Storekeeper 1

Storekeeper 1 is responsible for the proper handling and storage of goods in the warehouse in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs). The role involves receiving, checking, storing, picking, packing, and dispatching goods, ensuring quality control and compliance with regulations, and maintaining accurate inventory records.

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.
• Ensures proper storing of items according to ICRC requirements & SoPs.
• Fully operates in the warehouse and responsible for all storekeeping activities.
• Fully operates in picking, packing, labelling and dispatching of items, etc.
• Ensures arrangement of the shelving of items as per their appropriate locations.
• Ensures FIFO stock rotation or follows FEFO.
• Monitors monthly expiry dates and submit warehouse officer 2 a list of items with a short shelf life.
• Ensures that cold chain is maintained during transport when necessary.
• Ensures that storage and transport of medical goods complies with pharmaceutical laws and regulations in the country.
• Prioritizes the warehouse and dispatch daily work in collaboration with warehouse officer 2.
• Checks conformity of the received goods with the PO/Waybill.
• Ensures that batch tracing is possible and inspects samples of all batches of arriving goods supply and performs a physical quality control (kind of good, quantity, packaging, shelf life, labeling etc.)
• Under the supervision of warehouse officer 2 Organizes return or exchange of rejected goods.
• Provides information and data for compilation of the monthly statistics/report.
• Maintains adequate filling and archives.
• Obtains information on any new laws and regulations concerning warehouse operations.
• Develops and maintain a good working atmosphere and proposes points to be improved for future.
• Ensures respect of internal procedures and weekly backup of all essential computer files.
• Register and liaise with warehouse officer 2 for proper disposal of expired and damaged medical goods as per the country and ICRC rules and regulation.
• Follows up on all work-related messages and correspondence with the relevant contacts and departments.
• Is aware of the delegation’s objectives and has a good knowledge of the Movement and other contacts relevant to the position.
• Collects and shares information so as to improve the ICRC’s understanding of the environment and humanitarian trends and responses.
• Should accept any duties and responsibilities given in relation to medical operations/activities not specified here.
• Represents the ICRC in an appropriate way during activities, in meetings and in the field, and avoids any activity that may reflect negatively on the ICRC’s image.
• Takes responsibility for their own professional learning and development.

Requirements

• Diploma in logistics, supply chain management, Pharmacy Technician or related fields.
• Good command of English or Tigrigna.
• Computer skills an asset.
• Minimum 3 years experience in storekeeping.
• NGO experience is an asset.
• Medical warehouse management experience is an asset.

Skills

• Storekeeping
• Warehouse Management
• Inventory Management
• Goods Receiving
• Goods Dispatching
• Quality Control
• Standard Operating Procedures Implementation
• Supply Chain Management
• Pharmacy Technician Knowledge
• Computer Skills

Languages

English, Tigrigna