Provides leadership, strategic management and day to day management of warehousing operations and inventory management.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinating warehousing activities for regions
• Ensuring regulatory compliance at all warehouses
• Training and mentoring warehousing staff
• Supervising administrative services for warehouses
• Conducting regular research on warehousing needs, trends and recommend changes and improvements
• Monitoring inventory, movement of stores, recommending requisition when stocks approach reorder levels in accordance with the laid down regulations and procedures;
• Ensuring proper storage of stock items;
• Issuing required quantities against authorized purchase documents;
• Preparing list and making recommendation for assets, stores and equipment for disposal;
• Supervising periodic and annual stock taking;
• Drafting inspection and acceptance of goods received at the warehouse; and Ensuring documentation compliance
• Develop distribution budgets and manage expenses within the budgets
• Working with warehouse and transportation staffs to ensure timely and accurate deliveries
• Performing cost negotiations with vendors and provide appropriate solutions for bulk distributions
• Developing cost reduction initiatives while maintaining productivity and quality
• Planning and Scheduling deliveries to meet customer needs
• Assisting in inventory management activities including receiving, storing, rotating and handling supplies in the distribution center.
• Monitoring team performances and provide feedback for improvements
• Overseeing daily routes and improve route plans to ensure timely deliveries
• Ensuring health and safety standards are met
• Liaising with and managing staff and shifts
• Preparing paperwork for regulatory bodies
• Operating IT systems to manage timings, costs and stock levels
• Monitoring stock and managing waste.

Recognized Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines; Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business administration or any equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Masters degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business administration or any equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Have a minimum ten (10) years relevant work experience four (4) of which should have been at management role;
• Attended a management course lasting not less than 4 weeks
• Professional Membership with Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM) and a valid Practising license
• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution