Manager - SCM - Stores

Designation: Manager

Department: SCM - Stores

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Role Category: Stores & Warehouse – Manufacturing

Location: Rampally, Hyderabad

Reporting: Assistant General Manager – Bondada Green Engineering Pvt Ltd

Role Overview To effectively manage the complete stores, warehouse, material receipt, storage, inventory control, issue, and dispatch operations for a tower manufacturing and galvanizing plant.

The Stores Manager will be responsible for ensuring the right material is available at the right time and in the right quantity , while maintaining optimum inventory levels, proper documentation, material traceability, safe storage, and timely supply of materials to production, galvanizing, maintenance, and dispatch departments.

Key Roles & Responsibilities Stores & Warehouse Management

• Manage day-to-day operations of the central stores, raw material stores, consumables stores, finished goods and dispatch areas.
• Ensure systematic receipt, inspection, identification, storage, preservation, and issue of materials.
• Maintain proper bin locations, material codes, stock identification and inventory records.
• Ensure efficient utilization of warehouse and storage space.
• Implement proper 5S, housekeeping and safety practices within stores and warehouse areas.
• Ensure proper segregation of raw materials, consumables, rejected materials, returned materials, galvanized materials and finished products.

Raw Material Management

• Manage receipt and storage of steel plates, angles, channels, flats, coils, pipes, fasteners and other tower manufacturing materials.
• Ensure proper material identification and traceability from receipt through production and dispatch.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality and Purchase departments for material availability.
• Monitor material consumption against production requirements.
• Ensure proper control of excess, surplus, rejected and obsolete materials.

Galvanizing Plant Stores

• Manage stores requirements related to the hot-dip galvanizing process, including zinc, chemicals, consumables, packing materials, PPE and maintenance spares.
• Ensure timely availability of galvanizing consumables to avoid production interruptions.
• Maintain proper stock levels for critical galvanizing materials and consumables.
• Coordinate with the galvanizing department regarding material movement and availability.
• Maintain appropriate records for material consumption and replenishment.

Inventory Control

• Establish and maintain minimum, maximum and reorder levels for critical materials.
• Monitor slow-moving, non-moving, excess and obsolete inventory.
• Conduct regular cycle counts and physical stock verification.
• Reconcile physical stock with ERP/system records.
• Investigate and resolve stock discrepancies.
• Reduce inventory carrying costs without affecting production continuity.
• Prepare and monitor inventory-related KPIs.

Material Receipt & Inspection

• Coordinate with Purchase, Quality and Security teams for incoming material receipt.
• Verify material quantities against Purchase Orders, Delivery Challans, Invoices and other documents.
• Ensure materials are properly identified and transferred to designated storage locations.
• Coordinate with Quality Control for inspection and acceptance/rejection of materials.
• Ensure rejected materials are properly segregated and controlled.

Material Issue to Production

• Ensure timely issue of materials to fabrication, welding, drilling, assembly, galvanizing and other production sections.
• Issue materials against authorized material requisitions/work orders.
• Maintain accurate records of material issues and returns.
• Ensure proper control over consumables, tools, PPE and production-related materials.
• Monitor material movement between departments and production stages.

Finished Goods & Dispatch

• Coordinate with Production, Quality and Dispatch teams for finished tower components.
• Ensure proper identification, stacking and preservation of finished and galvanized components.
• Maintain dispatch records and material traceability.
• Coordinate loading and dispatch of tower materials as per customer/project requirements.
• Ensure correct quantity, packing, tagging and documentation before dispatch.
• Coordinate with logistics providers and transporters for timely dispatch.

ERP / MIS / Documentation

• Ensure accurate and timely updating of all stores transactions in the ERP system.

• Maintain records for:

• Goods Receipt Notes (GRN)

• Material Issue Notes

• Material Return Notes

• Stock Transfer Notes

• Purchase/Material Requisitions

• Dispatch documents

• Stock verification reports

• Inventory adjustment records

• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly MIS reports related to inventory and stores.

• Maintain proper documentation for internal and external audits.

Procurement & Interdepartmental Coordination

• Coordinate closely with Purchase, Production, Planning, Quality, Maintenance, Finance, Logistics and Projects.
• Provide accurate stock and consumption information to Purchase and Planning teams.
• Support procurement planning based on consumption, production schedules and inventory levels.
• Follow up on critical materials and ensure timely availability.
• Participate in supplier/material performance reviews where required.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Engineering, or any relevant discipline.
• Knowledge of ERP/SAP and MS Office, particularly MS Excel, is preferred.

Experience

• 10–12 years of overall experience in Stores/Warehouse/Material Management.
• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in a manufacturing plant, preferably in tower manufacturing, steel fabrication, structural steel, or hot-dip galvanizing.
• Strong hands-on experience in raw material, consumables, inventory control, production material issue, finished goods, dispatch, stock reconciliation and team management.
• Experience in handling steel materials and galvanized tower components will be an added advantage.

Key Skills

• Strong knowledge of stores and warehouse management
• Inventory control and stock reconciliation
• Material planning and forecasting
• Knowledge of steel/tower manufacturing materials
• Understanding of hot-dip galvanizing plant consumables and materials
• ERP/SAP knowledge preferred
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel and MIS reporting
• Material identification and traceability
• Warehouse layout and storage optimization
• Team leadership and manpower management
• Good communication and coordination skills
• Problem-solving and decision-making ability
• Strong documentation and record-keeping skills
• Knowledge of 5S, FIFO/FEFO and inventory control practices
• Strong safety awareness
• Ability to work under production and dispatch deadlines