On behalf of our client, a growing multi-store retail business operating
in the fashion and sportswear segment, we're recruiting an experienced
and highly disciplined Inventory Control & Stock Optimization Manager.
This role is responsible for taking full ownership of inventory
management across multiple outlets, ensuring accuracy, availability of
fast-moving items, strict stock control, and elimination of losses. The
position requires strong numerical skills, high integrity, and the
confidence to enforce inventory controls consistently across all stores.
Responsibilities:
- ✓ Manage and control inventory across multiple retail outlets from a
central store.
- ✓ Conduct daily verification of fast-moving stock by reconciling
system records, stock books, and physical counts.
- ✓ Control, document, and authorize all stock issued to retail outlets.
- ✓ Ensure all stock movements are accurately captured in inventory
systems in real time.
- ✓ Identify, investigate, and resolve stock discrepancies promptly.
- ✓ Maintain organized, clean, and secure storage areas to prevent
loss, damage, or misplacement.
- ✓ Analyse fast-moving, slow-moving, and dead stock and
recommend transfers, promotions, or discontinuation.
- ✓ Monitor minimum and maximum stock levels and support timely
reordering.
- ✓ Prepare accurate weekly inventory reports for management
decision-making.
- ✓ Work closely with procurement, sales teams, and store managers
to optimize stock availability.
- ✓ Enforce inventory control procedures strictly and prevent
shrinkage, wastage, and mismanagement.
Requirements:
- ✓ Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management,
Procurement, Stores Management, Business, or a related field.
- ✓ Minimum of 2 years’ experience in retail inventory management.
- ✓ Proven experience managing inventory for multiple outlets.
- ✓ Strong proficiency in Excel and POS-based inventory systems.
- ✓ High level of integrity, accountability, and attention to detail.
- ✓ Experience in fashion, sportswear, or apparel retail is an added
advantage.
- ✓ Ability to work with both manual stock records and digital systems.
Job Location
+2547 98 431 116