Regional Warehouse & Inventory Manager at Babban Gona Farmer Services Nigeria Limited

Babban Gona Agricultural Franchise is a financially sustainable, high impact and highly scalable social enterprise, which is part-owned by the farmers it serves. Babban Gona is an innovative model designed to serve the bottom of the pyramid and transform agriculture into a job-creation engine. Through this agricultural franchise, Babban Gona offers a suite of services to smallholder farmers, helping them to overcome the challenges of fragmentation and low economies of scale.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Regional Warehouse & Inventory Manager

Location: Kaduna (This role would be based in the North)
EmploymentType: Full time

Key Responsibilities

• Devise ways to optimize inventory control procedures and general auditing. Bring up innovative ideas of business process which is relevant in achieving inventory control objectives and objective of the organization at large.
• Record daily deliveries and shipments to reconcile inventory
• Design and implement an inventory tracking system to optimize inventory control procedures
• Prepare detailed reports on inventory operations, stock levels, and adjustments within the warehouse.
• Maintain documentation and keep accurate records of warehouse activities, Collection Centers & stores to ensure all inventory imbalance are identified
• Strategically manage warehouse in compliance with company’s policies and vision to ensure that quality objectives and delivery deadlines are met
• Motivate and train subordinates
• Drive the achievement of minimum inventory loss, check all storage facilities, storage conditions to reduce damage/ loss.analyzes and reports inventory discrepancies and slotting issues.
• Identify and grade loss and advise for obsolete sales/immediate disposal to ensure recovery
• Plan, manage and adjust staffing levels to meet daily operational requirements within the warehouse
• Communicate all inventory variances, follow up to ensure reconciliation of all imbalances within reasonable timelines.
• Prepare and submit accurate reports of all activities within warehouses under your control
• Ensure security of warehouse environment and maintain access control at all times
• Work in tandem with various departments and maintain a flexible attitude supporting all the work that helps in achieving organizational goals.

Requirements

• B.Sc / BA Degree in Business Administration, Logistics or relevant fields with 4 - 5 years relevant work experience.
• Proven experience as inventory manager or similar position
• Ability to track inventory accurately and create reports
• Good team-working skills
• Familiarity with bookkeeping, inventory control practices and logistics
• Good project management skills, including strong decision-making, problem-solving and strategic planning abilities
• Expertise in warehouse management procedures and best practices
• Outstanding leadership, organizational, multitasking, and problem-solving skills.
• Good IT systems knowledge and skills including advanced Excel skills
• Experience of operating in a supervisory capacity within a fast-paced, highly pressurized warehouse and distribution environment
• Required to perform multiple tasks with a need to occasionally upgrade skills to meet changing job conditions
• Honest, dependable, quick learner, strong leader, positive attitude.

Start Up Environment:

• Thrives in a fast-paced, start-up environment with dynamic business priorities.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Health Insurance
• Pension
• Performance Bonus
• Annual Paid Vacation
• Group Life Insurance.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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