Inventory & Stores Manager at Proto Energy

• We are seeking a Inventory & Stores Manager to manage the inventory, policies and procedures related to inventory control. He/ She will take steps to decrease the excess inventory as well as ensure that enough stock is available to meet the planning requirements.
• As the Inventory & Stores Manager, he/ she is responsible for designing an inventory management plan that will help in streamlining the orders received thereby reducing unnecessary wastage of valuable time. He/she is to ensure the stock items are kept safe and track the sales figures, ensuring the accuracy of inventories in the system, etc.

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting on operations to senior management.
• Ensuring the safe operation of all stores.
• Ensuring that the stores are compliant with OHS requirements.
• Ensuring inventory quality control.
• Ensuring stores operations are continuous.
• Monitoring the security and cleanliness of all stores.
• Managing the inventory team and planning procurement activities.
• People management, ensuring that inventory personnel are well trained, provided opportunities for growth, able to perform their duties and that their issues are handled timeously.
• Supervising and coordination of the appropriate processing of various purchase orders, purchase requisitions, receiving reports.
• To establish and execute a cycle count schedule in compliance with the corporate accounting objectives.
• To coordinate and oversee the daily cycle counts of the various inventory assets.
• Supervision of the activities of inventory personnel to ensure efficient job performance, optimal productivity, and efficiency.
• Ensuring the inventory areas are well managed and maintained with efficient material handling and storage.
• Managing SAP tasks related to the inventory.
• Validating the stock that has been received against the original order.
• Ensuring the input data related to stock in the inventory system is accurate and maintains accurate inventory turnover performance.
• Conduct physical stock takes of inventories and ensure that the investment in inventory is maintained at optimum levels.
• Tracking the variances in the inventory to facilitate better planning as investigate, identify, and reconcile the discrepancies, i.e., shortages and overages.
• Coordinating damaged and defective stock and ensuring that it is accounted for and handled properly by recycling or reconditioning it.
• Preparing reports of inventory balance.
• Maintaining high levels of internal customer service.

The role will be based at our plant in Kabati, Murang'a County.
Qualifications

• A diploma or university degree in Administration, or equivalent educational qualification
• 3 years prior experience in the field of LPG.
• Certificate of Good Conduct is mandatory.
• Intermediate Computer literacy.
• Experience in record keeping.
• SAP Experience is a MUST.

Must have skills

• Organisational skills
• Detail oriented
• High integrity
• Proper time management