Head of Stores at Bridgemead Consulting

Bridgemead Consulting is a holistic and innovative business consultancy that believes in connecting businesses with the right individuals. We take pride in not just connecting clients to skilled talent but also ensuring we provide personalised solutions to all Human Resource challenges.

At Bridgemead we offer professional and unique Human Resources solutions to facilitate specific business requirements, enabling you focus solely on your business. We are a fully outsourced platform for Small Medium Enterprises (SME’s) and our services span the full spectrum of all HR relayed business priorities. All our experts are CIPM, CIPD, SPHRI qualified with vast experience of real – life business processes.

Our team of dedicated professionals guarantee efficient, attainable and effective results that will positively transform your business processes internally and externally irrespective of size.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Stores

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting Line: Plant Head, Accounts Manager, Audit team.
Department / Unit: Storage and warehouse
Level: Mid-level
Indutry: Manufacturing

Role 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.

Responsibilites
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.

Qualifications
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Supply Chain, or related disciplines.

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.

Professional Certification:

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

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).

Application Closing Date
22nd February, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: career.bridgemeadnghr@gmail.com using "HEAD OF STORES" as the subject of the mail.