Inventory Officer at Marie Stopes Nigeria

Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSN) is a results-orientated non-profit Social Enterprise, which uses modern management and marketing techniques to meet the needs of the underserved and dramatically improve access to high quality family planning and other reproductive health services in Nigeria. MSN is a member of Marie Stapes International's Global Partnership, which operates in over 42 countries worldwide. MSN is funded by a mix of donors which includes Department for International Development (DFID). UNEPA, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Marie Stopes International (MSI), Association of Spouses of Heads of Mission (ASOHOM) amongst other donors.

MSN is currently engaged in creating and expanding access to reproductive health services to low income women and couples in Nigeria. Outlets for MSN services include an MSN owned static clinic, Social Franchised facilities and Outreach programs including training, coaching and mentoring of public sector providers in 8 States. With new funding, MSN is expanding it's programme and now establishing integrated regional hubs to support and serve field operations, coordination and management of teams to achieve improved efficiency and effectiveness.

The core responsibility of these positions is to use your: Initiative; energy persistence results orientation; drives integrity; enthusiasm; commitment to personal development. To further MSI's partnership mission of: empowering individuals to have children by choice not chance.

Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSN) is seeking to recruit:

Job Title: Inventory Officer

Reporting to: Admin Manager
Location: Abuja
Length of contract: Two (2) years

Key Responsibilities

• Develop the organisations inventory management strategy with the aim of controlling costs Within budgetary limits, generating savings, rationalizing inventory and maximizing available working capital Safeguard, manage and maintain the organization's fixed asset and stocked product inventory including stock profiles and stock locations
• Manage and control perpetual inventory stock counting / inventory accuracy checks
• Minimize overstocks and removal of obsolete/ redundant and proper disposal of expired items through an approved standard procedure.
• Ensure that goods inward / stock control department is well organised and controlled to sufficiently support other units in achieving the goals of the organisation.
• Monitor and evaluate consumables usage & costs by monitoring & evaluating material utilization Safeguard warehouse operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security procedures and protocols.
• Motivate, organize and encourage teamwork within the workforce to ensure set productivity targets are met.
• Perform cyclic stock checks by ensuring integrity and accuracy of the stock management system Produce daily reports to ensure key critical areas of the stock system are controlled and any discrepancies addressed and resolved.
• Manage control measures to ensure mistakes, inaccuracies and discrepancies are highlighted, addressed and resolved.

Qualifications and Skills

• A relevant tertiary qualification, with minimum of 5 years' experience ma similar role Within an NGO or similar.
• Ability to use QuickBooks and Access Database will be an added advantage.
• An excellent track record of leadership, communication and team building.
• Fluent at English with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent ability to manage a broad portfolio of work delivering high quality, cost effective and time-bound results.

Application Closing Date
25th November, 2013

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidate should submit a suitability statement and an updated CV as a single document to: [email protected] quoting the position and location applied for as the subject of the email.

Note: Application that do not follow this format will not be considered.