Manager – Inventory & Operational Effectiveness, SCM Gold

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.