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Grant Thornton is a leading business adviser that helps dynamic organizations to unlock their potential for growth. Our brand is respected globally, as one of the major global accounting organizations recognized by capital markets, regulators and international standards setting bodies.

The Warehouse Supervisor conducts the warehouse activities, develops & enforces the essential storage policies and controls, works on developing the essential procedures and plans the effective layout of the warehouse. In addition, this position will be responsible for evaluating the current storehouse systems, suggesting the improvements and implementing the receipt and issue programs. The incumbent must possess good communication skills, analytical & operational abilities and should have expertise in tower components.  The Warehouse Supervisor plays an important role in upgrading the storehouse and ensures the necessary services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Responsibility of the inspection of the warehouse facilities, regular operations, checking the stock records and update reports for the same, via Oracle Inventory module.
• Monitor the inbound & outbound activities, supervising the routine functioning of the warehouse staff and training them whenever required.
• Expertise of executing housekeeping, checking the security arrangements and upholding the inventory files.
• Understanding the flow of inventory, assisting in highlighting stock replenishment issues.
• Ensuring the implementation of the health & safety programs at the warehouse.
• Undertaking the monthly records of vendor materials receipts and issues and carrying out monthly reconciliation of inventory balances on the balance sheet
• Suggesting programs for warehouse betterment and for transporting the goods in effective manner.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The employee shall comply with the provisions of health, safety and environment legislation in Ethiopia, and shall also comply with the Company’s policies and procedures including occupational health and safety and wellness policies, and any modifications to any policy that may be introduced from time to time.
• All employees must live the Company’s Core Principles and work proactively in a customer-related way in accordance with adopted procedures and best practice.
• To work co-operatively with colleagues and external stakeholders to promote Company’s overall business objectives.
• To ensure that confidentiality is respected and maintained always.
• To perform any other duty as directed by line management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise and manage the performance of:
  • Warehouse Coordinator.
• Proactively identify and resolve personnel issues in conjunction with Human Resources
• Recruit, develop and retain staff, partnering with Human Resources. This includes on-boarding and orientation for new hires.
• Provide disciplined performance management for team. Define and communicate annual goals, perform formal and informal performance reviews, and ensure changes and updates are communicated in a timely and professional manner.
• Create strong collaborative team environment.
• Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance or Inventory Management.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in Telecom industry.
• Previous management experience preferred

FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDE and COMPETENCIES:

• Good leadership skills and able to take charge of warehouse operations.
• Knowledge in Health & Safety procedures necessary at the warehouse
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent numerical, analytical and investigative and problem solving skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
• Ability to lead, motivate and manage for results.
• IT & MS Office skills.
• Ability to work with functional groups and different level of employees throughout the Company to effectively and professionally achieve business results
• Strong follow-up skills; ability to organize applicable department timelines and follow up with internal and external customer needs as needed
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively
• Strong organizational skills; ability to accomplish multiple tasks within the agreed upon timeframes through effective prioritization of duties and functions in a fast-paced environment
• Strong track record of building and maintaining solid relationships with both internal and external customers and vendors.
• Self-motivated, able to work both independently to complete tasks and respond to department requests as well as collaborating with others to utilize resources and knowledge in identifying high quality solutions.

ENVIRONMENT:

Approximately 25% external, on-site, outdoors, exposed to the elements of nature working under normal construction conditions. Approximately 75% internal warehouse environment working under normal warehouse conditions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands and finger to feel and handle; reach with arms and hands; talk and hear.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, and crouch; lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 25 pounds.

ADDITIONAL:

We are a dynamic organization in a rapidly changing industry. Accordingly, the responsibilities associated with this job will change from time to time in accordance with the Company’s business needs.  More specifically, the incumbent may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those set forth above.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

The incumbent must be flexible as there may be workweeks that require more than 40 hours to ensure the positions expectations and responsibilities are met.