Storekeeper

Job Description

Title: Storekeeper

Company Name: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Chattogram

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 4 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Development Agency

Completion of Bachelor`s degree is required. Education in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, Social Science or any other relevant field is preferable.

• At least 4 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Development Agency

• Experience: At least 4 years of progressively responsible experience in the relevant field including at least two years in the field of commodity handling /warehousing.

• Language: Fluency in spoken and written in both English and Bangla language.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

Under the overall supervision of a logistics associate, and/or his/her designated, the storekeeper will undertake the following duties.

• Effectively receive/dispatch commodities including transhipment (truck to truck) against official approved documentation (e.g. waybills and/or delivery notes) ensuring accuracy in physical count of commodities including the quality in compliance with the established standards.

• Prepare, verify and sign off warehouse and transport documents, and maintain confidential files and accurate warehouse transaction records to ensure immediate reporting on commodity movements in line with the corporate requirements.

• Conduct daily warehouse closing reconciliation and accurate inventory checks supporting internal control systems in compliance with the warehouse management requirements.

• Perform daily inspections and prepare reports on the quantity and quality of the commodities received/dispatched and handled, detect promptly and analyse reasons for stock discrepancies/damages, investigate missing quantity and prepare warehouse loss reports recommending appropriate solutions, to enable informed decision-making.

• Implement appropriate measures to safeguard food and non-food commodities, to ensure quality control using standard preventive measures in line with WFP established procedures and authorization eived from the supervisor.

• Keep the warehouse commodity movement updated records on stock register / stack cards, and in WFP Corporate Systems LESS

• Assist in conducting monthly/quarterly physical inventories.

• Monitor condition of the warehouse and commodities and take appropriate actions, to support efficient warehouse space-planning and well-organized commodity storage following WFP warehouse standards.

• Provide guidance and on-the-job training to warehouse staff including causal labours to contribute to their development and high performance.

• Ensure good warehousing practices including cleanliness and pest-free storing conditions.

• Coordinate with Cox’s Bazar office and Country office as and when required.

• Report on and, in consultation relevant authority, take appropriate action for the disposal of spoilt commodities.

• Prepare daily warehouse stocks movement reports and shared with relevant staffs.

• Visit and monitor CP/retail partner warehouses to monitor the food quality, to assist them to manage their warehouse following the standards and provide hands on training on job training for their capacity building.

• Perform any other tasks as assigned.

Type of contract: Service Contract

Grade​: SC4

Duration: 12 Months

Duty Station: Chittagong with Frequent Travel to Bhasan Char