MSF-Holland Warehouse Job in Lokichogio, Kenya

The offices of MSF - Holland in Lokichogio, Kenya would like to invite applications from individuals wishing to work in the following position:

Position: Deputy Warehouse Manager
 

Location: Lokichogio, Kenya
 

Start: May / June 2012

Overall Objectives:

Administration, receipt, storage, and issuance of a wide range of medical supplies, food items, spare parts, tools, equipments and other logistics materials for different projects and departments as well as maintenance of up-to-date inventories and conduction of periodic physical count of warehouse and storage items, under the supervision of the Warehouse Manage.

Specific Responsibilities: 

• Reception of goods – checking the quantity and quality of goods, checking of the cold box and the cold chain-monitoring card, reporting of discrepancies or damage, updating stock cards, ensuring items are properly organised and are correctly stored 
• Issuing of goods – to prepare outgoing goods, to ensure proper packing and labelling, to issue goods in compliance of FEFO and/or FIFO principle, to advise on the weight/volume of goods ready for dispatch, to organize and sends cargo to the projects 
• Stock management/administration – to ensure correct recording of all information on stock cards, to assist on preparation of the monthly stock report, to prevent stock discrepancy, to carry-out physical stock counts, to monitor expiring items and store temperature, to enter logistics data in LogistiX7, to supervise assistant logistics and medical storekeepers
• To ensure that goods are ready for dispatching 
• To supervise warehouse staff in the absence of the warehouse manager

Requirements:

• Demonstrable stock keeping experience, diploma in logistics management 
• Excellent level of computer skills
• Good command of English and relevant local language, both written and spoken 
• Ability to organize & priorities workload independently, using initiative when appropriate 
• Physically fit and be able to perform activity in the store (warehouse) and sufficient eyesight
• Honesty, attention to details
• Minimum 2 years work experience in a similar job 
• Willingness to work outside office hours when needed 
• Previous experience in managing team of 6 or more people

How to apply:

Please send CV and motivation letter to: somalia-reception@oca.msf.org

Deadline: May 15th, 2012

Only candidates selected for a follow up interview and test will be contacted