Warehouse / Stores Officer at Rift Valley Railways (RVR) Ltd
Rift Valley Railways (RVR) Ltd is in the middle of a Ksh. 25 Billion (USD.287M) turnaround process with major investments going towards expanding and modernizing the fleet, improving rail infrastructure, introducing high-end technology with a vision of becoming the premier rail and logistics provider.
Exciting career opportunities in Supply Chain department has risen and we now seek to recruit a strategic, committed & results driven
Warehouse / Stores Officer
1 Post
Purpose: To ensure the effective flow and storage of goods to ensure effective inventory control with accuracy.
Key Duties / Responsibilities
- Offloading, verification, put-away and issue and of materials.
- Compiling records of supply transactions.
- Verifying that supplies received are listed on purchase orders and invoices.
- Counting and verification of inventory.
- Updating inventory records within the prescribed computerized inventory system (SAP).
- Handle all users’ requests and issue materials as per the agreed issuing schedule and procedures and using the appropriate documentation.
- Maintain manual ledgers parallel to the SAP database as a long term control tool.
- Ensure stores cleanliness, organization and housekeeping at all times.
- Ensure the safety of the stores e.g. safekeeping of the keys; ensure fire extinguishers are working, etc.
- Liaise with all users for the items received from suppliers to ensure that the right items have been delivered.
- Archiving the old files kept in stores.
- Receive/crosscheck all goods purchased and raise the Goods Received Note (GRN) against Purchase Order as evidence that goods have been delivered.
- All the GRN Shall be crosschecked and approved by the store supervisor before the items are transferred to stores.
- Maintain all stocks with the highest degree of care, integrity, and honesty and in the most transparent manner.
- Ensure goods/services received are of the right quality and that the quantity as described on the Purchase Order.
- Reporting of re-order level for frequently consumed items.
- Prepare stock report on weekly basis for review by store supervisor.
- Any other duty that may be assigned.
Minimum Academic and Professional Qualifications
- Degree/Diploma in Purchasing and Supplies or any other business related field.
- 3-4 years’ experience in a similar field.
Knowledge, Experience and Skills
- Quality conscious and keen attention to detail.
- Good planning and organizational skills.
- Good communication skills both written and spoken.
Main Internal Contacts:Customers
- All company departments.
Suppliers
- Materials Management (Materials Planners).
- Category buying officers.
Key Performance Indicators
- Stock accuracy.
- Cycle count stock accuracy.
- Rate of closing reservations.
- Receiving cycle time.
How to Apply
Suitably qualified applicants should submit their application letters, with detailed CVs including a day time contact phone number and email addresses citing the relevant job title on the subject line to:- recruitment@rvr.co.ke
Note:
The deadline for submitting application is before by close of business on 22nd July, 2015
NB: In the event that you are successful, we will require that you provide us with a certificate of Good Conduct that is not more than 6 months old.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted