At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead inventory governance and optimise logistics processes across EMEA.
- Company: Join a global leader in logistics with a focus on excellence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and hands-on project involvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on logistics processes and drive continuous improvement.
- Qualifications: Experience in inventory management and SAP logistics processes required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
Job Type: Full-time contract, 12 Months
Summary
- The Global Logistics Process Excellence Team is seeking a Senior Inventory & Logistics Process consultant with strong ownership of finished goods inventory governance and the ability to drive end‑to‑end process excellence across the logistics network.
This role combines hands‑on inventory control accountability with process leadership, continuous improvement, and internal consulting across Logistics & Distribution.
The role acts as a senior subject‑matter expert for inventory, SAP‑enabled logistics processes, and transformation initiatives, partnering closely with Logistics Operations, Finance, Manufacturing, S&OP, and Digital Technology Services (DTS).
Key Purpose
- Own and safeguard end‑to‑end finished goods inventory accuracy, financial integrity, and compliance across EMEA logistics operations.
- Lead standardisation, optimisation, and continuous improvement of inventory and logistics processes and systems.
- Provide expert process consultancy, training, and project support for logistics, distribution, and supply chain initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Inventory Governance & Control
- Own month‑end inventory control activities, reporting, reconciliations, and approvals, ensuring timely and accurate financial postings.
- Safeguard stock integrity, including blocked stock, obsolete inventory, disposals, adjustments versus targets, and pallet stock.
- Lead DAF/WAF and obsolete stock processes end‑to‑end, including approvals, postings, accrual alignment, and stakeholder coordination.
- Monitor inventory KPIs (book‑to‑physical accuracy, adjustment trends, blocked stock exposure) and drive corrective actions.
- Standard Work & Operational Excellence
- Execute and continuously improve standard inventory controls (e. g. adjustment reporting, blocked stock monitoring, threshold analysis).
- Ensure adherence to standardised inventory and logistics processes for audit, compliance, and financial control.
- Act as escalation point for inventory‑related operational and system issues across the EMEA network.
- Process, Systems & Continuous Improvement
- Proactively identify, propose, and lead process and system improvements aligned with best practice.
- Apply LEAN and continuous improvement methodologies to standardise and optimise inventory and logistics processes at scale.
- Own or contribute to business requirements, testing, and integration for system enhancements and upgrades.
- Provide subject‑matter expertise for SAP inventory processes and their integration with wider supply chain systems.
- Training & Capability Building
- Develop, maintain, and deliver high‑quality process and system training materials.
- Deliver training to key users (internal and external) on existing and new functionality; site travel may be required.
- Uplift capability and consistency across logistics operations through coaching and structured knowledge
We think you need these skills to ace SAP Logistics Consultant in Tadworth
Inventory Governance
SAP Logistics Processes
Process Improvement
Continuous Improvement
LEAN Methodologies
Financial Integrity
Compliance Management
