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 Locations: Naka, Buruku, Daudu, Gboko, Igbo Market (Makurdi) - Benue, Saki, Igbeti, Igboho - Oyo, Boni, Olowu - Kwara, Sagamu - Ogun, Jabiri, Bakuri - Katsina, Gusau Central Market - Zamfara and Kaduna
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
• 100% adherence to FIFO principle of stock issuance every day
• 100% adherence to the stock transfer process
• Orderliness of Labour
• Enforcement of offloading & loading guideline
• Inventory Accuracy, bookkeeping and data management
• Periodic stock count
• Warehouse space utilization
• 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

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.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in any related field with a minimum of second-class upper
• 3-6 years of experience in warehousing.
• Age Requirement: 24 – 30 Years