Inventory Purchasing Controller

The Inventory & Purchasing Controller is responsible for managing all elements of stock control and purchasing in our two bases in the Bahamas.

The role reports into the Bahamas Country Manager but works closely with the global finance and purchasing teams to ensuring accurate reporting of inventory, implementation of tight inventory control and management of all local purchasing needs for the base, from yacht spares and parts to food & beverage and other base requirements.

An ideal candidate will have experience in stock control and purchasing but also a be able to work independently, communicate and influence others effectively and have used a stock control IT system before.

What you will be doing:

Inventory Management

• Oversight of Stores for Nassau and Abaco Bases (involving travel between the two bases as required).
• Physical control of stock – maintaining organized and logical physical storerooms.
• Lead and manage accurate quarterly and year end counts with explanations of any variances.
• Maintaining effective control procedures ensuring all goods are logged in and out of the physical and virtual storerooms. Aiming for minimal count differences.
• Recording of stock in financial system - accurate and timely logging in and issuing out of goods.
• Working closely with Finance (based in UK and US) on stock reporting e.g. stock turn/slow moving stock.
• Support the launch of a new finance system with SAP– this requires experience of using stock and finance systems.
  
  

Purchasing

• Work with local teams to ensure stock is maintained at a level that enables the technical department to maintain the fleet of yachts efficiently and without delays, and to identify and reduce obsolete inventory.
• Laise with Central Purchasing to order items required at the base, using purchase requisitions to facilitate the order.
• Responsible for tracking and collection of items arriving at bases to ensure smooth transition from order to recording at the base.
• Development of good working knowledge of the parts required by the technical teams.
• Maintaining and sharing appropriate paperwork with stakeholders.
  
  

Key Internal Relationships:

• Bahamas Base Managers
• Stores teams
• Bahamas Finance Business Partner
• Central Purchasing team
• Global Technical Director
  
  

The ideal candidate with have the following:

• Experience in an inventory management role with knowledge of all aspects of stores and inventory management.
• Experience of using an ERP inventory management system. Dynamics/SAP experience preferred but not essential.
• Experience of implementing and adhering to inventory controls.
• Experience in creating purchase requisitions and/or orders.
• Independent and with experience/ability to managing a small team.
• Process driven with high attention to detail.
• Good communication skills.
• Candidate must be able to work Saturdays and the occasional Sundays. Days off given in the week.