Inventory Officer at Soteria Eye Clinic

Soteria Eye Clinic is a contemporary state of the art Optometric and Optical Care Clinic. Centrally located in Lagos Nigeria, with operations in strategic geographical zones in the south, at Delta and Akwa-Ibom. Soteria’s, optometrists and highly knowledgeable staff are committed to providing quality eye examination, along with impeccable treatment and services. The expertise at Soteria Clinic offers top-grade eye care. Including choice designer frames, contact lenses and sunglasses.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Inventory Officer

Location: Chevron, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• An Inventory and Stock Officer is a reliable professional with excellent record-keeping abilities, possess great attention to detail and a business mindset.
• The goal is to ensure that all business operations have adequate material to achieve their objectives.

Responsibilities

• Ordering lenses and medication from vendors and suppliers and ensuring shipment arrival time.
• Managing inventory by stocking and cataloguing products (Lenses, frames and drugs).
• Performing quality checks on stored inventory (Lenses, frames and drugs) and discarding inventory (Lenses, frames and drugs) that does not meet the SEC’s standards.
• Updating inventory count and maintaining inventory records to share with management and other stakeholders in the business.
• Reporting discrepancies in inventory (Lenses, frames and drugs) that indicate theft, such as too little inventory (Lenses, frames and drugs) at last count
• Implementing loss prevention programs to prevent theft
• Obtaining estimates and price details from different vendors to compare costs
• Researching the accuracy of product details and testing new products
• Receive, store and issue Lenses, frames and drugs.
• Monitoring inventory levels and replenishing stock as needed.
• Developing and implementing inventory control systems and practices.
• Liaising and negotiating with vendors and suppliers to ensure the quality of Lenses, frames and drugs purchases.
• Coordinating the logistics of purchase orders, stock transfers, deliveries, tagging, and processing across branches.
• Forecasting supply and demand requirements to ensure stock availability.
• Tracking inbound and outbound orders to prevent overstocking and out-of-stock (OOS).
• Analysing and reviewing supply chain data to identify and resolve issues.
• Generating purchase and pricing reports, supply chain analysis, and inventory management systems.
• Performing regular stock checks and reporting any issues to the Operations Manager.
• Maintaining and updating records of purchase orders, pricing reports, and inventory records.
• Undertake daily and weekly stocktakes.
• Devise ways to optimize inventory control procedures
• Inspect the levels of business supplies and material Lenses, frames and drugs to identify shortages.
• Record daily deliveries and shipments to reconcile inventory.
• Use software to monitor demand and document characteristics of inventory.
• Evaluate suppliers to achieve cost-effective deals and maintain trust relationships.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills / Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or HND in Business related to Inventory Management, Accounting, Logistics, etc.
• At least 2 years experience
• Good analytical and organizational skills and experience in lenses (Eye Clinic) management would be an advantage.
• She should have a desire to learn every detail related to inventory.
• Ability to demonstrate collaborative work style, strong leadership skills and should have the ability to take proper decision and action whenever any difficult situation arises.
• Should have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Should be able to enjoy clerical and administrative work with good planning and numeric skills.
• Should have a methodical approach to complete assigned work and should pay strong attention to detail.
• Must have completed NYSC.

Application Closing Date
31st May, 2022.