Stock Alert Officer at Chika's Food

Chika's Food - We are CHIKA’S an international snack company, full of goodness me and we create joy for the entire family. We improve communities by empowering the young girls to be the successful women of tomorrow. We are expanding and we are looking for clever, enthusiastic, driven and dynamic individuals to join our team.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Stock Alert Officer

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking for a Stock Controller to manage our inventory and purchase merchandise based on our company’s needs.
• Stock Controller responsibilities include tracking shipments, overseeing inventory audits and maintaining reports of purchases and pricing. To be successful in this role, you should be familiar with supply chain procedures and have good communication skills to interact with vendors, clients and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Forecasting supply and demand to prevent overstocking and running out-of-stock (OOS)
• Submitting purchase details (vendors information, invoices and pricing) to internal databases
• Placing orders to replenish merchandise as needed
• Track shipments and address any delays
• Oversee storage of products, particularly of fragile items
• Evaluate suppliers’ offers and negotiate profitable deals
• Coordinate regular inventory audits
• Liaise with warehouse staff and other internal teams to test products’ quality (status upon delivery and storage conditions)
• Keep updated inventory records (including daily shipments)
• Ensure purchases do not exceed budget

Requirements

• Candidates should possess relevant qualification with minimum of 3 years of experience.
• Proven work experience as a Stock Controller,Inventory Manageror similar role
• Good understanding of supply chain procedures
• Working knowledge of inventory management software (e.g.NetSuite orTradeGecko)
• Active participation in inventory audits
• Excellent organization skills
• Good communication and negotiation abilities

Application Closing Date
30th June, 2021.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV in Word or PDF format to: HRNIGERIA@chikas.co.uk using "Stock Alert Officer" as the subject of the email.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.