What are the Key Deliverables in this role?

Financial Outcomes

• Manage monthly and quarterly expired stock audit requests in coordination with external audit vendors.
• Ensure audits are executed as per defined norms, without deviations, and guarantee timely pickup of audited materials to avoid financial impact.

Market / Customer Complaint

• Proactively manage audit‑related activities to ensure zero escalations from the Sales team and channel partners.
• Maintain smooth coordination with stakeholders to address concerns promptly and prevent operational issues.

Internal Processes

Responsibilities:

Execution of Market Audits:

• Review distributor audit requests received from the Sales Finance team, plan audit schedules for each distributor, and communicate the confirmed dates to all relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure that all planned audit dates are strictly adhered to as per the defined schedule.
• Coordinate the collection of audited materials within the stipulated timelines upon completion of audits.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all stock clearance activities from CFAs, ensuring smooth coordination and timely closure
• Ensure that external audit agencies comply with defined internal processes and audit guidelines.
• Liaise with internal teams to obtain Purchase Orders (POs) for vendors on time, process vendor invoices, and verify monthly bills against supporting documents in a timely manner.
• Plan and arrange required packaging materials and ensure Minimum Stock Levels (MSL) are maintained at audit agencies’ locations.
• Conduct periodic visits to distributor locations to review and monitor audit processes and compliance.
• Share daily data with internal stakeholders and provide regular weekly and monthly status updates as required.

Required skills

SAP proficiency: 

• Hands‑on experience with SAP transactions, particularly stock receipt entries and related material movements.

Audit Experience:

• Prior experience in handling stock audits, distributor audits, or market return audits.

Analytical skills: 

• Strong ability to analyze audit data, identify discrepancies, assess root causes, and drive corrective actions.

Communication and coordination: 

• Effective interpersonal and coordination skills to work with cross‑functional teams, external vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate audit status, issues, and resolutions clearly and professionally.

Innovation and Learning

• Identify gaps and inefficiencies in existing audit and operational processes.
• Proactively recommend and support process improvements to enhance compliance, efficiency, and control

Additional Skill Requirements

• Experience in managing and analyzing large datasets, with the ability to derive insights and ensure data accuracy.
• Strong presentation skills for creating clear, management‑ready reports and updates.
• Working knowledge of Salesforce is an added advantage