Stanley Kiguru

I am a 7 year experienced Inventory Management Specialist with a Bachelor of Economics & Finance Degree from Kenyatta University.

I have good experience with ERPs such as SAP, Microsoft Navision, Aspire Software, RMS, Core Backoffice, Ivend Retail, etc. 

Additionally, I am highly proficient with key Microsoft applications such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and PowerBi as my data analysis, presentation and communication tools.

Jan 2022 - Date: Stock Controller - Text Book Centre LTD.

Roles:

• Overall inventory control and storage of materials, including reconciliation with data systems 
• Developing and implementing inventory control systems and practices. 
• Co-ordinate actual inventory counts and monitoring inventory levels. 
• Audit inventory transactions for accuracy and timeliness to maintain high accuracy.
• Performing regular stock checks and reporting any issues to the line manager.
• Recommending process improvement plans for effectiveness and efficiency by developing inventory control SOPs while improving existing ones.
• Leading, coaching, and developing a team of stock control clerks. 
• Stock optimization through aging and overstock analysis & control.
• Facilitating formal problem solving, root cause analysis and the implementation of corrective actions for all inventory discrepancies or related process failures. 
• Developing specific metrics and KPI’s that provide the right insight into our inventory levels and accuracy.

April 2019 - November 2021: Head Of Inventory - Mulleys Supermarkets (Peter Mulei & Sons' LTD).

Roles:

• Management & coordination of the daily merchandising operations of the stores.
• Ensuring stock holding checks with procurement and payables teams before purchase or payments.
• Supervising daily activities of the stock team.
• Determining and reporting stock shrinkage.
• Placement of SOPs to seal and minimize shrinkage levels.
• Maintaining accurate stock balances on and off the system.
• Developing and building high performing stock associates for the business.

August 2016 - March 2019: Inventory Administrator - Tuskys Supermarkets (Tusker Mattresses LTD).

Roles:

• Developing shrinkage control measures. 
• Developing inventory analysis reports and analyzing variances. 
• Monitoring inventory transactions and improvement of internal controls.
• Reconciling inventory accounts to the general ledger. 
• Planning of annual and seasonal stock takes. 
• Training branch staff and all stakeholders on the requisite inventory handling processes and procedures. 
• Analyzing and compiling stock holding reports for top decision making. 
• Monthly stock levels reporting while ensuring reasonable system valuation.

March 2016 - July 2016: Inventory Controller - Tuskys Supermarkets (Tusker Mattresses LTD).

Roles:

• Inventory variance analysis and enhancing proper inventory movement controls.
• Monitoring inventory transactions.
• Periodic analysis of sales.
• Planning of branch physical cycle counts to correct system inventory.
• Verification of the raw stock take data collected before posting for analysis.
• Implementing shrinkage control measures.

2010 - 2014: Bachelor of Economics & Finance, Second Class Upper Division - Kenyatta University.