Warehouse Assistant job at Safal Group
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Vacancy title:
Warehouse Assistant

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Construction , Category: Procurement / Store-keeping / Supply Chain ]

Jobs at:

Safal Group

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, July 24 2024 

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi, East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, July 12 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
The company opened its first manufacturing facility in Mombasa, Kenya, in 1962, rapidly widening its reach to include further countries in East Africa, and then Southern Africa. In 2003, all operating companies were reversed into the current holding company called Safal Investments Mauritius Limited and conduct its business across Africa as the Safal Grou...

Key responsibilities:
Internal
• Coordinate with MRM Warehouse Manager to implement overall Warehouse and store optimization strategy in regard to space, capacity, productivity and efficiency.
• Ensure workplace health and safety requirements are met and take responsibility for the security of the assets in the Warehouse.
• Coordinating with the planning and procurement team on material requirements.

Warehousing (Raw material and finished goods)
• Plan and organize day-to-day warehouse operations in consultation and effective coordination with the MRM Warehouse Team Lead and MRM Warehouse Manager to ensure that all objectives of function are achieved.
• Physical checking, counting and receiving adhering to SOPs to maximise throughput.
• Manage inventory of all FG SKUs in MRM Athi River warehouse and establish controls to ensure the warehouse is operating at the highest level of performance based on key performance metrics and minimized supply chain risk.
• Receiving inventory accurately and in a timely manner, verifying product quality, using appropriate technology, and maintaining necessary records
• Maintaining the quality of inventory by using proper storage and handling equipment and procedures and first-in-first-out procedures.
• Implement visual management standards and stacking measures for easy access and tracking of products.
• Ensuring that customs regulations are met in the bonded store
• Inventory visibility and accuracy through accurate cycle count and physical reconciliation of Inventory against the SAP ERP system as well as root cause analysis and reporting on any stock differences.
• Adherence to Safety norms & policy compliance and implementing 5S to make the warehouse safer and more productive.
• Picking and Shipping of material against the customer sales orders following the dispatch plan, in order to achieve maximum On Time In Full deliveries
• Ensure material movement based on the FIFO workflow system in the warehouse.
• Effective coordination with Production, Dispatch, and Sales teams for smooth flow of receipt & issue of material
• Improve Inventory visibility and availability of material as per the requirement which will help our sales team to achieve their targets.
• Focused approach on Inventory Management & Control by performing cycle count, ABC analysis, reconciling Safety Stock etc.

Supply Chain Administration
• Adhere to Company standards and policies in addition to all regulatory requirements
• Support and implement Company initiatives to achieve performance, quality and safety metrics
• Drive continuous improvement program in the warehouse and establish a high level of performance & standards.
• Maintain 100% accuracy in documentation, data management and compliance of SOPs.
• Ensure a clean and tidy working environment to aid operational efficiency

Requirements
Qualifications required:
• Minimum academic qualification: Diploma In SCM
• Qualifications as an added advantage: Bachelor’s Degree

Experience required:
• General work experience (years): 3+ years in ERP based Supply Chain
• Specific to the position (level/discipline/years): 3 years in a similar role
• Industry: Manufacturing, Consumer goods

Key competencies and skills:
• Analytical skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Planning & organizing skills
• Team leadership skills
• Conflict resolution skills
• Effective communication skills
• Business Acumen
• Customer Focus

Language requirements:
• Kiswahili
• English

Computer literacy:
• End user of ERP System is Must – SAP ERP System preferably
• Well-conversant with MS - Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook

Personality profile:
• Positive
• Collaborative
• Fast-paced and prompt
• Drive for results
• Energetic and Enthusiastic
• Taking ownership and committed

Additional/specific work requirements:
• High level of integrity.
• Able to build bridges between various operational departments
• Knowledge of Lean Tools – Six Sigma, KAIZEN, 8 Waste (Muda), 5S etc.
• Adaptability and flexibility in an environment of change
• Driving solutions rather than just raising problems
• Innovation – looking at new ways of doing things
• Drive for results – Demonstrating extraordinary levels of energy & efforts
• Customer Focus – Actively looking for ways to increase value and satisfaction for the customer
• Taking ownership – Display commitments and walk the extra mile to achieve the target.

Success as Role:
• Improved Productivity
• Reduce stock-outs and backorders.
• Inventory Visibility & Availability
• Inventory Accuracy and minimized variances
• Implement 6K and adherence to Safety – Foster Zero harm in function.
• Orders are fulfilled accurately, error-free and speedily.
• Better Inventory Management and control – Optimized Days in Hand Inventory
• Real-time and error-free receipt & accounting of material
• Improved operational performance & measurement

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to Safal Group on safal.mcidirecthire.com to apply



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Job Info
Job Category: Logistics/ Transportation/ Procurement jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Wednesday, July 24 2024
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 12-07-2024
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 12-07-2024
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 12-07-2067
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