Overview
The Warehouse Supervisor ensures that general warehousing activities are properly carried out for a specific product family in line with standard operating procedures (SOPs). S/he organizes and plans the warehouse’s activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensures that goods are received, stored, dekitted and dispatched according to procedure; immediately reports any problems or discrepancies to hospital administrator.
- Ensures that hospital departments follow requisition order process for their weekly orders and have imprest order updated regularly.
- Ensures that stock is rotated and picked according to the principles of first-in-first-out and/or first-expired-first-out.
- Ensures that warehouse space is well utilized and makes recommendations for layout changes.
- Ensures that goods are properly segregated within the warehouse.
- Ensures that warehouse regulations are applied Following the GLO-MD-SOP-022A ICRC medical warehouse minimum requirements and GDP.
- Ensures that there is proper pest control and hygiene in the warehouse.
- Records information in the logistics IT system.
- Ensures that bin cards and stock cards are kept up to date.
- Provides statistics and other reporting.
- Organizes inventory counts and initiates claim reports.
- Ensures that risks are mitigated by performing the controls assigned to his/her role as described in the Logistics Risk and Control Matrix
Required Experience
- Minimum two years of work experience in a similar field.
- People-management experience.
- Previous experience in hospital setting is preferred.
- ICRC hospital experience is a strong asset.
Qualifications
- University degree in pharmacy or related field.
- Computer literacy.
