Oversee the day-to-day running of stores to ensure access to necessary materials and supplies.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

• Oversee all materials receipts, processing, fulfilment, movement pick-up, monitoring and dispatch at the plant.
• Approve all stock receipts (to) and dispatch (from) assigned 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 utilised by constantly reviewing layout, space utilisation and material flow to identify improvement areas.
• Ensure daily records of stores transactions are uploaded onto the system on a regular basis.
• Organise 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 head of Operations & Maintenance 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 head of Operations & Maintenance
• Develop periodic performance reports for review and decision making by the head of Operations & Maintenance

Perform other tasks as assigned by the Stores Manager.

Education And Work Experience

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in any discipline.
• Minimum of eight (8) years relevant experience.

Skills And Behaviours

• In-depth understanding of the cement manufacturing industry trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations, legislation etc.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the organisation’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 and assigned region
• In-depth knowledge of local and DCP approved HSE policies
• Sound oral and written communication skills
• Good organisation and project management skills
• Good leadership and relationship management skills
• Strong problem solving skills
• Ability to take initiative and act proactively
• Working knowledge of ERP or other planning applications