Head of Stores at Bridgemead Limited

Bridgemead HR provides customized HR solutions to optimize workforce productivity and profitability. Our expert trainers design bespoke training programs, innovative HR strategies, and efficient payroll systems tailored to each client’s unique needs.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Stores

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary 

• The Head of Stores is responsible for the strategic and operational management of all store activities, ensuring optimal inventory levels, strong internal controls, and accurate ERP-driven reporting.
• The role supports uninterrupted plant operations while safeguarding company assets, reducing waste, and improving cost efficiency across consumables, spares and raw material support items.

Responsibilities
Strategic Inventory Control:

• Develop and enforce inventory control systems that balance availability, cost efficiency, and risk management.
• Monitor stock trends to prevent overstocking, stock-outs, obsolescence, and emergency procurement.

Operational Store Management:

• Oversee receipt, storage, issuance, and documentation of all materials, spares, and consumables.
• Ensure all stock movements are accurately captured on Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) in real time.

ERP Reporting Discipline:

• Maintain complete integrity of ERP store data, ensuring alignment between physical stock and system records.
• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly inventory reports to support management decision-making.

Internal Controls Compliance:

• Enforce strict adherence to company policies, segregation of duties, and audit requirements.
• Coordinate periodic and surprise stock counts, reconciliations, and audit reviews.

Cost Waste Reduction:

• Track consumption patterns and collaborate with production and maintenance teams to reduce wastage.
• Flag slow-moving, obsolete, or excess inventory and recommend corrective actions.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Work closely with Plant Operations, Accounts, Procurement, and Internal Audit to ensure transparency and control.
• Support budgeting, variance analysis, and year-end stock valuation exercises.

People Safety Leadership:

• Lead, train, and discipline store personnel to ensure accountability, accuracy, and compliance with safety standards.
• Promote a culture of responsibility, integrity, and continuous improvement within the stores’ function.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Inventory accuracy rate (physical vs ERP)
• Reduction in stock variances, losses and write-offs
• Timeliness and quality of ERP updates and reports
• Reduction in emergencies and unplanned material requests
• Audit findings related to store operations
• Efficiency in consumables and spares utilization.

Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Supply Chain, or related discipline.

Experience:

• Minimum of 12 years' experience in stores or inventory management within a manufacturing environment (steel, FMCG, or heavy industry preferred).
• The candidate must possess a minimum of 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in the steel industry, with demonstrated responsibility for managing the store’s function within TMT iron rod or melting shop plant operations
• Proven experience working with internal audit and finance teams.

Core Competencies and Skills:
Technical Skills:

• Inventory & stock management (stock levels, audits, shrinkage control).

Compliance & safety:

• Reporting & analytics (inventory reports, trend analysis, data-driven decisions)
• Team management tools (scheduling, performance tracking, staff training systems).

Soft Skills:

• Leadership & team management.
• Communication skills
• Problem-solving & decision-making
• Time management & prioritization
• Adaptability & resilience (managing changing circumstances and operational challenges)
• Analytical thinking (assessing performance metrics and implementing improvements).

Professional Certification:

• Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) or similar ERP systems.

Application Closing Date
23rd February, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: career.bridgemeadnghr@gmail.com using the job title as the subject of the email.