Job Summary:
- Oversee the day to day running of the stores department and ensure effective and efficient us of stock items by various stakeholders.
- Create a mechanism of monitoring and control of stock items being used at the plant to facilitate the optimization of the resources in line with the Plant budget.
Key Duties amp; Responsibilities:
- Oversee all materials receipts, processing, fulfilment, movement pick-up, monitoring and dispatch at the plant.
- Approve all stock receipts (to) and dispatch (from) Plant.
- Plan, direct and evaluate efficiency of all depot inventory planning and control activities.
- Assume responsibility for efficient management of depot resources such as vehicles, equipment, etc.
- Ensure store is optimally utilized by constantly reviewing layout, space utilization and material flow to identify improvement areas.
- Ensure daily records of stores transactions are uploaded onto the system on a regular basis.
- Organize regular/periodic stock count exercises and ensure discrepancies are resolved on a timely basis.
- Investigate incidences of damaged/missing stock in the depot and escalate to the Plant Director where necessary.
- Take adequate steps, including leveraging of existing relationships to ensure timely resolution of depot-related issues and challenges.
- Implement approved HSE policies and procedures for stores safety.
- Ensure continuous review and assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of stores management policies, procedures and processes, identify improvement opportunities and make recommendations to the Plant Director.
- Develop periodic performance report for review and decision making by the Plant Director.
- Perform other tasks as assigned by the Plant Director.
Requirements
Academic/Professional Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in any numerate discipline is preferred
- Relevant Professional Certification would be an advantage
Work Experience:
- Minimum of fifteen (15) years relevant experience in stores management of a very large manufacturing company
Skills amp; Competencies:
- In-depth understanding of the cement manufacturing industry trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations, legislation etc.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of the organization's product and service offerings.
- Very good knowledge of inventory planning and management principles and techniques.
- Good understanding of the distribution and logistics network in Nigeria
- In-depth knowledge of local and DCP approved HSE policies
- Sound oral and written communication skills
- Good organization and project management skills
- Strong problem solving skills
- Ability to take initiative and act proactively
- Working knowledge of ERP/SAP/SharePoint or other planning applications
- Proven leadership skills
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Training amp; Development