Overview
To handle receipt/dispatch and verification of commodities in order to maximise quality of warehouse operations and mitigate losses, and to support the best storage management practices in compliance with WFP warehouse standards and established guidelines.
Key Responsibilities
- Effectively receive/dispatch commodities including transhipment against official approved documentation ensuring accuracy in physical count and quality.
- Prepare, verify and sign off warehouse and transport documents, and maintain confidential files and accurate warehouse transaction records.
- Conduct daily warehouse closing reconciliation and accurate inventory checks.
- Perform daily inspections and prepare reports on commodity quantity and quality, detect and analyse reasons for stock discrepancies/damages, investigate missing quantity and prepare warehouse loss reports.
- Implement appropriate measures to safeguard food and non-food commodities, to ensure quality control.
- Monitor condition of the warehouse and commodities and take appropriate actions.
- Provide guidance and on-the-job training to warehouse staff.
Required Experience
At least four (4) years of progressively responsible experience with at least one (1) year experience in supporting in warehouse management, inventory management, and data entry. This includes various aspects of logistics operation/ supply chain operation. Experience in managing warehouses with food and NFIs. Experience in managing inventories.
Qualifications
Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.
