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Job Summary

The Warehouse Storekeeper is responsible for the accurate and efficient management of finished goods inventory. This includes receiving, storing, issuing, and dispatching products in a timely and organized manner, while ensuring compliance with company policies, quality standards, and safety regulations. Additionally, cold storage management is applied.

Responsibilities

• Warehouse Management and Inventory Handling
  • Record all received and issued goods in the ERP system (Business Central) and on an Excel database, and make daily reconciliation.
  • Prepare detailed movement of stock in the Excel format and perform daily traceability of materials movement.
  • Identify and segregate the stock accordingly based on their batch and make them ready for shipment.
  • Ensure 100% utilization of the ERP system, Business Central.
  • Ensure daily stock movement is properly recorded in the system.
  • Make sure all inventory balances are equal to the actual count and investigate if there is any variance.
  • Daily recording of damage reports and forward weekly to finance for adjustment.
  • Keep the warehouse in order and labeled as per the nature of materials.
  • Segregate products that are damaged from active stock and label them accordingly.
  • Ensure proper application of FIFO/FEFO principles to minimize product expiry risks.
  • Pick and pack products in accordance with order requirements, maintaining cold chain integrity.
  • Ensure that loading is done swiftly to avoid exposure to ambient temperatures.
  • Ensure zero variance on daily transactions.
  • Ensure storage space is properly utilized.
• Customer Satisfaction
  • Develop strong relationships with Distribution, Sales, Agent crew, and Addis and Bishoftu Warehouse.
  • Set warehouse working hours jointly with the sales and distribution team and implement.
  • Continuously review warehouse ways of working to maximize customer satisfaction.
  • Ensure customer complaints are addressed timely.
  • Manage daily operation of the warehouse with utmost flexibility.
  • Have the responsibility to report problem(s) regarding the FSMS to identified person(s).
• Good Record Keeping
  • Perform shift (daily) reconciliation of system and actual stock balance.
  • Ensure zero stock variance during monthly and year-end count.

Food Safety Management (FSMS)

• Ensure FSMS is implemented.
• Comply with the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) policies.
• Implement the Five 5 of Warehouse Management System (5S): Sorting, Set in Place, Shine, Standard, and Sustainable.
• Report to the responsible body when policies are violated or any other issues which have an impact on FSMS implementation; take actions whenever required.

Qualification

• BA degree in accounting and finance or related field of study from a recognized university.
• More than 4 years’ experience in the FMCG sector.
• Understanding of supply chain procedures (Order to Cash).
• Technical skills: Arrange the goods in order and label them.
• Computer skills (ERP system Business Central, navigating Outlook email, and Microsoft Excel).
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to multitask.
• Good verbal and written communication in English.
• Paperwork/record-keeping abilities.
• Attention to detail.
• Teamwork.
• Customer relationship.