Head, Stores at Metwest Steel Limited

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 & 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 GM-Finance.
• 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 (5) years relevant experience in stores management of a very large manufacturing company

Skills & Competencies:

• In-depth understanding of the Steel 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 Metwest 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 & Development.