What are the duties and responsibilities of inventory manager?

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What are the duties and responsibilities of inventory manager?

Answer 1

It depends on your employer and what systems they have in place.  In general it is keeping track of all of the inventory; what is on hand, what needs to be ordered, what has gone out with where it went to and when along with how was it paid for and billed.  

If it is a large company, the should have sophisticated computer system, good training or at minimum a great step-by-step manual to guided you through the process. (SAP inventory management is what my company uses...overwhelmling to learn at first, but make sense and gets easier the more you use it).

If you work for a mid to small size management, it could be potluck on what was implemented before you arrived and how they kept track of it.  If that is the case, you have a very daunting task ahead of you and need to roll up your sleeves and get a handle on what you have, what you need to keep in stock, and most important to your bosses, what is out and needs to be billed for.

Good luck!

Answer 2

read your job description.  if it is a job you are applying for than get an interview and ask for a copy of the job description.  by law, every position has to have one and all companies are different.  Good luck.

Answer 3

If I could say in brief:

To plan, procure, store, make available the right quantity and quality of inventory at right price, right time, right location and right condition for optimum usage at the facilities.

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