About this role
Warehouse Assistant at Action Against Hunger | ACF Nigeria LTD/GTE
Warehouse Assistant
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND , Professional Certificate
- Experience 1 year
- Location Yobe
- Job Field Procurement / Store-keeping / Supply Chain
Job Summary
- We are currently recruiting a Warehouse Assistant based in Yobe State.
- The Warehouse Assistant supports the day to day warehouse operations by receiving, storing, and issuing goods, maintaining accurate inventory records, monitoring stock levels, and ensuring proper storage conditions.
- The role assists in stock control, dispatch activities, warehouse documentation, and loading / unloading operations while ensuring compliance with ACF warehouse management procedures to support efficient and timely project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Mission 1: Manage Inventory and Stock Control:
- Receive, inspect, and verify all incoming and outgoing goods, ensuring accuracy in quantity, quality, and supporting documentation.
- Immediately report any discrepancies, damage, losses, quality concerns, or documentation issues.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date inventory records, including Stock Follow-Up (SFU) reports, bin cards, stock cards, stock registers, and other inventory documentation.
- Monitor stock levels and minimum stock thresholds, anticipate shortages, and recommend replenishment actions based on consumption trends.
- Review stock thresholds regularly and provide recommendations for adjustment based on stock utilization patterns.
- Conduct monthly physical inventory counts and participate in ad hoc stock counts when required.
- Prepare and submit inventory reports and SFU reports in a timely manner.
- Identify slow-moving, obsolete, damaged, expired, or unused stock and report findings for appropriate action.
- Monitor expiry dates of food, medicines, and other time-sensitive items, ensuring compliance with First Expiry First Out (FEFO) principles and proper stock rotation.
- Ensure programme stock is released and utilized within applicable grant implementation timelines.
Mission 2: Manage Warehouse Operations and Storage Conditions:
- Ensure compliance with ACF warehouse management procedures, KitLog standards, and inventory control requirements.
- Control access to storage facilities and maintain custody of warehouse keys in accordance with security procedures.
- Maintain clean, organized, secure, well-ventilated, and accessible warehouse facilities.
- Arrange stock systematically to facilitate efficient storage, stock counting, handling, and movement.
- Conduct and record daily warehouse temperature and humidity monitoring.
- Ensure proper segregation and safe storage of food items, non-food items, pharmaceuticals, and hazardous materials.
- Identify, segregate, and document damaged, contaminated, infected, or expired products and escalate issues appropriately.
- Coordinate the disposal of expired, damaged, or contaminated items in collaboration with logistics and programme teams.
- Ensure warehouses remain free from pests and coordinate fumigation and pest-control activities as required.
- Update inventory databases and warehouse management systems as required.
Mission 3: Manage Documentation, Dispatch, and Cargo Movements:
- Prepare, process, and maintain all warehouse and dispatch documentation, including Stock Request Orders (SROs), Delivery Notes (DNs), Waybills, Goods Receipt Notes (GRNs), and other related records.
- Ensure complete, accurate, and timely documentation of all stock transactions and warehouse activities.
- Verify that authorized requestors physically inspect requested items and sign the required documentation before stock release.
- Coordinate and monitor stock dispatches to programme locations and other destinations, ensuring timely and accurate deliveries.
- Maintain proper filing and archiving warehouse records in accordance with organizational procedures.
- Support the preparation and issuance of shipping and cargo documentation as required.
Mission 4: Supervise Warehouse Personnel and Operational Activities:
- Supervise and coordinate the daily activities in the warehouse, casual laborers etc
- Oversee loading and unloading operations and ensure compliance with warehouse safety and operational standards.
- Manage daily worker requests, attendance records, and supporting documentation for casual workers, and verify records for payment processing.
- Act as a backup resource during staff absences and provide support across logistics and warehouse functions when required.
Mission 5: Ensure Coordination, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement:
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Maintain effective communication with procurement, logistics, programme, and finance teams regarding deliveries, stock movements, and warehouse activities.
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Coordinate with procurement teams to track incoming shipments and plan warehouse receipts accordingly.
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Prepare and submit stock status reports, inventory reports, discrepancy reports, and other warehouse performance reports as required.
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Promptly report warehouse risks, losses, operational challenges, and compliance concerns to the Logistics Manager or designated supervisor.
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Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing warehouse efficiency, inventory accuracy, and overall supply chain performance.
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Position Requirements
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Higher National Diploma (HND), or Bachelor’s Degree in Logisti