualifications

• University degree or other qualification in Supply Chain, Accounting or Business Management.
• Experience in Accounting.
• Confirmed experience with spreadsheet and word processing applications.

Prior Beneficial Experiences

• Enter and maintain inventory information in business management software.
• Work in a global, matrixed corporation.

Key Behaviors

• Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Skills and Experiences to Be Gained

• Verify receipts of goods and services into the different storage locations to ensure accurate stock levels awhile keeping received materials segregated, tracking Tea movements while maintaining a document trail.
• Maintain data relevant to network distribution planning activities including capacity, constraint, logistics, supplier, master and location data.