Samaritan’s Purse Stores Supervisor Job in Eldoret Kenya

Position Title: Stores Supervisor 
 

Duty Station: Eldoret

Background: Samaritan’s Purse (SP) is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. 

Since 1970, Samaritan’s Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God’s love through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Job Summary: Responsible for the upkeep of MAS EA aircraft parts inventories, consumables, and shop special tools. Will also provide aircraft technical record keeping duties for the Maintenance Department.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the MAS EA program maintains adequate inventory levels in order to achieve desired operational readiness rates;
• Support all MAS EA missions by maintaining a highly organized, efficient and clean aircraft stock room;
• Ensure accurate tracking of all calibrated special tools for MAS. EA – working closely with the Director of Maintenance to ensure tooling needs are met;
• Ensure internal customer needs are met by maintaining a consistent and supportive presence in the parts/stores room – ensuring accurate issuing and receiving of stock, while providing process improvement to the inventory management and stock room functions;
• Achieve and sustain proficiency with CAMP inventory software and utilize CAMP as the primary inventory tracking tool;
• Coordinate purchase of supplies that are available locally within Eldoret and Nairobi;
• Work closely with the Director of Maintenance and the Aviation Procurement Officer to set proper min/max levels and to track life limited parts;
• Work closely with the Director of Maintenance to provide aircraft technical record keeping for the MAS EA fleet.  Duties will include upkeep of technical libraries, status boards, flight status sheets, aircraft permanent records and logbooks, opening and closing work packages, and also working closely with CAMP Maintenance Tracking Software.
• Attend daily morning devotions and participate in prayer support for the ministry, its donors and volunteers;
• Maintain a strong Christian witness to colleagues, vendors, charitable beneficiaries, and the general public.

Education / Experience Needed

• University / college degree;
• Training in stores management or business management / administration or an equivalent course preferred.
• MS Word and Excel, Outlook;
• Responsible and careful driver (needs to have a valid driver’s license);
• Three to five years’ experience and/or a combination of training and experience in an aviation storekeeping role. 
• Experience in the field of aviation is required.  
• Experience with aircraft technical record keeping also required.

Skills Required

• Ability in cross cultural communications;
• Team Player in a high pressure environment;
• Strong ability to improvise;
• Good organizer and an ability to prioritize;
• Good communicator and an ability to consult;
• Experience in report writing;
• Genuine Desire to serve;
• Excellent oral and written English language required, as well as the ability to understand and communicate details effectively in English;
• General working knowledge of computers is required, including good typing skills;
• Ability to become proficient in CAMP, a moderately sophisticated inventory and maintenance tracking software package;
• Experience and proficiency using Microsoft products; specifically Excel, Word and Outlook;
• Ability to access the internet in order to conduct basic research.

Submission of Applications

Interested applicants should submit their C.V. and an application letter to hrspkenya@samaritan.org to be received not later than July 25, 2014.  

Certificates and testimonials need not be attached. 

Only email applications will be considered. 

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