Junior Store Keeper job at Uzima Chicken
Posted by: ugashare-Volunteer
Posted date: 2024-Jul-09
Location: Kampala
Vacancy title: Junior Store Keeper [ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources , Category: Management ] Jobs at: Uzima Chicken Deadline of this Job: Friday, July 12 2024 Duty Station: Within Uganda , Kampala, East Africa Summary Date Posted: Monday, July 08 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed Similar Jobs in Uganda Learn more about Uzima Chicken Uzima Chicken jobs in Uganda
JOB DETAILS: About the Company Uzima Chicken Uganda is a social enterprise focused on making smallholder farmers healthier and wealthier. Uzima Chicken distributes an improved breed of chicken that is 4x more productive than local breedsin terms of egg and meat production, while requiring the same level of management and care as the local chicken. Rearing a flock of 10 improved breed chickens can generate a 270,000 UGX net profit uplift for a smallholder family. With Uzima’s bird, rural households in Uganda build income resilience, confidently pay fortheir children’s school fees, and introduce larger volumes of animal protein into their daily diets. Uzima Chicken seeks to reach every rural household by 2025 and aims to be the leading smallholder-focused poultry enterprise in East Africa. In the past 2 years of operations, Uzima Chicken has attracted investments from the AgDevCo, Acumen, and Innovations Against Poverty. Uzima Chicken Uganda prioritizes hiring and developing Ugandan talent and offers significant professional growth opportunities andleadership development. Further, Uzima is committed to female empowerment across the company and is proud that 40% of staff are women and over 85% are youth. Job Summary At our Breeder farms, there are various materials (Parent stock, HE eggs, table eggs, maintenance spare parts, general tools, disinfectants, etc). The Store Keeper is responsible for overseeing and managing all of this stock and inventory. He reports directly to the Production Manager with a dotted line to the Finance Manager. The Store Keeper is responsible for all shipping and receiving, deliveries, coordinating, documenting warehouse transactions, maintaining records, and overseeing storage of surplus inventory and property at the store. The work requires knowledge of methods and procedures related to the receipt, storage, and requisitions of supplies and materials, and supervisory techniques, personnel policies, and procedures. Duties and Responsibilities • The employee is responsible for all stock and inventory at hatchery. He/she is responsible for strict compliance with established methods, practices, and procedures, including stock reporting, performing quality checks, and maintaining inventory records • Receives and verifies inspection for quality and quantity for all incoming stocks, goods, raw materials and reconciles with purchase orders; processes and distributes documentation with purchase orders; • Documents and tracks damages and discrepancies on orders • Resolves discrepancies in requisitions, purchase orders, and delivery reports by contacting vendors or • Report canceled and damaged items to immediate supervisor • Keep stocks according to a prescribed inventory • Supervise counts, weighs, and measures goods received or • Reconcile and explain variances identified during counts against store records • Keep record of expiry dates for vaccines and disinfectants , raw materials, premix and review regularly to ensure they are used within their proper period • Develop and implement loss prevention programs to prevent theft, spoilage, or other wastage • Maintains the warehouse in a neat and orderly • Answers questions regarding procedures and resolves discrepancies regarding receipts, deliveries, etc • Controls the disbursement of supplies and material; and delivery of finished goods through directing the posting of inventory control cards or automated systems. • Submit reports on movements of stocks to finance and/or immediate supervisor with all the necessary supporting documents • Directs the maintenance and operation of the stores • Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor • Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Exposed to modern warehouse procedures, including methods of proper and orderly storage and issuance ofmaterials; basic stock inventory procedures; requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, packing slips, bill of ladings, freight tags, and the use and meaning of each; computerized warehouse record keeping systems. • Ability to perform physical labor; understand and carry out oral and written instructions; maintain cooperative working relationships; demonstrate sensitivity to, and respect for, a diverse • Reasonable knowledge of MS Office – Word, Excel • Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service/supplier • Ability to work independently and carry out assignments by ensuring completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices • The candidate must have the flexibility to work weekend and holiday shifts Education & Experience • Bachelor Degree in Supply chain Management or related fields • Bachelor of Business Administration Majoring in Accounts • Bachelors’ of records Management and archiving • High level of spoken and written English skill • No specific level of education required Special Requirements Must be able to perform physical activities such as, but not limited to, lifting (up to 50 Kgs unassisted), bending, standing, climbing or work on a consistent basis. The candidate must have the flexibility to work weekends, night and holiday shifts. Key Qualifications, Skills, and Experience Uzima Chicken is seeking a candidate who has the following Abilities: • Passionate about positively impacting smallholder farmers and customers in rural areas • Highly detail oriented, with a passion for accuracy and thoroughness (prefers to do a task once and right) • Analytical in approaching and solving problems • Strong communication and ability to work independently with minimal supervision • High level of integrity and accountability • Experience and proficiency in accounting software tools (Dear) • Experience and proficiency in excel
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree Job application procedure To apply Send CVs to careers.ug uzimachicken.com with job title as Subject Deadline: Friday 12th July 2024 WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
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