Manager – Inventory & Operational Effectiveness, SCM Gold

Confidential Company

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee end‑to‑end gold inventory management including raw gold, WIP, semi‑finished, and finished goods.

• Ensure accurate inventory accounting, reconciliation, and traceability across all SCM touchpoints.

• Define and monitor inventory norms, safety stock levels, and turnover targets.

• Lead periodic physical audits and cycle counts, ensuring zero variance and high accuracy.

• Implement controls to minimize inventory losses, shrinkage, and obsolescence.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance SCM efficiency, throughput, and productivity.

• Identify operational bottlenecks and implement process improvements using Lean / Six Sigma principles.

• Standardize operating procedures across inventory handling, storage, dispatch, and receiving.

• Improve order fulfillment cycle times and service levels.

• Work closely with procurement, production, logistics, and sales teams to align inventory plans with demand forecasts.

• Optimize material flow across refineries, vaults, warehouses, and distribution centers.

• Coordinate with logistics partners to ensure secure, compliant movement of gold.

• Ensure strict adherence to regulatory, statutory, and internal control requirements related to gold handling.

• Implement robust security, audit, and compliance mechanisms aligned with industry best practices.

• Support internal and external audits and ensure closure of audit observations.

• Leverage ERP and inventory management systems for real‑time visibility and reporting.

• Develop dashboards and MIS on inventory health, operational KPIs, and cost metrics.

• Drive system enhancements and digital initiatives for improved SCM transparency.

• Collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders to achieve operational and business objectives.