Job Description

Reporting Relationships:

Functionally reports to: Head, Finance and Accounts
Administratively reports to: Head, Finance and Accounts
Supervises: Warehouse Supervisor

Job Objective(s)

To oversee all store operations to ensure an uninterrupted supply of products

Duties & Responsibilities

Prepare central store and outlets stock-level reports
Create and enforce a short turn-around time for processing of requisition and purchasing orders
Liaise with distributors and wholesalers
Oversee assessment of inventory turns, receiving and shipping orders, warehouse space allocations
Monitor and control allocation of company resources for effective, efficient and timely product delivery
Ensure that delivered products conform with order specifications
Control inventory investment and loss
Take numerical inventory of merchandise supplied to the outlets.
Coordinate inventory items dispatch for prompt delivery of product to outlets.
Coordinates labeling of product to be distributed to branches.
Receives out of stock inventory from outlets and document.
Receives faulty goods from Customer care and report to Head of Department for further action
Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas.
Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas in order to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
Determine proper storage methods, identification, and stock location based on turnover, environmental factors, and physical capabilities of facilities.
Examine and inspect stock items for defects, reporting any damage to line Manager.
Prepare and maintain records and reports of inventories, shortages, shipments, expenditure and goods used or issued.
Compile, review and maintain data from purchase orders, requisitions, and other documents
Determine sequence and release of back orders according to stock availability.
Recommend disposal of excess, defective, or obsolete stock.

Key Performance Indicators:

Inventory level/cost
Customer satisfaction index
Timeliness of delivery of goods to outlets
Frequency of exhausted stocks.

Requirements

Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree /  HND qualification with at least 12 years work experience.

Required Competencies:

Knowledge:

Store keeping
Distribution processes
Inventory management
SAGE pastel
Accounting procedures Skills
IT skills
Execution
Time management skills
Interpersonal skills
Communication skills