Stores Controller

Location:  Kagwe – Kiambu
Job purpose
To plan, coordinate and make reports on all raw materials/finished good stores’ activities of receiving, ware housing and issuing of stocks.
Job Responsibilities

Meets stores financial standards by providing monthly budget information; monitoring expenditures; identifying variances; implementing corrective actions.
Moves inventory by scheduling materials to be moved from stores; coordinating inventory transfers with related departments.
Ensure stock re-order levels are maintained to avoid stock run outs and oversupply of inventory.
Ensuring timely availability of quality and accurate data
Optimizing operations at storage area by organizing floor space; adhering to storage design principles; recommending improvements while instituting the FIFO method in dispatching of products.
Maintains inventory by conducting daily physical counts; reconciling variances; inputting data.
Ensure proper documentation for receiving of raw materials and finished goods from suppliers.
Ensure approved purchases documents are properly handled and maintained before they are channeled to Finance department for payment.
Ensure that the stores are cleaned and sanitized at any one time
Organize and undertake monthly stock taking processes in accordance with Company practice.
Responsible for receiving and inspection of all incoming materials and daily reconciliation with purchase orders
In charge of reorder levels of the raw materials
Supervise the staff in the Stores.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Purchasing and supply chain management or any related field.
Minimum 4 years’ experience in stores control.
Highly analytical
Solid understanding of supply chain inventory management techniques and approaches.
Effective leadership skills
Excellent organization skills
High level of integrity