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Receiving Supervisor

Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS)

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Language Requirement: English Work Type: Full Time Working Hours: 8 to 5 Applicant Location: Kenya

Job descriptions & requirements

Job Responsibilities

  • Coordinate receipt, verification, and accurate system entry of all commercial and donor-funded consignments to ensure timely receipt and inventory accuracy
  • Supervise receiving and inbound warehouse operations, ensuring efficient coordination of workflows, effective utilization of resources, and compliance with established warehouse procedures
  • Coordinate the verification and processing of suppliers' invoices to facilitate stock inspection, acceptance, and storage
  • Coordinate the processing of inbound returns to ensure accurate inventory reconciliation and timely resolution of customer complaints
  • Maintain accurate records of received goods to ensure inventory integrity, traceability, and accountability
  • Assess operational workload and recommend temporary staffing requirements for donor-funded and other special projects to support operational needs
  • Supervise, coach, and develop receiving staff, including coordinating leave schedules to ensure continuous operations and adequate staffing
  • Ensure implementation and continual improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS), compliance with quality and regulatory requirements
  • Identify and recommend improvements to receiving processes and warehouse operations to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and service delivery
  • Monitor supplier deliveries and coordinate receiving activities to ensure efficient and timely inbound operations
  • Verify received goods against purchase orders and delivery documentation, including quantities, batch numbers, expiry dates, and product specifications, to ensure accuracy and compliance
  • Coordinate the physical and system-based release of received goods for quality inspection in accordance with established warehouse procedures
  • Coordinate the processing of inbound returns to facilitate inventory reconciliation and the resolution of customer complaints
  • Maintain accurate receiving records to support inventory integrity, traceability, and accountability

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management/ Business management/ Business Administration/Operations Management/Commerce or related field
  • Diploma in Pharmacy
  • Minimum five (5) years of relevant experience in a busy Pharmaceutical or fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) Warehouse, three (3) of which should be in a supervisory role

Technical competencies:

  • Knowledge of occupational safety standards and practices.
  • Data Analysis; MS Office Suite Proficiency; use of ERP system

Behavioural competencies:

  • Supervisory Skills; Communication skills; Problem solving skills; Analytical skills; high level of integrity; keen to details

Ensure that you provide the following mandatory requirements:

  • Detailed CV stating your current/last position, current/last salary, expected salary, telephone number and email address
  • Copy of your National Identity Card


Job Responsibilities

  • Coordinate receipt, verification, and accurate system entry of all commercial and donor-funded consignments to ensure timely receipt and inventory accuracy
  • Supervise receiving and inbound warehouse operations, ensuring efficient coordination of workflows, effective utilization of resources, and compliance with established warehouse procedures
  • Coordinate the verification and processing of suppliers' invoices to facilitate stock inspection, acceptance, and storage
  • Coordinate the processing of inbound returns to ensure accurate inventory reconciliation and timely resolution of customer complaints
  • Maintain accurate records of received goods to ensure inventory integrity, traceability, and accountability
  • Assess operational workload and recommend temporary staffing requirements for donor-funded and other special projects to support operational needs
  • Supervise, coach, and develop receiving staff, including coordinating leave schedules to ensure continuous operations and adequate staffing
  • Ensure implementation and continual improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS), compliance with quality and regulatory requirements
  • Identify and recommend improvements to receiving processes and warehouse operations to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and service delivery
  • Monitor supplier deliveries and coordinate receiving activities to ensure efficient and timely inbound operations
  • Verify received goods against purchase orders and delivery documentation, including quantities, batch numbers, expiry dates, and product specifications, to ensure accuracy and compliance
  • Coordinate the physical and system-based release of received goods for quality inspection in accordance with established warehouse procedures
  • Coordinate the processing of inbound returns to facilitate inventory reconciliation and the resolution of customer complaints
  • Maintain accurate receiving records to support inventory integrity, traceability, and accountability

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management/ Business management/ Business Administration/Operations Management/Commerce or related field
  • Diploma in Pharmacy
  • Minimum five (5) years of relevant experience in a busy Pharmaceutical or fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) Warehouse, three (3) of which should be in a supervisory role

Technical competencies:

  • Knowledge of occupational safety standards and practices.
  • Data Analysis; MS Office Suite Proficiency; use of ERP system

Behavioural competencies:

  • Supervisory Skills; Communication skills; Problem solving skills; Analytical skills; high level of integrity; keen to details

Ensure that you provide the following mandatory requirements:

  • Detailed CV stating your current/last position, current/last salary, expected salary, telephone number and email address
  • Copy of your National Identity Card


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