Warehousing Officer Job at Saro Agro-Allied

Saro Agro-Allied is a leading agricultural commodity exporting company that started in 1996 as a cocoa trading company and today trades both locally and internationally. Our operations over time have covered sesame seeds, cashews, and cocoa-producing communities in Nigeria. The business has been repositioned to become a Consumer Sustainable Agric. & Food business Company that will play in the multi-seed oil crushing, value-added export, and marketing of branded food products in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Warehousing Officer

Job Location: Makurdi, Benue
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Purpose


  • The warehouse head will monitor, track, and ensure products are delivered to various channels as at when due with the lowest possible cost and to ensure zero wastage.
  • He will also propose efficiency improvements for all processes with the potentials to lead to future wastage

Duties / Responsibilities

  • Offloading Time per Truck
  • Ensure proper documentation of goods receipt
  • Ensure Compliance to stacking guidelines
  • Periodic stock count
  • Warehouse space utilization
  • Orderliness of Labour
  • Enforcement of offloading & loading guideline
  • 100% adherence to FIFO principle of stock issuance every day
  • 100% adherence to stock transfer process
  • Inventory Accuracy, bookkeeping and data management
  • Resolved issues with partners - Labours, drivers, etc within 24 hours
  • Ensure conformity to best HSE practice
  • Relationship management with the HSPs
  • 3rd Party truck management
  • Outbound Documentations (Waybill issued, Truck details, Driver information etc)
  • Ensure truck loading time is 1hour
  • Ensure each order contains the right products ordered
  • Ensure Zero stock damages per loading
  • Provide update on shipment on transit per time
  • Investigate and provide feedback on shortages/damages that may occur while on transit.

Education & Experience

  • Candidates should possess Bachelor's Degrees (minimum of second class upper) in any related field with 3 - 6 years relevant work experience in warehousing.
  • Age Requirement: 24 - 30 years.

Required Skills / Abilities:

  • Excellent organization and planning skills to prioritize and balance work
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to focus and keep calm under pressure.
  • Must Have Commodity seed management experience,
  • Computer proficient, with experience in MS Excel, Project, and Word.