Storekeeper at Dreams Placement Hub

Dreams Placement Hub is a recruitment and placement agency that finds the best suited skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled candidates for temporary or and permanent opportunities in both the formal and informal sectors. We connect employers with the best candidates for the job.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Storekeeper

Location: Ajao Estate, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Take delivery of all incoming materials and reconcile with purchase orders
• Track, document, and resolve any discrepancies on received orders
• Ensure accuracy of the facility’s inventory system by updating records of physical inventory totals, receipts, adjustments, and returns
• Manage inventory/supplies and ensure they are within the established minimum and maximum levels
• Keep up-to-date records of receipts, records, and withdrawals from the stockroom
• Responsible for packing, pricing, labeling, and returning supplies
• Responsible for stock rotation and coordinate the disposal of surpluses
• Oversee the handling of freight, the movement of equipment, and minor repairs
• Manage supplier relations and database as well as maintain high ethical relationships both internally and externally
• Create purchase orders and utilize purchasing card to perform low-value procurement activities
• Responsible for shipping cancelled or damaged items back to suppliers as appropriate.

Requirements - Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities for Career Success
If you are seeking the position of a storekeeper, here are major requirements that you may be expected to fulfill by recruiters to be hired for the role:

• Education: To obtain the job of a storekeeper, applicants are required to have at least a High School Diploma or GED
• License/Certification: A storekeeper requires a valid driver’s license, forklift certification, or willingness to acquire and maintain forklift certification
• Knowledge: Employers often seek people with working knowledge of storekeeping, general warehousing, and familiarity with issuing, stocking, ordering and receiving parts/supplies, and understanding of cycle counts on inventory. It is also important that they can operate equipment such as forklift and light trucks in a safe manner, and in compliance with standard operating policies and procedures
• Knowledge of proper bookkeeping and inventory management
• Energetic: The job of a storekeeper requires some physical labor, so it is vital that they can lift 50 pounds unaided
• Computer Skills: Applicants are required to have some computer skills to work with computerized inventory system and data entry skills to update the inventory control system
• Communication Skills: They need great written and verbal communication skills to work effectively with others and maintain appropriate store records
• Customer Service Skills: The role of a storekeeper is a client-facing role. Applicants may be required to interface with suppliers and customers, so it is vital that they have a customer-orientation, which is necessary for identifying customer needs, retaining customer, and resolving Customer Issues
• Interpersonal Skills: Given the nature of their job, interpersonal skills are essential for building and strengthening relationships with the various stakeholders they interface within the course of their job.

Salary
N65,000 - N75,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
24th August, 2022.