Inventory & Logistics Officer at a Leading FMCG Group - Ascentech Services Limited

Company Description:

Ascentech Services Limited - Our client, a leading FMCG group, with head office in Lagos, is currently hiring an experienced and objective-driven candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Inventory & Logistics Officer

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time
Job Field: Supply Chain Management - Logistics / Warehousing / Inventory / Store Management / Purchasing & Procurement.

Summary

• The Inventory & Logistics Officer is primarily responsible for management of materials (Raw materials, Finished Goods, Scraps, and other Factory Consumables), which includes receiving, stacking, safe keeping, proper record keeping and reporting; and also auditing and time and safe dispatch of healthy stock.
• S/he tracks inventory records by maintaining record of receipt as well as issuance of items that are going out of the warehouse so as to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• S/he also supervises the truck drivers, loaders, loading, and proper stacking of finished products in the truck, and escalates maintenance of trucks to his/her line manager and supervises repairs of the trucks.

Job Details

• Suggest and organize the warehouse for Raw material, Finish goods and scrap and identify & allocate storage location to each stock keeping unit (SKU)
• Receive raw materials into warehouse and record same into bin card and system update before the close of the day.
• Maintain compliance to approval process and document used for receiving goods into warehouse.
• Keep proper records of inventory and report inventory position periodically.
• Issues Raw materials to Production Team using FEFO (First expiry, first out) inventory management.
• Document all transaction using the appropriate record and comply with the process
• Confirm the specification of materials received with appropriate function as may be required
• Collate the quantity of materials received and compare with parking list or LPO for reconciliation.
• Report all goods received into warehouse via appropriate channels and send copy of document to Finance as confirmation
• Ensure the materials received are properly stacked according to specification.
• Update the bin Card with quantity of items received into/Issued out of the warehouse.
• Issue raw materials and consumables to production department on receipt of duly authorized stock requisition from.
• Carry out weekly, monthly, and periodic stock taking of inventory
• Supervise offloading of raw materials
• Participate in, interpret, and execute the truck distribution planning on daily and weekly bases
• Supervise loading of products as per instruction to designated customers
• Ensure stock items are properly arranged to allow easy retrieval and access during stock taking
• Maintain economic order quantity (approved stock level) and inform Management when that level is reached
• Prepare stock of finished products from the aggregation of production slips received from production department
• Responsible for receiving, storing, and issuing of raw materials, etc.
• Ensure accurate management of stock levels.
• To maintain records of receipts as well as issuance of any items going out of the factory/warehouse to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Take account of all Tops/Bottom and sheet, identifying them with the ID/Number/batch number
• Ensure adequate identification & reporting of all obsolete stocks and consumables and suggest actions to be taken
• Partake in stock count on monthly, quarterly, and periodic bases and reconcile any variance (overage or shortage) of stock within stipulated time
• Supervise loading of truck and dispatch of same.
• Responsible for all daily trucking and management of drivers until goods dispatched arrives customer destination
• Check that truck are in good condition and escalate repairs to line manager/supervisor
• Responsible for the truck maintenance and management through the approved vendors and the in-house maintenance team.
• Prepare and send appropriate inventory and logistic reports.

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