Branch Warehouse Manager (Kisumu) at Sokowatch

Sokowatch is searching for a stellar warehouse manager to be based in Kisumu. They will undertake all aspects of a warehouse manager for Sokowatch in the branch. The primary goal of this position is to monitor and optimize inventory in the warehouse.

Reports to: Country Warehouse Manager

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the supervision and management of branch level warehouse team
• Responsible for the development and compliance of agreed-upon warehouse standard operating procedures across all warehouse functions (eg. loading, stock reconciliation, cash reconciliation, storage, stock counts)
• Responsible for the management of inventory across all branches. Ensuring each branch is not over/under- stocking on any SKU.
• Responsible for managing the communication flow between branch level warehouse managers and Kenya finance team with regards to timely payment for LPOs.
• Responsible for managing the communication flow between branch level warehouse managers and Supplier procurement teams to ensure timely delivery of requested LPOs.
• Responsible for the tracking and reporting of branch level agent shorts, inventory, and LPOs
• Responsible for the development of branch-level warehouse team budgets (eg. budget for additional personnel, storage capacity, parking capacity, offloading capacity, stock forecasting)

Requirements:

The successful candidate will possess:

• Proven work experience as a warehouse manager for 2-3 years
• Deep knowledge of and proven track record implementing Good Warehouse Practices (Housekeeping, bin management etc)
• First-hand experience with robust inventory management systems e.g. SAGE, SAP B1, Pastel etc
• Demonstrate know how on best practices on master data clean up, goods receipt / issue, landed cost calculation and stock reconciliation
• Proven ability to implement processes and improvement initiatives
• Qualification in logistics or management
• Leadership skills and ability to manage staff
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Keen to details especially in interpreting supply chain numbers.