Inventory Manager

Reliance Retail · Bengaluru

  • Experience6–8 yrs
  • SalaryNot disclosed
  • Work modeonsite
  • Levelsenior
  • Posted21 Sept 2026
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About Reliance Retail

Reliance Retail is hiring in Bengaluru in ecommerce retail. This role looks for around 6+ years of experience.

Skills

  • pharmaceutical warehousing
  • inventory management
  • stock norms
  • safety stock
  • Min–Max planning
  • Reorder Point (ROP) models
  • warehouse operations
  • inventory control
  • loss prevention
  • reverse logistics management
  • regulatory compliance
  • Warehouse Management Systems
  • SAP
  • Microsoft Excel
  • logistics and distribution management
  • vendor management
  • third-party logistics management
  • cost control
  • ABC analysis
  • FSN analysis
  • root cause analysis
  • CAPA
  • HSE

The role

An inventory manager at a pharmaceutical warehousing and retail company designs stock norms and replenishment models, controls warehouse inventory, and governs SAP / WMS processes. The role applies ABC and FSN analysis, reverse logistics management, and regulatory compliance across warehouse and third-party logistics operations.

Full job description

Job Description

Inventory Manager

Location: Across Locations

Reporting To: Manager Warehouse Operations

Function: Asset Operations

Employment Type: Permanent | Full-Time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Inventory Manager with strong expertise in pharmaceutical warehousing and inventory management practices. The role focuses on designing and implementing stock norms, safety stock levels, Min–Max planning, and Reorder Point (ROP) models across warehouse nodes.

This position plays a critical role in ensuring stock availability while minimizing split orders, red orders, and inventory losses. The role also ensures strict adherence to replenishment processes, inventory documentation standards, reverse logistics management, and regulatory compliance.

Role Scope

Geographic Coverage: Area

Financial Responsibility: Inventory control, loss prevention, and productivity monitoring

Team Management: Cross-functional coordination with warehouse and 3PL teams

Key Responsibilities

1. Inventory Operations Management

Maintain high bin accuracy across all shifts

Manage segregation and clearance of short and near-expiry stock

Ensure daily blind cycle counts with proper RCA and CAPA; close variances within 24 hours

Coordinate with procurement for timely replenishment

Ensure bin refilling from bulk locations to picking bins

Manage batch recalls, spurious drugs, sale closures, DPCO/R-status/banned products as directed

Handle damaged, expired, and non-returnable products as per SOP and regulatory norms

Conduct daily audits for short picks, not found cases, and QA exceptions (B2B & B2C)

Monitor packaging material stock, GRN posting, and consumption tracking

Conduct periodic TMS studies of inventory

Audit inward and outward movements on a sample basis

2. Systems & Process Governance

Execute and maintain WMS hygiene and related systems

Ensure readiness for safety, statutory, and compliance audits

Maintain adherence to all inventory-related SOPs

3. Financial & Control Management

Ensure NIL or minimal inventory damages

Maintain daily productivity tracker and share management reports

Prepare stock summaries and bin occupancy reports including SKU, batch, MRP, value, and quantity with pharma and OTC segregation

Control inventory losses and shrinkage

4. People & Shift Management

Conduct process and SOP training for warehouse and 3PL teams

Ensure adherence to HSE norms

Support manpower planning for shifts and public holidays

Conduct shift-wise stand-up meetings to achieve operational goals

Drive corrective actions to reduce attrition

5. MIS & Analytics

Conduct ABC and FSN analysis and pick heat map analysis

Publish daily audit reports with RCA and CAPA

Maintain bin refilling tracker with batch and quantity details

Track packaging material consumption and ensure 1-month safety stock

Publish weekly GRN reports

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Bin Accuracy

Cycle Count Accuracy

Inventory Variance (PI Audit)

Short & Near Expiry Stock Control

Inventory Losses

WMS Hygiene

Packaging Material Consumption Accuracy

SOP & HSE Training Compliance

Key Interactions

Internal Stakeholders

Inbound & Outbound Teams

Pharmacist

Infrastructure

Supply Chain Operations

Logistics

Control Tower

Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs

Systems & Process Teams

External Stakeholders

3PL Supervisors

Key Account Managers (3PL)

3PL Workforce

Qualifications & Experience

Education

Graduate / BE / MBA

Experience

6–8 years of experience in pharmaceutical warehouse and inventory management

Functional Competencies

Team Handling

Warehouse Operations

Vendor & 3PL Management

Process & Compliance Management

SAP / WMS / MS Excel Proficiency

Logistics & Distribution Management

Cost & Inventory Control

Behavioral Competencies

Flexibility to work weekends and/or overnight shifts

Strong communication skills

High business ethics and integrity

Effective time management

Attention to detail and accountability

Career Progression

This role offers strong operational exposure and growth opportunities into positions such as:

Manager – Warehouse Operations

Regional Inventory Lead

Regional Supply Chain Manager

Operations Excellence Lead