Stock & Inventory Officer Job at Oolu Solar

Oolu Solar is a growing solar energy provider in West & Central Africa with presence in Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso , Cameroon, Niger 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: Stock & Inventory Officer
Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Core Responsibilities
Warehouse Operations:


  • Receive goods physically into the warehouse, ensure the quantity received of any product is same with the quantity ordered on purchase order
  • Prepare products to be sent out of the warehouse, respecting the process and guidelines set (checklist and contract form included, waybills, ...)
  • Ensure the stock is in the right place in the warehouse and in the right condition

Day-to-day stock Management:

  • Efficiently manage and track ALL incoming and outgoing stock in the warehouse
  • Ensure the documentation of ALL deliveries and transfer to shipments as well as prepare detailed daily, weekly and monthly reports on inventory operations and stock levels.
  • Communicate effectively with the sales field teams on their deliveries and promptly respond to their order requests. The requests include: replacements on batteries, movement of items on the ERP, etc.
  • Ensure shipments are delivered by courier OTIF (on time and in full) without stock loss in transit and if there is reimbursement is requested.

Inventory Reconciliation:

  • Conduct daily, weekly and monthly stock reconciliation within the warehouse
  • Responsible for daily and monthly inventory count in the warehouse and ensure no variance with physical inventory and ERP count

Receiving Stocks:

  • Ensure deliveries are accompanied with the right documents, Purchase order, invoice and waybill if required
  • Receive only quality products and reject if product does not meet standard ? Document stocks as appropriate on receipt using GRN and forwarding invoice and GRN to finance for payment
  • Ensure products received are arranged appropriately into the warehouse (New/Recycled, Components/Incomplete or KOs)

Returned Stock Management:

  • 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
  • Ensure adherence to the SOP for forward logistics and also use the right documents for shipment processing

ERP Operations:

  • Ensure all categories of goods received physically into the warehouse or shipped are also processed on the ERP.
  • Ensure Design, implement and manage a system for monitoring the activities of warehouse to ensure effective control and mitigate risks of theft, loss of stock & working materials etc.
  • Provide weekly reports to the management on all supply chain and operations, issues etc.
  • Establish and promote best practices

Safety & Hygiene:

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

Profile

  • BSc / BA or HND in Logistics or relevant field
  • Minimum of 3 years with proven experience in a similar role
  • Creative, Proactive and Dynamic Individual
  • Good understanding of in-bound and out-bound logistics
  • Enthusiasm for learning and continuous improvement of existing systems.

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