Warehouse Manager - Eldoret at Sokowatch

Sokowatch is searching for a stellar warehouse manager to be based in Eldoret. They will undertake all aspects of warehouse manager for Sokowatch in Eldoret. The primary goal of this position is to monitor and optimize inventory in Eldoret

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the supervision and management of branch level warehouse team
• Responsible for the development and compliance of agreed-upon warehouse standard operating procedures across all warehouse functions (eg. loading, stock reconciliation, cash reconciliation, storage, stock counts)
• Responsible for the management of inventory across all branches. Ensuring each branch is not over/under- stocking on any SKU.
• Responsible for managing the communication flow between branch level warehouse managers and Kenya finance team with regards to timely payment for LPOs.
• Responsible for managing the communication flow between branch level warehouse managers and Supplier procurement teams to ensure timely delivery of requested LPOs.
• Responsible for the tracking and reporting of branch level agent shorts, inventory, and LPOs
• Responsible for the development of branch-level warehouse team budgets (eg. budget for additional personnel, storage capacity, parking capacity, offloading capacity, stock forecasting)

The successful candidate will possess:

• Proven work experience as a warehouse manager for 3 years.
• Expertise in warehouse management procedures and best practices.
• Proven ability to implement processes improvement initiatives.
• Qualification in logistics or management
• Strong knowledge of the warehousing key performance indicator.
• Leadership skills and ability to manage staff.
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Keen to details especially numbers