Thursday, March 08, 2012

Warehouse Supervisor

Job Description:

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

To ensure proper and safe custody (storage) of all food and NFI  commodities entrusted to WV by donors. This could be implemented through overseeing all aspects of warehouse operations such as commodity transactions in the warehouse, including receipt, storage and delivery of all commodities as well as staff management.

Major Responsibilities:

Warehouse Commodity Management :ensure that all commodities entrusted to World Vision arriving at the warehouse and leaving the warehouse are properly accounted for.Logistics: ensure that proper logistic arrangements are always in place so that projects will run smoothly without avoidable commodity stock shortages in the warehouseMaintain Warehouse standards :ensure that warehouse best practices, standards are maintained at all times as guided by WV Commodity manual standards this includes but not limited to maintaining  FIFO instead of LIFO unless there is reasonable grounds, proper stacking, adequate warehouse equipment etcRecord Keeping :Responsible to ensure that all the warehouse records including Ledger books, stack cards and stock control sheets are accurately filled and updated.  Quantities recorded on these documents MUST correspond to the daily physical stock in the warehouse.Coordination: establish and maintain proper logistics coordination with WFP, USAID, FAO other donors’ logistics departmentsReporting: provide required periodic warehouse reports( daily ,weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual report)Commodity Loss Management :develops zero tolerance loss of commodities in the warehouse.Warehouse Staff Management :establish professional systems of managing warehouse staff and casual staff in the warehouse.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Minimum of Diploma in Storekeeping, Logistics, Warehouse Management , basic training in warehouse managementDedication and ability to work with little supervisionWillingness to learn and to build capacity of othersGood command of oral and written English a must.Dedication and ability to work with little supervision

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