Inventory Officer - Abuja Job at Marie Stopes International

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Job Title: Inventory Officer

Location(s): Abuja, Nigeria

Reporting To: Admin Manager  

Employer: Marie Stopes International

Sector: NGO

Key Responsibilities:

•   Develop the organisation's inventory management strategy with the aim of controlling costs within budgetary limits, generating savings, rationalising inventory and maximizing available working capital

•   Safeguard, manage and maintain the organisation's fixed asset and stocked product inventory including stock profiles and stock locations

•   Manage and control perpetual inventory stock counting/ inventory accuracy checks.

•   Minimise overstocks and removal of obsolete/redundant and proper disposal of expired items through an approved standard procedure.

•   Ensure that goods inward stock control department is well organised and controlled to sufficiently support other units in achieving the goals of the organisation.

•   Monitor and evaluate consumables usage & costs by monitoring & evaluating material utilization.

•   Safeguard warehouse operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security procedures and protocols.

•   Motivate, organize and encourage teamwork within the workforce to ensure set productivity targets are met.

•   Perform cyclic stock checks by ensuring integrity and accuracy of the stock management system.

•   Produce daily reports to ensure key critical areas of the stock system are controlled and any discrepancies addressed and resolved.

•   Manage control measures to ensure mistakes, inaccuracies and discrepancies are highlighted, addressed and resolved.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

•   A relevant tertiary qualification, with minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar role within an NGD or similar,

•   Ability to use OuickBooks and Access Database will be an added advantage.

•   An excellent track record of leadership, communication and team building

•   Fluent in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills

•   Excellent ability to manage a broad portfolio of work delivering high quality, cost effective and time-bound results

Length of Contract: Two (2) years (with possibility of extension)

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are to submit a suitability statement and an updated CV as a single document online or to recruitment@mariestopes.org.ng, quoting the position & location applied for as subject of the email e.g. Finance Officer Kano.

Applications that do not follow this format will not be considered.

Deadline: 25-November-2013

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