Inventory , Warehouse & Logistics Manager at NXT Grid

• The Inventory, Warehouse and Logistics Manager (IWL) role is a full-time job, based out of our office/storage locations in Lagos. At times you will travel to solar mini-grid sites in rural Nigeria as well. As the title suggests, this is a position focused on managing inventory, warehouse and logistics relating to operations with a primary focus on tracking movements of materials. Being the IWL Manager will require a lot of double checks, attention to detail and following up on staff to ensure all is done according to process. You are both a people and a process-oriented person and you are enthusiastic at the idea of being useful to others by preempting their needs.

You will be responsible for:

• Tracking all stock movements in the company i.e. office, storage locations, solar mini-grids
• Other day-to-day procurement activities may include documents delivery, sim card setups, office utilities management, managing suppliers, insurance processing
• Management of all the current and future warehouses
• Additional responsibilities as they appear, given our growing and evolving company
• Thanks to your work, NXT Grid will have a smooth stock management system, a well functioning team and very grateful employees. This means that, while NXT Grid will enjoy smoother operations, local mini-grid developers will experience faster solar mini-grid deployment. In other words, your work will be essential to making operations leaner and faster.
• As with many young companies, a lot of the development processes are not yet in place. While this makes the challenge all the more exciting and gives a higher degree of freedom, it also means that you are expected to be independent, resourceful, and able to solve problems: if something is broken, fix it!

Requirements

Technical Skills (Required)

• Proficiency to use Google Docs/Office Suite (or analogous)
• Prior experience in handling stock management tools such as ERP, Odoo etc

Must Have

• Experience in stock and warehouse management experience in Nigeria in sectors such as consumer goods etc
• Prior experience in importation of goods in Nigeria
• Basic knowledge of supply chain-related insurance concept
• Prior experience and knowledge in Inventory & Stock Management including understanding of stock control and inventory management in an environment with remote or rural logistics
• Experience of organising and handling shipments within Nigeria to remote areas
• Experience of working and processing the request from technical teams for eg, civil engineering, electrical engineering etc
• Able to communicate clearly to both internal and external customers
• Prior working in growth stage start-up companies

Other Competencies

• Fluent spoken and written English;
• Proactive: you must be able to notice issues, and naturally want to fix things in a structured/orderly manner

You should join us if:

• You are highly organised, want to be part of a small, growing team where your work will have a direct impact on the direction and success of the company
• You want to grow your critical thinking skills. As one of the first employees, you will have the opportunity to develop the procurement and stock management processes
• You enjoy working closely with a small, tight-knit team in an informal environment
• You want to join a team that believes all of the above is possible, and that you can have fun every step of the way
• You have a drive for impact and care about working on clean energy deployment and rural electrification

Good to have

• Engineering or similar background preferred
• Experience in lean production/warehouse management
• Experience in procurement in renewable energy/electrical goods companies
• Experience in procurement of technical products such as electronics