Manage day-to-day Raw Material Store operations, including inward, storage, issue and stock control. Receive raw materials against PO, delivery challan and invoice and verify quantity, specifications and packaging condition. Coordinate with Quality/QA for inspection, approval, rejection and quarantine of incoming materials. Prepare and maintain GRN/MRN and ensure timely ERP/SAP entries. Ensure proper material identification, coding, labeling, bin allocation and traceability. Maintain FIFO/FEFO wherever applicable and ensure proper shelf-life/batch control. Issue raw materials to Production against authorized Material Requisition / BOM / Production Requirement. Maintain accurate bin-wise, batch-wise and item-wise inventory records. Conduct daily/weekly/monthly physical stock verification and reconciliation with ERP. Investigate and resolve stock shortages, excesses, damages and system-vs-physical discrepancies. Monitor minimum, maximum, reorder and safety stock levels and highlight potential stock-outs. Track slow-moving, non-moving, excess and obsolete inventory and recommend corrective action. Coordinate closely with Purchase, Production, PPC, Quality, Accounts and Maintenance for uninterrupted material availability. Maintain complete documentation for all inward, outward, transfer, return and adjustment transactions. Prepare daily stock, consumption, ageing, shortage and inventory reconciliation reports. Support monthly/annual physical inventory, internal audits and external/customer audits. Ensure proper 5S, housekeeping, safety, stacking and material preservation within the store. Supervise Store Assistants/Storekeepers and allocate daily activities. Ensure compliance with company SOPs, quality systems, safety requirements and inventory-control procedures. H Henkel +1 Required Skills Strong knowledge of Raw Material Store & Inventory Management SAP/ERP – preferably SAP MM GRN/MRN, material issue, stock transfer and inventory transactions FIFO/FEFO, batch/lot traceability and stock ageing Physical stock verification and reconciliation Min/Max stock, reorder level and safety stock MS Excel & MIS reporting 5S and warehouse safety Team handling and cross-functional coordination Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Inventory accuracy: Target 98–99% Raw material availability for production ERP vs. physical stock variance Timely GRN and material issue FIFO/FEFO compliance Reduction in stock discrepancies Reduction of slow/non-moving inventory Audit compliance Store housekeeping and 5S score Material handling damage/wastage On-time response to Production material requirements
