Warehouse Officer at Costarchem Nigeria Limited

Job Brief

• As Warehouse Officer, you will maintain inventory and supplies by receiving, storing, and delivering items while also securing warehouse.
• Maintains inventory by conducting monthly physical counts; reconciling variances; inputting data; developing and maintaining adequate systems of work such that warehouse utilization data, stocktaking records are kept up to date. 
• Organizing and managing all storage and distribution activities for the company.
• Achieve high levels of customer satisfaction through excellence in receiving, identifying, dispatching and assuring quality of goods.
• Organizing and maintaining inventory and storage area; improved square meter utilization opportunities
• Ensuring shipments’ and inventory transactions’ accuracy, maintaining records and generating receiving, issuance, inventory, and order requests reports; ensuring accuracy and completeness of purchase order processing. 
• Interfacing with customers to answer questions or solve problems.
• Maintaining items record, documenting necessary information and utilizing reports to project warehouse status.
• Identifying areas of improvement and establishing innovative or adjusting existing work procedures and practices; driving cost improvement activities by identifying system improvements.
• Conferring and coordinating activities with other departments.
• Coordinating and tracking shipments; managing the pulling and packing of materials.
• Tracking shipments to ensure they arrive on time and that shipment and delivery processes adhere to any pertinent regulations.
• Ensuring goods are loaded onto delivery trucks (in-house, outsourced or customers’ owned) according to service level determined by the executive management team and with an absolute compliance for rules and regulations.
• Identifying and addressing barriers that decrease operational efficiency in the operations department; identifying and developing strategies for addressing logistical barriers.
• Monitoring stock level in the warehouse by keeping records of products received and those sold or issued; knowing when to replenish stock.
• Ensuring that stock stored in the warehouse are utilized using first in first out methodology and maintain solid inventory control processes and procedures.
• Providing for proper security, storage, and identification of materials under warehouse control. 
• Making sure equipment are regularly serviced; Keeps equipment operating by enforcing operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; requiring preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
• Measuring and reporting the effectiveness of warehousing activities and employees’ performance; assisting in training new employees.
• Prepare periodic reports (daily, weekly, monthly, e.t.c) for Management decision making.
• Perform other duties assigned from time to time.

Requirements

• First degree in any relevant discipline
• 2 – 5 years experience as a Store officer in a manufacturing plant
• Ability to work independently without supervision
• Must pay close attention to details
• High organizational skills is a must have