Deadline: Ongoing
Location: Borno, Nigeria
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Warehouse Assistant.
CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries without regard to race, religion or nationality.
Responsibilities
- Support the maintenance of warehousing/storage facilities, conducting regular inspection and cleaning of facilities
- Assist with the preparation of the warehouse/storage facilities for goods receipt and dispatch and assist with loading and offloading activities
- Help prepare necessary documents for goods receipt, dispatch, damage, loss, and disposal, and file records per established standards
- Coordinate activities to ensure warehousing/storage facilities and all the necessary equipment and supplies are secure and maintained in excellent physical condition and quantities for proper storage and safeguarding of goods; and conduct routine daily inspections and take immediate action to eliminate damages and deficiencies
- Help coordinate receiving (offloading, checking and verifying quantities/weight and quality) and dispatch (packing, labeling, loading)
- Ensure verification, preparation, and maintenance of accurate, complete, and up-to-date documentation on all goods received and shipped
- Plan and supervise the work of day labourers
- Assist the operations manager with the storage and inspection of goods to ensure that they are in excellent condition, and provide support in damage and/or loss handling and replenishment of goods, ensuring that adequate stock levels are maintained in accordance with programme needs
- Support an efficient and reliable inventory stock control system for goods and warehouse materials/equipment and oversee maintenance of an up-to-date stock ledger
- File and distribute documents as required and assist with the preparation of reports related to movements of goods, damage or loss, inventory stock control, and warehouse activities
Requirements
- University degree or HND in related field
- Two years, minimum, of work experience in a similar position
- Knowledge and understanding of warehouse and inventory practices
- Ability to use Microsoft Office applications
- Completion of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme
- Ethical conduct in accordance with recognised professional and organisational codes of ethics
- Good communication and relationship management skills
- Proficiency in English and Hausa languages
To apply and for more information, click here.
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