Store Keeper at Uzima Chicken: (Deadline 20 November 2023)

Store Keeper at Uzima Chicken: (Deadline 20 November 2023)

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Uzima Chicken Ltd is a poultry company dedicated to making farmers healthier and wealthier. Uzima is the leading distributor of high-quality, dual-purpose day-old chicks in East Africa. Uzima plans to transform the poultry industry in Rwanda, providing smallholder farmers with a robust, disease-resistant bird that can thrive in local, rural conditions and is more productive than local birds. Uzima believes its dual-purpose birds can help eliminate poverty and malnutrition across East Africa.

Job Title:  Store Keeper

Reports to: Production Manager

Location: Rubirizi, Rwanda

Occupational Category: Store Keeping

Department: – Production

Uzima Chicken Rwanda is a social enterprise focused on making smallholder farmers healthier and wealthier. Uzima Chicken distributes an improved breed chicken that is 4x more productive than local breeds in terms of egg and meat production, while requiring the same level of management and care as the local chicken. With Uzima’s bird, rural households in Rwanda can build income resilience, confidently pay for their children’s school fees, and introduce larger volumes of animal protein into their daily diets.

Uzima Chicken seeks to reach every rural household by 2025 and aims to be the leading smallholder-focused poultry enterprise in East Africa.

Uzima mission: to make smallholder farmers healthier and wealthier

Uzima vision: to reach every farmer; to ensure every child gets an egg per day

Uzima values: these are the core principles that guide how we conduct ourselves to achieve our goals. We must live and breathe them every day.

Job Summary 

The Store Keeper is responsible for all warehouse operations including shipping and receiving, deliveries, coordinating, documenting warehouse transactions, maintaining records, and overseeing storage of surplus inventory and property at the store. The work requires knowledge of methods and procedures related to the receipt, storage, and requisitions of supplies and materials, and supervisory techniques, personnel policies, and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities

• The employee plans and lays out his/her own work assignments and the work of other warehouse personnel, and reviews work performance and products to ensure compliance with established methods, practices, and procedures.
• Receives and verifies inspection for quality and quantity from User Department all incoming stocks, goods, raw materials and reconciles with purchase orders; processes and distributes documentation with purchase orders;
• Documents and tracks damages and discrepancies on orders received.
• Resolves discrepancies in requisitions, purchase orders, and delivery reports by contacting vendors or requesters.
• Report canceled and damaged items to immediate supervisor
• Keep stocks according to a prescribed inventory system.
• Supervise counts, weighs, and measures goods received or issued.
• Reconcile and explain variances identified during counts against store records
• Keep record of expiry dates for feed, raw materials, premix and review regularly to ensure they are used within their proper period
• Maintains the warehouse in a neat and orderly manner.
• Answers questions regarding procedures and resolves discrepancies regarding receipts, deliveries, etc
• Controls the disbursement of supplies and material; and delivery of finished goods through directing the posting of inventory control cards or automated systems.
• Submit reports on movements of stocks to finance and/or immediate supervisor with all the necessary supporting documents
• Directs the maintenance and operation of the stores
• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Exposed to modern warehouse procedures, including methods of proper and orderly storage and issuance of materials; basic stock inventory procedures; requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, packing slips, bill of ladings, freight tags, and the use and meaning of each; computerized warehouse record keeping systems.
• Ability to perform physical labor; understand and carry out oral and written instructions; maintain cooperative working relationships; demonstrate sensitivity to, and respect for, a diverse population.
• Reasonable knowledge of MS Office – Word, Excel
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service/supplier
• Ability to work independently and carry out assignments by ensuring completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
• The candidate must have the flexibility to work weekend and holiday shifts

Education background and Experience

• Should possess at least a bachelor degree in Supplies management or related studies from a recognized university
• Experience of 1-2 years of experience in the related field

Language Proficiency

Fluency in written and spoken English.

Functional competencies

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to identify issues, analyze and participate in the resolution of issues/problems. Ability to conduct data collection using various methods.
• Excellent analytical skills for the review and assessments of sites situations
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), database applications, spreadsheet and graphics presentations

Core Competencies

• Transparency: Able to build trust and contribute to informed and responsible decision making by carrying out the work of Uzima in a transparent manner; provides clear guidance to ensure that objectives and desired measurable results are understood by members of the team.
• Inclusiveness: Understands and accepts cultural diversity, and provide a tolerant, positive and supportive working environment that fosters respect for diversity, demonstrates ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
• Professionalism: Promote the organization’s interests, objectives and values in a diligent and professional manner. 

HOW TO APPLY 

Interested candidates should address their applications enclosed with a cover letter, Curriculum vitae, academic documents and other relevant certificates to the Managing Director of UZIMA CHICKEN LTD and delivered in a single PDF document to  e-mail: “careers@uzimachicken.com” not later than 10^th  November, 2023 at 5:00 pm. UZIMA CHICKEN Ltd is an equal opportunity employer, and for the position female candidates are encouraged to apply. 

Note: 

• The subject of the e-mail should be mentioned “Storekeeper”
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview

Done at Kigali on 27^th October, 2023

The Management of UZIMA CHICKEN LTD