Warehouse Officer

Ensure proper handling and storage of goods in the warehouse

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Overview

Ensure proper handling and storage of goods in the warehouse

You have:

  • Minimum one year's experience in storekeeping.
  • Secondary school diploma.
  • Good command of English and local languages.
  • Computer skills an asset.

Purpose

Storekeeper 1 is responsible for the proper handling and storage of goods in the warehouse in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Accountabilities & Functional responsibilities

  • Receives and checks incoming goods against the delivery note and reports any issues.
  • Ensures that goods are properly stored, picked, packed and loaded and reports any issues.
  • Ensures that all the stored goods are properly labelled (expiry dates, batch numbers, manufacturer, etc.) and recorded.
  • Weighs and tallies goods during loading and unloading.
  • Updates bin cards and stock cards when supervising an inventory transaction.
  • Participates in inventory counts.
  • Keeps the facility's equipment and materials neat, clean and orderly and reports any issues.
  • Where required, ensures that temperatures are duly recorded.
  • May be called upon to supervise the Loaders or day workers.
  • Ensures that risks are mitigated by performing the controls assigned to his/her role as described in the Logistics Risk and Control Matrix

Our Values

  • At the ICRC, we value impact, collaboration, respect, and compassion. We seek candidates who demonstrate behaviors based on these shared values. For more information on the ICRC values, please visit this page.

People management responsibilities

No

Scope & Impact

  • Geographical remit: local.

Relationships

  • Internally, interacts with other logistics staff.
  • Externally, interacts with service providers and drivers.

Certifications / Education required

  • Secondary school diploma.
  • Good command of English and local languages.
  • Computer skills an asset.

Professional Experience required

  • Minimum one year's experience in storekeeping.

Potential interview questions

Can you describe your experience with inventory management systems? This question assesses your familiarity with systems used to track inventory. Discuss specific software you've used and your role in managing inventory.
How do you prioritize tasks when receiving and storing a large shipment of goods? The interviewer wants to understand your organizational skills under pressure. Pro members can see the explanation.
What steps do you take to ensure proper labeling and recording of goods? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
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