Head, Stores at Metwest Steel Limited

Metwest Steel is a well- established manufacturing and trading company. We have emerged as a manufacturer and distributor of premium steel and non-ferrous products in West Africa. Our products portfolio includes steel billets, rebars, sections, wires, fasteners as well as aluminium, copper, lead ingots and more. We are fully integrated scrap based manufacturing unit located in Asaba-Delta State.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Stores

Location: Asaba, Delte
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Oversee the day to day running of the stores department and ensure effective and efficient us of stock items by various stakeholders.
• Create a mechanism of monitoring and control of stock items being used at the plant to facilitate the optimization of the resources in line with the Plant budget.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversee all materials receipts, processing, fulfilment, movement pick-up, monitoring and dispatch at the plant.
• Approve all stock receipts (to) and dispatch (from) Plant.
• Plan, direct and evaluate efficiency of all depot inventory planning and control activities.
• Assume responsibility for efficient management of depot resources such as vehicles, equipment, etc.
• Ensure store is optimally utilized by constantly reviewing layout, space utilization and material flow to identify improvement areas.
• Ensure daily records of stores transactions are uploaded onto the system on a regular basis.
• Organize regular/periodic stock count exercises and ensure discrepancies are resolved on a timely basis.
• Investigate incidences of damaged/missing stock in the depot and escalate to the Plant Director where necessary.
• Take adequate steps, including leveraging of existing relationships to ensure timely resolution of depot-related issues and challenges.
• Implement approved HSE policies and procedures for stores safety.
• Ensure continuous review and assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of stores management policies, procedures and processes, identify improvement opportunities and make recommendations to the GM-Finance.
• Develop periodic performance report for review and decision making by the Plant Director.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the Plant Director.

Requirements
Academic/Professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in any numerate discipline is preferred.
• Relevant Professional Certification would be an advantage.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of fifteen (5) years relevant experience in stores management of a very large manufacturing company

Skills & Competencies:

• In-depth understanding of the Steel manufacturing industry trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations, legislation etc.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the organization's product and service offerings.
• Very good knowledge of inventory planning and management principles and techniques.
• Good understanding of the distribution and logistics network in Nigeria
• In-depth knowledge of local and Metwest approved HSE policies
• Sound oral and written communication skills
• Good organization and project management skills
• Strong problem solving skills
• Ability to take initiative and act proactively
• Working knowledge of ERP/SAP/SharePoint or other planning applications
• Proven leadership skills.

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Training & Development.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.