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. Operating in emergencies and supporting recovery from conflict, disasters, and climate change impacts, WFP values diversity, inclusion, and the well-being of its staff. This position is based in Faizabad.

Job Purpose

The Storekeeper G4 is responsible for managing warehouse operations to ensure the efficient receipt, dispatch, and verification of commodities, thereby maximizing quality and minimizing losses. This role involves meticulous record-keeping, conducting inventory checks, and preparing reports on commodity status, including identifying and investigating discrepancies or damages. The Storekeeper will implement measures to safeguard commodities, monitor warehouse conditions for optimal space utilization, and ensure compliance with WFP's established warehouse standards and procedures. Additionally, the position involves providing guidance and on-the-job training to warehouse staff, contributing to their professional development and the overall high performance of the team.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of this role is to meticulously manage the receipt and dispatch of commodities, ensuring the highest quality of warehouse operations and minimizing losses. This involves accurately verifying and documenting all incoming and outgoing goods against official records, such as waybills and delivery notes, and conducting thorough physical counts. The position requires diligent preparation and verification of warehouse and transport documents, maintaining confidential files, and ensuring accurate transaction records for timely reporting of commodity movements. Daily reconciliation of warehouse closing balances and inventory checks are crucial for supporting internal control systems. Furthermore, the role entails conducting daily inspections to assess the quantity and quality of commodities, promptly identifying and analyzing stock discrepancies or damages, and preparing detailed loss reports with recommended solutions. Safeguarding food and non-food commodities through standard preventive quality control measures is essential. The individual will also monitor the condition of the warehouse and commodities, implement efficient space planning and storage practices, and provide on-the-job training to warehouse staff to foster their development and enhance team performance, all in strict compliance with WFP standards and guidelines.

Work Experience

Requires a minimum of 4 years of experience in warehouse and inventory management. This includes expertise in receiving, storing, dispatching, stock control, and maintaining warehouse documentation. Proficiency in using SAP systems and ensuring quality assurance for both food and non-food commodities is also essential.

Skills

Warehouse Management, Inventory Control, Commodity Verification, Logistics, Documentation, Quality Assurance, SAP Systems, Report Generation, Team Training, Communication (English/Pashto/Dari)

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