Sokowatch is transforming communities across Africa by revolutionizing access to essential goods and services. By connecting small shops to the digital economy, we fix inefficient supply chains and provide services that were previously unavailable. Sokowatch aims to provide
everything a retailer needs, no wholesalers or banks necessary.
Thousands of retailers across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda use Sokowatch's mobile ordering and delivery platform to receive the goods they need as quickly and cheaply as possible while also accessing growth financing for the first time. We’re looking to grow our team with highly talented and motivated employees who are excited to work in a
fast-paced and dynamic startup environment.
Role: Warehouse Manager
Sokowatch is searching for a stellar warehouse manager to be based in Eldoret. They will undertake all aspects of warehouse manager for Sokowatch in Eldoret. The primary goal of this position is to monitor and optimize inventory in Eldoret
The successful candidate will possess:
Proven work experience as a warehouse manager for 3 years.
Expertise in warehouse management procedures and best practices.
Proven ability to implement processes improvement initiatives.
Qualification in logistics or management
Strong knowledge of the warehousing key performance indicator.
Leadership skills and ability to manage staff.
Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication skills.
Keen to details especially number
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)
Job Requirements
Required education
: Bachelor's degree
Required relevant work experience
: 3 years
Required languages:
English (Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent)Swahili (Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent),
Mandatory attachments
Please have a scan or photo of these documents ready when you start the application:
Self-prepared CV file
- the employer wants to see a CV that you have prepared yourself
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