Storekeeper

Organizational Context

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building a pathway to peace and prosperity through food assistance. WFP operates in emergencies and supports communities recovering from conflict, disasters, and climate change impacts. We foster a diverse, inclusive, and skilled workforce committed to our values.

Job Purpose

The Storekeeper will be responsible for supporting warehousing operations within the Logistics Cluster in Port Sudan. This role is crucial for ensuring the timely and accurate receipt, storage, and dispatch of partners' cargo, maintaining zero discrepancies in inventory and documentation. The Storekeeper will implement measures to safeguard commodities, conduct regular stock inspections, and assist in physical inventories to ensure data integrity and compliance with WFP standards. Additionally, the position involves maintaining warehouse cleanliness, safety, and security, providing excellent customer service to partners, and supervising warehouse staff. The Storekeeper plays a key role in facilitating efficient logistics operations by maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, ensuring all warehouse documentation is accurate and complete.

Responsibilities

This role is crucial for supporting warehousing operations within the Logistics Cluster in Sudan, specifically in Port Sudan. The primary responsibility is to ensure the efficient and accurate handling of partners' cargo. This includes the timely receipt, proper stacking, and precise dispatch of goods, aiming for zero discrepancies in inventory and documentation. A key aspect involves safeguarding partner commodities through quality control measures and adherence to established procedures. Maintaining meticulous records of all cargo is essential for data integrity, reporting, and audits. Regular inspections of warehouse stock are required to verify condition, quantity, and compliance with storage standards. The position also involves assisting with physical inventories and ensuring the warehouse is maintained to high standards of cleanliness, safety, and security. Providing excellent customer service to partners by responding promptly to requests and facilitating smooth cargo handling is vital. Furthermore, the role requires supervising warehouse staff, including storekeepers, checkers, guards, and porters, to ensure safe and accurate loading and offloading operations. Maintaining complete and accurate warehouse documentation is also a core duty. The role may also involve other assigned duties by the supervisor.

Work Experience

Requires at least four years of experience in related fields. Desired experiences include using logistics databases for reports, managing warehouses with food and non-food items, inventory management, and processing invoices.

Skills

Warehousing, Inventory Management, Logistics Coordination, Cargo Handling, Record Keeping, Customer Service, Supervision, English, Arabic

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