Tally Clerk at World Vision Kenya

Purpose Of The Position

Offer support in receipt, storage, dispatch of commodities and ensure that warehouse is well maintained and meets safety and health standards. Count all commodities during loading and offloading of trucks at the warehouse.

Major Responsibilities

Warehouse Commodity Management

• Check trucks on arrival at the warehouse and count commodities. If any shortages, damages or excess promptly report to the Warehouse keeper to document the differences.
• Support in truck inspection and prepare the respective report
• Train laborers on how to stack commodities neatly in the warehouse. Ensuring that a meter is always observed between different stacks.
• Assist Warehouse Keeper to ensure torn bags / leaking tins / cans are segregated and reconstituted / repacked immediately.
• Count the commodities when trucks are being loaded or offloaded.
• Assist Warehouse Keeper to ensure no commodities enter or leave the warehouse without a delivery note / waybills and ensuring that it is properly signed.
• Ensure that trucks are covered with tarpaulins after loading.
• Ensure laborers and other visitors do not smoke inside the warehouse.
• Ensure at all times commodities are stored on pallets / tonnage.
• Support in maintaining conducive environment in the warehouse i.e. organized, clean and neat
• Ensure laborers do not mishandle, throw bags, pails, and tins while loading or unloading.

Documentation and Accounting

• Maintain daily attendance book for the casual workers (laborers) and advise the warehouse keeper in case of any change of names.
• Ensure tally sheets are prepared during receipt or dispatch of commodities.

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:

• Post-Secondary Certificate in a relevant field
• Have one year experience in warehousing management and inventory control
• Ability to organize issues related to transport and transporters.

Working Environment

• Work environment: field based
• On call: during emergencies and crisis and as required