651 Inventory Analyst jobs in South Africa

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come.

Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love.

That’s what makes us Roche.

As our Inventory Analyst, you will play a key role in balancing supply and demand to maximize operational efficiency and profitability. Leveraging inventory data, you will forecast future needs, collaborate across supply chain, procurement, and warehouse teams, and provide actionable insights to streamline operations. Your overarching goal will be to minimize costs caused by excess or insufficient stock while ensuring optimal product availability.

• Analyze inventory trends to improve stock management and forecast accuracy.
• Collaborate across supply chain, procurement, warehouse, and sales functions to maintain optimal balance between service levels and costs.
• Monitor, investigate, and resolve inventory system variances across warehouses and 3PL service provider systems.
• Address and correct SAP IDoc interface issues to ensure seamless data integration and accurate inventory records.
• Develop inventory optimization strategies to reduce costs and prevent stockouts or overstock situations.
• Conduct regular inventory counts (cycle and full) and implement corrective actions based on findings.
• Generate and review month-end inventory reports, identify discrepancies, investigate root causes, and propose solutions.
• Validate adjustments, rectify errors, and maintain accurate records in the ERP and warehouse management systems in line with SOPs.

• Ensuring seamless integration and synchronization of inventory data across multiple systems, including SAP and 3PL providers.
• Balancing inventory costs while maintaining optimal service levels and product availability.
• Identifying and proactively addressing inventory variances and data integrity issues in real-time.
• Managing and resolving inbound, outbound, and delivery process variations affecting inventory accuracy.
• Driving process improvements and implementing inventory best practices in a high-paced and detail-oriented environment.

We are seeking a self-driven and detail-oriented professional with a strong analytical mindset and a passion for optimizing inventory processes. Here’s what we’re looking for :

• Proven experience in inventory management, supply chain, or a related field.
• Proficiency with ERP (preferably SAP) and warehouse management systems.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to draw actionable insights from data.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in monitoring and reconciling inventory variances.
• Capability to identify root causes of inventory deviations and implement corrective actions.

• A proactive and results-driven mindset with the ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills to partner across multiple functions effectively.
• Adept at balancing competing priorities while staying organized and meeting deadlines.

• Comfortable navigating complex systems and resolving integration errors (e.g., SAP IDoc issues).
• Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with other reporting tools.

• A tertiary qualification in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Management, or a related field is preferred.

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Our client, a leader in the security sealant industry, is seeking a dynamic Inventory Analyst to join their growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in streamlining systems, driving efficiency, and making a real impact within the business.

We are seeking an innovative and analytical Inventory Analyst who is eager to grow within a well-established company with over 70 years of success.

This role is ideal for someone who can combine technical product knowledge with strong analytical skills and system proficiency to enhance efficiency and accuracy across all inventory processes. You’ll play a key role in ensuring optimal stock and inventory control throughout the organization, contributing directly to operational excellence and long-term growth.

• Monitor and analyze stock levels across all organizational locations.
• Track, report, and provide insights on stock movements, levels, and trends.
• Maintain accurate inventory records in SAGE Evolution, ensuring product details are updated regularly.
• Extract, analyze, and interpret data to produce comprehensive reports that support managerial decision-making.
• Safeguard data integrity in all stock-related transactions.
• Develop a strong technical understanding of the company’s diverse product range.
• Support product-related queries and assist with full lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve stock issues and enhance processes.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships across the business.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and implement action plans to optimize inventory.
• Show initiative, problem-solving ability, and enthusiasm in daily operations.

• Relevant tertiary qualification (advantageous).
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience as an Inventory Specialist or in a similar role.
• Previous experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment (preferable).
• Proficiency in SAGE Evolution or a similar ERP system for inventory control.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with keen attention to detail.
• Technical aptitude and the ability to understand industrial products.
• Excellent communication skills, with a self-motivated and proactive approach.

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come.

Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love.

That’s what makes us Roche.

The Opportunity

As our Inventory Analyst, you will play a key role in balancing supply and demand to maximize operational efficiency and profitability. Leveraging inventory data, you will forecast future needs, collaborate across supply chain, procurement, and warehouse teams, and provide actionable insights to streamline operations. Your overarching goal will be to minimize costs caused by excess or insufficient stock while ensuring optimal product availability.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze inventory trends to improve stock management and forecast accuracy.

• Collaborate across supply chain, procurement, warehouse, and sales functions to maintain optimal balance between service levels and costs.

• Monitor, investigate, and resolve inventory system variances across warehouses and 3PL service provider systems.

• Address and correct SAP IDoc interface issues to ensure seamless data integration and accurate inventory records.

• Develop inventory optimization strategies to reduce costs and prevent stockouts or overstock situations.

• Conduct regular inventory counts (cycle and full) and implement corrective actions based on findings.

• Generate and review month-end inventory reports, identify discrepancies, investigate root causes, and propose solutions.

• Validate adjustments, rectify errors, and maintain accurate records in the ERP and warehouse management systems in line with SOPs.

Key Challenges

• Ensuring seamless integration and synchronization of inventory data across multiple systems, including SAP and 3PL providers.

• Balancing inventory costs while maintaining optimal service levels and product availability.

• Identifying and proactively addressing inventory variances and data integrity issues in real-time.

• Managing and resolving inbound, outbound, and delivery process variations affecting inventory accuracy.

• Driving process improvements and implementing inventory best practices in a high-paced and detail-oriented environment.

Who You Are as Our Ideal Candidate

We are seeking a self-driven and detail-oriented professional with a strong analytical mindset and a passion for optimizing inventory processes. Here’s what we’re looking for:

Experience:

• Proven experience in inventory management, supply chain, or a related field.

• Proficiency with ERP (preferably SAP) and warehouse management systems.

Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to draw actionable insights from data.

• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in monitoring and reconciling inventory variances.

• Capability to identify root causes of inventory deviations and implement corrective actions.

Personal Characteristics:

• A proactive and results-driven mindset with the ability to work effectively under pressure.

• Strong collaboration and communication skills to partner across multiple functions effectively.

• Adept at balancing competing priorities while staying organized and meeting deadlines.

Technical Proficiency:

• Comfortable navigating complex systems and resolving integration errors (e.g., SAP IDoc issues).

• Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with other reporting tools.

Education:

• A tertiary qualification in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Management, or a related field is preferred.

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

A healthier future. It's what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come.

Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love.

That's what makes us Roche.

The Opportunity

As our Inventory Analyst, you will play a key role in balancing supply and demand to maximize operational efficiency and profitability. Leveraging inventory data, you will forecast future needs, collaborate across supply chain, procurement, and warehouse teams, and provide actionable insights to streamline operations. Your overarching goal will be to minimize costs caused by excess or insufficient stock while ensuring optimal product availability.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze inventory trends to improve stock management and forecast accuracy.
• Collaborate across supply chain, procurement, warehouse, and sales functions to maintain optimal balance between service levels and costs.
• Monitor, investigate, and resolve inventory system variances across warehouses and 3PL service provider systems.
• Address and correct SAP IDoc interface issues to ensure seamless data integration and accurate inventory records.
• Develop inventory optimization strategies to reduce costs and prevent stockouts or overstock situations.
• Conduct regular inventory counts (cycle and full) and implement corrective actions based on findings.
• Generate and review month-end inventory reports, identify discrepancies, investigate root causes, and propose solutions.
• Validate adjustments, rectify errors, and maintain accurate records in the ERP and warehouse management systems in line with SOPs.

Key Challenges

• Ensuring seamless integration and synchronization of inventory data across multiple systems, including SAP and 3PL providers.
• Balancing inventory costs while maintaining optimal service levels and product availability.
• Identifying and proactively addressing inventory variances and data integrity issues in real-time.
• Managing and resolving inbound, outbound, and delivery process variations affecting inventory accuracy.
• Driving process improvements and implementing inventory best practices in a high-paced and detail-oriented environment.

Who You Are as Our Ideal Candidate

We are seeking a self-driven and detail-oriented professional with a strong analytical mindset and a passion for optimizing inventory processes. Here's what we're looking for:

Experience:

• Proven experience in inventory management, supply chain, or a related field.
• Proficiency with ERP (preferably SAP) and warehouse management systems.

Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to draw actionable insights from data.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in monitoring and reconciling inventory variances.
• Capability to identify root causes of inventory deviations and implement corrective actions.

Personal Characteristics:

• A proactive and results-driven mindset with the ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills to partner across multiple functions effectively.
• Adept at balancing competing priorities while staying organized and meeting deadlines.

Technical Proficiency:

• Comfortable navigating complex systems and resolving integration errors (e.g., SAP IDoc issues).
• Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with other reporting tools.

Education:

• A tertiary qualification in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Management, or a related field is preferred.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100'000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let's build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Data Analytics:

Analyse inventory data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.

Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to track inventory levels, stock movements, and demand fluctuations.

Collaborate with Sales and Procurement to ensure optimal stock ordering and availability.

Monitor data quality and ensure accuracy and integrity of reporting.

Identify cost-saving opportunities and strategies to improve inventory efficiency.

Collect, clean, and validate data from various internal and external sources.

Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into analytical solutions.

Design and maintain database structures and tables to support data analysis.

Track and report on key inventory KPIs (e.g., stockouts, excess inventory, shrinkage, inventory accuracy).

Apply knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server to optimize database operations.

Reconcile discrepancies between physical inventory counts and system data.

Support the implementation of inventory control procedures and conduct root cause analysis of inventory errors.

Communicate complex data insights clearly and effectively to various stakeholders.

Maintain a high level of organization with a strong focus on data quality and reliability.

Demonstrate a result oriented and growth driven mindset.

Exhibit innovative and forward-thinking approaches to problem solving.

Embrace change, challenge existing processes, and propose systematic improvements.

Manage multiple tasks efficiently while meeting deadlines and maintaining data accuracy.

Utilize Power BI for integration, data visualization, and automated report generation.

Ability to write and optimize complex queries for efficient data extraction, transformation, and analysis.

Power BI, Data visualization, and automated report generation.

Write and optimize complex queries for efficient data extraction, transformation, and analysis.

Engage with stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver appropriate system solutions.

Conduct in-depth data analyses using advanced analytical tools and techniques.

Facilitate stakeholder engagement to support change management.

Develop an integrated company scorecard to provide visibility into key performance indicators.

Apply knowledge of the ABC stock rating model to support inventory classification and management.

Stock Consignment Control

Coordinate with Sales Representatives (CS) to conduct weekly/monthly consignment stock counts.

Accurately capture and process consignment stock data on a weekly/monthly basis.

Engage directly with CS's to resolve stock-related issues at hospital sites.

Ensuring timely distribution, completion, and return of monthly consignment check documentation.

Uphold high standards of data integrity and accuracy.

Support the invoicing department in addressing hospital consignment stock discrepancies.

Assist CS with hospital stock rotation as needed.

Reporting & Administrative Functions:

Compile relevant information for the Manager: Operations, for presentation to the Board Operating Committee (e.g. Stock Consignment Checks, Soon to Expire Report).

Generate and distribute predicted short-dated stock reports to the CS's.

Produce and deliver high quality reports to internal and external customers using SAGE Evolution and Access (SLOB, LEVELS etc.).

Maintain organised and up-to-date filing of consignment check documentation.

Policies and Procedures

Ensure full compliance with all company policies and procedures.

Apply innovative thinking to enhance and improve existing policies and procedures.

Minimum of 2 years' experience in inventory analysis, supply chain analytics, or a related data analyst role.

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Data Analytics, Business Statistics, or a related field will be advantageous.

Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and SQL programming.

Advanced Excel skills, including dashboard creation and the ability to extract, manipulate, and analyse large datasets.

Experience working with inventory or ERP systems (e.g., SAGE Evolution).

Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Power BI, Automate and others.

Experience with statistical programming languages such as Python or R.

Strong attention to detail and critical thinking abilities.

Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

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Job Purpose

Responsible for the correct storing, movement and stock take of all dry goods / consumables and product inventory according to company procedures with specific focus on stock intake and investigation of any stock variances throughout the stock flow process.

Finance Analyst/Inventory Management

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Date posted:

Friday, May 30, 2025

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY:

POSITION INFO:

Job Purpose

Responsible for the correct storing, movement and stock take of all dry goods / consumables and product inventory according to company procedures with specific focus on stock intake and investigation of any stock variances throughout the stock flow process.

Reporting to:

Head: Financial Reporting and Analysis

Output:

Inventory

• Responsible for the movement and control of all product inventories, including carcasses / boxes from internal and external suppliers according to company processes and procedures.
• Responsible for the movement, control and issuing of all dry goods / consumable inventory according to company processes and procedures.
• Ensure accurate and adequate labelling and positioning of all labels.
• Orchestrating all paperwork to creditors department on stock intakes (On-and offsite locations)
• Weekly stocktaking (including the posting of stock batches) of all dry goods / consumables and product inventory according to agreed SOP’s.
• Weekly/Monthly reconciliations of Inventory movements and investigating all discrepancies/deviances to implement corrective actions.
  
  

• Weekly/Monthly reporting of Inventory movements and variances.
• Recognizing and reporting on patterns and trends in weekly/monthly Inventory movements and variances.
• Serve as Finance support to the Plant Manager and Analyst team (specific with regards to stock related matters).
  
  

• Supervise and control stock take teams.
• Assure stable employee relations by managing conflict and creating a positive and performing working environment.
  
  

• BCom degree in finance
  
  

• 3 - 5 years inventory control experience
• 1 -2 years supervisory experience
  
  

• Tuesday to Saturday (Please note for the first few months the working week will be from Monday to Friday, however when the Malmesbury Plant starts up, the working week will change to Tuesday to Saturday)
  
  

• The candidate will have the responsibility of working at two plants located in Elsies River and Malmesbury.
• It will be necessary for the candidate to divide their time between the plants, being present at both locations on a weekly basis.
• Ad hoc visits to the offsite storage facilities.
  
  

• Accuracy
• English Literacy
• Computer Literacy
• Yield Understanding
  
  
  
  

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Finance and Sales
• Industries Advertising Services

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Eduvos is looking to hire the services of an Independent Contractor, Data Analysis Lecturer, at our Durban campus on a part-time basis.

Type of appointment:

Independent Contractor (part-time; flexible workhours agreement)

Purpose:

• To lecture Data Analysis-related modules, in the Law faculty on a part-time (contractual) basis.
• To assist in the administration and departmental affairs and activities as required by the academic department.

Minimum qualifications required:

• Honours degree in Statistics/ Data Science / Mathematics/ Computer Science/ Information Systems or a relevant qualification (A Masters qualification will be an advantage)

Experience:

• Minimum: 1 - 2 years relevant lecturing experience
• Necessary knowledge of higher education practices and processes
• Relevant research experience

Modules to be lectured:

• Introduction to Data Analysis
• Computer Skills (All Levels)

Responsibilities:

• Lecturing
• General administration
• Setting and marking of assessments
• Preparation of notes and additional study materials
• Quality Assurance
• Management of At-risk students

Competencies

• Initiative and responsibility
• Constructive teamwork, relations and networking
• Influence
• Analysis and judgement
• Innovation and change
• Systematic approach (planning and organising)
• Steadiness (emotional tenacity)
• Communication

Eduvos
is looking to hire the services of an
Independent Contractor, Data Analysis Lecturer
,
at our
Durban
campus on a part-time basis.

Type Of Appointment
Independent Contractor (part-time; flexible workhours agreement)
Purpose

• To lecture Data Analysis-related modules, in the Law faculty on a part-time (contractual) basis.
• To assist in the administration and departmental affairs and activities as required by the academic department.