Storekeeper Assistant G3, Moundou

Organizational Context

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability, and prosperity. WFP operates in emergencies and supports people recovering from conflict, disasters, and climate change impacts. We are committed to a diverse, skilled, and high-performing workforce.

Job Purpose

The Storekeeper Assistant will support warehouse operations in Moundou under the supervision of a Principal Storekeeper. The primary objective is to assist in the reception, dispatch, and verification of goods, ensuring the quality of warehousing operations and minimizing losses. This role involves applying WFP's best practices for stock management, adhering to established standards and guidelines. Key responsibilities include accurately receiving and dispatching goods, verifying quantities and quality against official documents, maintaining accurate warehousing and transport documentation, and assisting with daily stock reconciliations and checks. The assistant will also conduct daily inspections, report on goods, and help implement measures to protect food and non-food items, ensuring efficient use of storage space and proper stock arrangement.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities involve assisting with the reception and dispatch of goods, including transshipment between trucks. This requires meticulous attention to approved documentation, such as waybills and delivery notes, to ensure the accuracy of physical counts and verify that goods meet established quality standards. A key duty is the preparation and verification of warehousing and transport documents, alongside managing confidential files and precise warehousing data. This enables the timely generation of reports on product movements, adhering strictly to WFP requirements. Daily stock reconciliations and checks are performed at warehouse closure to support internal control systems, in line with warehouse management standards. Furthermore, daily inspections of received, dispatched, and handled goods are conducted, with reports on quantity and quality submitted to the supervisor, who will then request necessary actions. Appropriate measures for protecting food and non-food items are implemented to maintain quality control, utilizing standard prevention methods as per WFP procedures and with supervisory authorization. Finally, the role includes monitoring the condition of the warehouse and its contents, taking appropriate steps to ensure efficient use of storage space and methodical storage of goods according to WFP standards.

Work Experience

Requires at least 3 years of logistics experience, primarily in warehouse operations. Experience is needed in monitoring various logistical operations, supporting warehouse management, and assisting with inventory management. The role also involves data entry and generating periodic reports.

Skills

Warehouse Operations, Inventory Management, Logistics Support, Goods Reception and Dispatch, Stock Verification, Data Entry, Report Generation, Quality Control, Storage Management, Loss Mitigation of Losses, Team Collaboration, Attention to Detail, Adherence to Standards, Procedures, Communication Skills, Problem-Solving, Adaptability, Time Management, Organizational Skills, Record Keeping

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