Warehouse Assistant Manager Job in Kenya

Chai Trading Company Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary Company of Kenya Tea Development Agency Holdings Ltd (KTDA) located in Mombasa.

We are in the business of Warehousing, Tea Trading, and Freight Forwarding to both local and international destinations. We are looking for experienced professionals to fill the following position:

Assistant Manager, Warehouse

Reporting to the Operations Manager, Freight Division, the successful candidate will be expected to discharge the following key responsibilities among others:

  • Planning out all warehouse resources and activities in keeping with the company’s objectives and targets
  • Management receipt, storage and retrieval of cargo, and ensuring timely delivery of goods within approved policies and procedures
  • Ensuring maintenance of accurate records in the warehouse
  • Preparing timely and accurate reports and distributing to appropriate users
  • Inspections of all warehousing units to ensure standards of tea warehousing are conformed to as per customer specifications.
  • Develop and monitor company warehouse budgets and financial management (including cost controls, facilitation of prompt invoicing/debt collection etc)
  • Build and maintain collaborative relation with clients, potential partners, regulatory bodies and all other stakeholders.
  • Planning Warehouse stocks taking and controls – both 3rd party and material reports generation including prompt economic order quantity reporting on warehouse materials and consumables
  • Ensuring sound maintenance of equipment and warehouse facilities
  • Enforcing occupational health and safety measures and regulations as per approved procedures
  • Participating in formulation of control measures of improvement of warehouse systems
  • Facilitating staff evaluation, motivation and development
  • Any other duty that may be assigned to you by the Management.
Qualifications/Skills/Experience

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications
  • Bachelors Degree, preferably in a business related field
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Shipping, Clearing & Forwarding and Warehousing
  • Proficiency in computer application packages
  • At least 5 years experience in a similar job position
  • Possess good leadership skills and organizational skills with demonstrable record of achievement in past roles
  • Ability to manage and deliver all services within a defined time frame
  • Consummate team player and goal oriented strategist
If you meet the above requirements, please submit a written application, and attach a detailed C.V. stating your age, qualifications, experience and present position. Applications to be addressed to: -

Managing Director
Chai Trading Company Ltd
P O Box 93324-80102
Mombasa

Or Email : info@chaitrading.com

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

To be received not later than 3rd June 2011.

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