Product Manager, Inventory & Operations
Inventory Management for distributors in Lagos means distribution businesses juggle bulk stock, multi-location warehouses, and fast-moving skus where a single miscount can stall the whole chain. Lagos is the commercial heart of West Africa, where fast-moving distributors and service firms need real-time visibility to survive cash-flow shocks.
Distribution businesses juggle bulk stock, multi-location warehouses, and fast-moving SKUs where a single miscount can stall the whole chain.
Lagos is the commercial heart of West Africa, where fast-moving distributors and service firms need real-time visibility to survive cash-flow shocks.
Stockouts discovered by customers, dead stock tying up cash, and counts that drift from the shelves are the classic symptoms of inventory controlled by spreadsheets and memory.
Real-time stock visibility per location, reorder points that trigger stock requests automatically, and barcode scanning keep counts accurate and replenishment ahead of demand.
Nigerian businesses must file VAT and company income tax with FIRS and stay current with CAC annual returns, NSITF, and ITF levies.
Nigerian payroll involves PAYE remittance to the state IRS, plus pension (8% employer, 8% employee) and NSITF and ITF contributions.
Tracking stock in spreadsheets or memory. Without a single system of record, Lagos is the commercial heart of West Africa, where fast-moving distributors and service firms need real-time visibility to survive cash-flow shocks. businesses suffer stockouts and dead stock that a simple reorder point would prevent.
Reorder point = (average daily demand × supplier lead time in days) + safety stock, reviewed monthly as sales change.
Barcode scanning at stock-in, stock-out, and cycle counts eliminates typing errors and makes stocktakes take hours instead of days.
Yes. Retten Work tracks stock per location, supports transfers, and lets you ship each order from the nearest warehouse.
It protects cash flow by cutting dead stock, avoids stockout-driven lost sales, and gives you the audit trail lenders and auditors expect.
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