Assistant Manager Stores Material Audit

Assistant Manager Stores | Material Audit

Role Purpose:
Responsible for conducting material and inventory audits to ensure accuracy, traceability, process compliance and effective inventory control across Stores and Production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct material audits, stock audits and inventory verification across Stores.
• Perform cycle counting and perpetual inventory audits.
• Verify physical stock against SAP/ERP system inventory and identify variances.
• Audit material receiving, GRN/MRN, storage, issue and transfer processes.
• Verify FIFO, material identification, tagging, binning and traceability.
• Conduct audits of in-house parts, truck parts, panel parts, trims and production materials.
• Identify shortage, excess, obsolete, slow-moving and non-moving inventory.
• Investigate root causes of inventory discrepancies and implement corrective actions.
• Verify proper documentation and authorization for material receipts, issues, transfers and adjustments.
• Monitor compliance with Stores SOPs, work instructions and internal control procedures.
• Prepare audit reports, variance reports, ageing reports and corrective action plans.
• Coordinate with Stores, Production, Quality, Purchase, PPC, Finance and Internal Audit teams.
• Track closure of audit observations and ensure timely implementation of corrective actions.
• Drive improvements in inventory accuracy, process compliance, 5S and material control.
• Support internal, external and statutory audits related to materials and inventory.

Preferred Experience:
7 to 12 years in Automotive/Commercial Vehicle manufacturing, Stores, Material Control or Inventory Audit, with strong exposure to SAP/ERP, cycle counting, perpetual inventory, physical stock verification and material reconciliation.