Inventory Executive - Spare parts.

Location: UAE Dubai.
Position Type: Full-Time
Salary/Compensation: Base Salary R40, 000 – R50, 000 + Performance Incentives. Work visa, accommodation and flights are all provided by the employer.

About Us

On Consulting (Pty) Ltd a private company based in South Africa, we have a contract to recruit for Dubai United Arab Emirates. Your trusted gateway connecting South African talent with premier career opportunities in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. On Consulting (Pty) Ltd, we bridge the gap between world-class South African talent and exceptional career opportunities in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. As a registered private company based in South Africa, we specialize in high-impact international recruitment, providing a seamless pipeline for professionals ready to take their careers to the global stage.


Job Purpose

We are seeking a meticulous and data-driven Inventory Executive (Spare Parts) to take absolute ownership of our parts inventory lifecycle. In this role, you will be responsible for stock forecasting, procurement reconciliation, warehousing optimization, and rigorous variance control. Your primary focus will be to maximize parts availability for our workshop and retail customers while minimizing dead stock, holding costs, and shrinkage.

Key Responsibilities

· Stock Control & Optimization: Monitor inventory levels daily, tracking fast-moving, slow-moving, and absolute/dead stock to ensure optimal warehouse turnover ratios.

· Ordering & Procurement Support: Generate automated and manual stock replenishment orders based on seasonal trends, workshop demand forecasts, and minimum/maximum stock parameters.

· Receiving & Quality Audits: Oversee the incoming parts delivery process, ensuring all components are cross-referenced accurately against purchase orders, invoices, and manufacturer part numbers for damages or discrepancies.

· Cycle Counting & Stocktakes: Plan, coordinate, and execute daily cycle counts and comprehensive monthly/annual physical stocktakes. Investigate, resolve, and report on any stock variances or shrinkage.

· Bin Allocation & Warehouse Layout: Organize the warehouse layout using clean barcode/bin-location systems to speed up the pick-and-pack process for workshop parts counters and dispatch counters.

· System Data Integrity: Maintain 100% accuracy within the Dealer Management System (DMS), ensuring part number supersessions, pricing updates, and core/superseded returns are logged correctly.

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Requirements

Requirements & Qualifications

· Experience: Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in spare parts inventory management, preferably within a franchised automotive dealership, heavy commercial truck workshop, or major auto parts retail chain.

· Systems Mastery: Advanced proficiency using Dealer Management Systems (DMS) such as Automate, Kerridge, Drive, or SAP, alongside high proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables).

· Technical Product Knowledge: Strong familiarity with automotive components, part cataloging, and reading technical parts diagrams/schematics.

· Analytical Skills: Excellent numerical aptitude with a proven track record of identifying inventory discrepancies, managing stock aging, and streamlining logistics.

· Physical Fitness: Ability to handle physical workshop stock environments, which may include lifting parts boxes and standing for extended stocktake periods.

· Education: Grade 12 / Matric certificate minimum. A diploma or degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or Warehouse Administration will be highly advantageous.

Benefits

What We Offer

· Competitive, market-related base salary paired with stock accuracy incentives.

· Medical aid contributions and provident fund options.

· A clean, highly structured, and technologically advanced warehouse environment.

· Ongoing manufacturer/OEM brand training and operational upskilling.

· Clear internal pathways toward Parts Management or Supply Chain operations.