Warehouse Officer at Kenya Tea Development Agency (MS) Ltd

Main Duties and Responsibilities

•  Ensuring accurate records of all cargo received by inspecting, weighing, and stacking to the required standard and issuing arrival advises to clients,
•  Verifying of release documents, inspection and weighment of cargo before dispatch to clients,
•  Updating of incoming/ outgoing cargo into the TOS and generating reports,
•  Ensuring that all staff attendance registers are up to date and carrying out daily review of casuals’ recruitment based on volumes,
•  Carrying out daily inspection of the warehouse, enforcing safety regulations and protocols within the warehouse,
•  Ensuring all warehouse equipment are properly used and maintained as per the user’s manual and the servicing schedule, and all equipment breakdown are reported and handled in a timely manner,
•  Supervising and motivating staff, all while maintaining staff discipline,
•  Raising OT requests and forwarding for approval,
•  Custodian of the warehouse keys, ensuring timely opening and closing of the warehouse,
•  Ensuring maximum utilization of company resources at warehouse,
•  Generating and submission of accurate, timely and relevant reports,
•  Ensuring continuous process improvement of services,
•  Ensuring customer satisfaction for the consumers of the services offered by the department,
•  Performing any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Knowledge and Skills Required:
The job holder must possess:

•  Bachelor’s degree in Business Related field.
•  Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a similar role
•  Diploma in Clearing & Forwarding and Warehousing
•  Must demonstrate high integrity and ethical practice
•  Knowledge of warehouse management system and inventory system will be an added advantage
•  Must be a team player who is able to work cordially in teams
•  Must demonstrate ability to multitask.
•  Must demonstrate commitment to operational effectiveness
•  Should have ability to solve problems by applying relevant business knowledge
•  Must have the ability to communicate for both written and oral communication
•  Must be able to work under pressure
•  Must have knowledge in use of MS office packages