Job Purpose:

To fully manage the store ensuring optimal availability of merchandise, its security and  availability of data on product movement and performance in the market to facilitate decision  making by management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring store operational requirements are met by scheduling and assigning  employees and following up on work results.
• Optimizing on store staff productivity, orienting, and training employees.
• Ensuring optimal availability of merchandise and services at all times
• Manage inventory, facilitate stock take and variance analysis.
• Securing merchandise and other store assets by implementing security systems and  measures.
• Maintains operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational,  and procedures within the store.
• Receive goods and stack as per the recommended stores lay out and update the  computer system with all stock movement.
• Maintain good housekeeping and proper stacking methods that facilitate easy retrieval  within the stores and ensure that safety and environment standards are maintained at all  times.
• Initiate and manage projects/sites requisition forms and ensure these are accurate and up to date.
• Responsible for coding and mixing paints/pastes to obtain desired color or consistency  according to clients needs.
• Responsible for stock turnover, maintaining FIFO and highlighting out of stock/low stock situations for action by Procurement Manager.
• Ensure that the stores carry the right quantities of the full range of products, and  monitor product movements to avoid dead stock.
• Identify obsolete and slow moving stock items and draw management’s attention to them.
• Ensure safety/security of the stores/goods.
• Take part in monthly, quarterly, and annual stock taking and respond to queries on  variances.
•  Securing merchandise and other store assets by implementing security systems and  measures.
•  Within area of responsibility continually identifies opportunities for improvements and  initiates respective actions
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive records.
• Responsible for good housekeeping within the store.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Construction Management Procurement or other relevant degree from a recognised university.
• Procurement and Supply Management Diploma or Degree from recognised  institutions.
• 3-5 years’ experience of purchasing and store management.

Competences:

• Strong analytical and statistical skills.
• Outstanding leadership skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under minimum supervision.
• Honest, diligent and trustworthy.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability/Willingness to take Instructions.
• Store keeping skills.
• Record keeping skills.
• Stock Management skills
• Report writing skills.
• Staff supervision and training skills.