Warehouse / Technical Assistant Job at Oolu Energy Nigeria Limited

Oolu Energy Limited (Oolu Solar) is a growing solar energy provider in West Africa with a presence in Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Nigeria and plans to expand within the region. Our vision is to be a leading energy and financial services provider for millions of customers in developing countries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Warehouse / Technical Assistant
Job Locations: Abuja (FCT), Ibadan - Oyo, Benin City - Edo, Port Harcourt - Rivers and Enugu
Employment Type: Full-time
Availability: As soon as possible

Responsibilities
Core responsibilities:

• Candidates will effectively manage inventory; test, install and repair solar systems and components.
• Supply from the central warehouse in Lagos
• Coordination with the Lagos team for the supply of SHS, Components, and office supplies
• Follow-up with carriers and the Lagos team for the deliveries
• Ensure deliveries are accompanied with the right documents,
• Receipt and verification of products

Inventory Reconciliation / Monthly Count:

• Carry out monthly inventories of the region in liaison with the sales team
• Draft and send the inventory report to the central team in Lagos
• Ensure compliance with the inventory procedure
• Reverse Logistics:
• Ensure any material (battery, SHS, ...) received from the field and brought back to the warehouse(s) is tracked and accounted for based on the reverse logistic procedure
• Organize returns of repossessed or defective products from the field
• Organize returns transport to Lagos.

Warehouse Operations:

• Receive goods physically in the warehouse, ensure the quantity received of any product is the same as the quantity ordered on the purchase order
• Ensure the stock is in the right place in the warehouse and in the right condition
• Distribution:
• Coordinate with the sales team to identify needs in the region
• Prepare products to be sent out of the warehouse, respecting the process and guidelines set (checklist and contract form included waybills, ...)
• Organize the transport to the sales team and ensure delivery

ERP Operations:

• Ensure all categories of goods received physically into the warehouse or shipped are also processed on the ERP.
• Carry out all stock movements and other Logistics operations on the ERP

Safety & Hygiene:

• Ensure daily monitoring of stock against theft, pilferage, and obsolete inventory
• Maintain a high level of health, hygiene, and good housekeeping procedures
• Ensure a high level of safety to prevent hazards from improper stacking/storage of products

Technique:

• Regularly: Test, analyze, and repair solar systems and their components;
• Regularly: Review technical tickets and complete online reports with detailed information;
• Regularly: manage the stock of spare parts and the reverse logistics for faulty components;
• Occasionally: Perform tests on new products and accessories;
• Occasionally: Support the training of field staff on the correct installation of solar systems, effective troubleshooting, new products, and best practices

Qualifications
Profile:

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum of 2 - 3 years of relevant work experience in a similar position in the energy sector.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of electronics, electric circuits, and solar systems
• Practical experience in the repair and maintenance of electronic equipment (SHS, TV, etc.)
• Good understanding of in-bound and out-bound logistics
• Attention to detail and ability to organize the daily work independently
• Ability to analyze and process data/information using excel or google sheet and to write concise and clear reports,
• Curiosity and interest in understanding how products work and the root cause of problems;
• Be proactive and a critical thinker.