Inventory Control Supervisor at Releaf

Releaf invents both financial and food processing technology to increase smallholder harvest yields and create high-quality raw material supply chains for African Consumer Brands, starting in the $3B Nigerian vegetable oil market. We believe this layer of the economy is underdeveloped, valuable, andpossible to scale quickly in. Our first patented technology is Kraken, Africa’s first industrial oil palm (nut) processor compatible with smallholder varieties. We 1. Aggregate smallholder crops, 2. Process them with Kraken, and sell high-quality vegetable oil to Consumer Brands. 80% of oil palm supply comes from smallholders and Kraken can process 500 metric tons weekly. Releaf is led by Ikenna Nzewi and Uzo Ayogu, who have been friends and co-founders since college at Yale and Duke. Releaf is backed by Y Combinator, Kepple Africa, Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy, and Samurai Incubate, amongst numerous HNIs including Justin Kan, Stephen Pagliuca, Iyin Aboyeji, and Jeff Ubben

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Inventory Control Supervisor
Location: Akwa Ibom ,
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Summary

• The Inventory Control Supervisor will oversee the efficient receipt, storage and dispatch of raw material, production inputs and finished products.
• As an Inventory Control Supervisor, you'll be responsible for a vital part of the company's performance and its supply chain process.
• You will manage people, processes and systems in order to ensure goods are received, tracked/recorded and dispatched appropriately, and that productivity targets are met.
• This is a fantastic opportunity to join a global team, use new technologies that will enable us to industrialize food processing in Africa.

Key Responsibilities

• Liaise with compliance, sourcing and production teams
• Oversee the receipt, order, dispatch of inventory items
• Optimize space and mechanical handling equipment efficiently, making sure quality and budgetary targets objectives are met
• Develop a clear understanding and contribute to drafting strong company's policies, processes and systems
• Work with inventory subordinates to ensure that stock control systems are up to date and accurate. Contribute to timeline inventory reporting with finance
• Plan future capacity requirements in the warehouse
• Produce daily, weekly and monthly reports and analysis; recommend strategic improvements
• Identify and anticipate key issues related to warehouse operations and inventory
• Organize the recruitment, training and monitoring of staff performance
• Motivate, organize and encourage teamwork within the workforce to ensure productivity targets are met or exceeded.

Qualification and Skills

• B.Sc / HND Degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years experience in warehouse management in production environment
• Strong understanding of finance for stock management
• Planning and organizing skills for effective stock flow management
• Accounting knowledge would be an added advantage
• Strong ownership and problem solving skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and google apps is a plus.

Key results:

• Strong, timely and accurate inventory movement reporting, control, and management
• Optimization of available inventory control resources (incl. warehouse)
• Solid collaboration with stakeholders, to achieve business objectives

Salary
N400,000 - N500,000 / month.

Application Closing Date
28th November, 2022.