Stock Controller Job in Kenya

Job Description: Stock Controller

Reports to: Senior Accountant

Direct Reports: Stores personnel 

Nature and Purpose: The purpose of this position is to maintain proper inventory accounting of Company stock and manages all documentation for products in storage, product receipts and shipments and issuance out of the company in compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements. 

Key responsibilities

  • Monitor levels of stock items and initiate stock requisitions.
  • Reviewing stocking levels in respect to stock items and following up to ensure prompt delivery of the required items.
  • Maintain regular communication with operational departments so as to stay up to date with their material requirements to avoid stock out situations.
  • Maintain good housekeeping and stores layouts that will facilitate easy retrieval within the stores/ warehouse and ensure that that safety and environment standards are adhered to at all times.
  • Help in ensuring that the stores physical structures and equipment are maintained in a good condition and requisition maintenance action as and when needed.
  • Assists in identify obsolete and slow moving stock items and recommend the necessary actions, including the disposal of such items
  • Ensure that stores records are accurately maintained and up to date and the necessary reports are generated and acted upon.
  • Organize and undertake monthly stock taking processes in accordance with Company practice
  • Enforce company safety rules and regulations within the stores.
  • Any other duty that may be allocated to you by Management

Critical competencies

Personal Attributes
  • Attention to detail: shows strong concern for accuracy, detail and timeliness
  • Integrity and compliance : committed to high ethical standards and upholds policies
  • Flexibility: adapts comfortably to a wide variety of people and situations
  • Passion to service delivery.
  • Communication and Interpersonal Skills
  • Relationship building: works to build close relationships and teamwork with business managers in all departments
  • Presentation skills: communicates clearly and confidently by written and verbal means

Organisation and Leadership
  • Planning : organises time efficiently with the ability to prioritize
  • Organisation: keeps clear records and produces detailed action plans. Maintains reports and gives feed back on time
  • Monitoring and control: closely monitors performance and gives prompt feed back to internal contacts & management.

Application Process

Interested candidates are invited to strictly email their cover letter and CV, clearly detailing their current remuneration and expectations to recruitment@odumont.com before end of day 30h November 2013.


Only short listed candidates will be contacted