JOB TITLE: Inventory & Logistics Associate
JOB LOCATION: Lagos
Experience Level: Mid Level
Responsibilities
- Reporting to management and advising on process improvements.
- Developing loss mitigation processes and protocols.
- Oversees Logistics needs of the business in the city
- Keep track of every fleet at all times
- Directing, managing, coordinating, and supervising movement from the market to customers’ sites.
- Maintenance of fleet, purchasing, deciding whether to lease or buy, assisting to recruit drivers
- Training less-experienced inventory workers.
- Compiling inventory reports.
- Forecasting future inventory requirements.
- Establishes and maintains backup sources for high-demand items.
- Develops and administers vehicle/equipment asset management processes from procurement to disposition.
- Provide strategies to ensure logistics effectiveness
- Assesses inventory reports and order patterns to identify items in need of automatic, recurring delivery.
- Manages and maintains inventory system; facilitates upgrades to related databases and/or software under the direction of the purchasing or inventory control manager.
- Conducts frequent spot and partial audits of physical inventory.
- Assists with periodic (at least annual) physical inventory audits.
- Preparing and implementing quality assurance policies and procedures.
- Performing routine inspections and quality tests.
- Ensuring that standards and safety regulations are observed.
- Documenting quality assurance activities and creating audit reports.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Sciences, Accounting or related discipline.
- A certificate in quality assurance is a plus
- 3 – 5 years of experience in Inventory Control, Logistics Management etc.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Working knowledge of word processor, database and spreadsheet software.
- Able to work weekends on occasion.
- Excellent communication skills with warehouse workers, purchasing department, and outside vendors.
- Basic understanding of inventory control procedures.
- Extremely organized and able to work with minimum supervision.
- Ability to develop professional relationships.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Job Features
Job Category | Inventory/Data Entry/Records |