A 24/7 Online Food Delivery Services company delivering delicious & affordable food to customers quickly from our delivery hub in Lekki Phase 1. At this organisation, we pride ourselves in giving customers the best possible service & we are looking to build a team that understands the value of good service.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Supply Chain Manager
Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- We are looking for a food business inventory management expert with in-depth knowledge & experience managing restaurant inventory systems using technology/ software to ensure accuracy.
About this Role
- This is a technical role – technical skills are required.
- You will be working as our inventory & procurements lead
- This role involves accurate data entry into our systems, managing procurement processes, advanced inventory management using technology & more.
Detailed Information
- Develop, document and implement best practice inventory control and management processes.
- Develop and implement policies to ensure stock items are properly stored in all the warehouse and stores including cold chain to prevent damage, spoilage and loss.
- Ensure storage layout is optimally utilized by constantly reviewing layout, space utilization and materials.
- Ensure effective planning of stock activities using historic sales data and adequate documentation.
- Define minimum stock level and reorder quantity taking lead time of each item into consideration.
- Ensure this is regularly updated in line with changes in business operations.
- Develop effective supply chain procedures and ensure proper communication between vendors & outlets.
- Ensure adequate and timely stock accounting records are maintained for stock receipts and issuance.
- Monitor stock level on daily basis and ensure adequate stock levels are maintained at all times in line with sales
- Authorise all stock receipt and dispatch from central warehouse and equipment store.
- Analyse data to proactively plan for future needs including imported items.
- Ensure the rule of First-in-first-out is complied with across all warehouse and our stores. Also, ensure that perishable stock like plantain are painstakingly sorted at the point of receipt to ensure that riper/ softer ones that are more likely to perish sooner are used first.
- Oversee warehouse and store staff and conduct performance appraisal on a timely basis.
- Drive capacity building and training of warehouse and store staff including induction and orientation for new staff
- Define and implement an optimal departmental structure to support expanding operations of the Company.
- Ensure regular stock count exercise are performed and all discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner.
- Investigate in conjunction with internal audit, damage/obsolete or missing stock items.
- Ensure implementation of good housekeeping principles within the warehouse.
- Liaise with Procurement to define and update standards for inputs/ raw materials: photo of standard, shape, size (dimension/ weight), ripeness, colouration, texture etc (particularly for inconsistent raw agricultural products): eg plantain, pepper, tomato, asun; (fish, prawn & snail etc size).
- Ensure compliance with standards on inputs/ raw materials received into store (thoroughly check, reject sub-standard items, promptly report/ record, track and resolve issues).
- Carry out research and liaise with maintenance to define and update optimal storage, preservation or ripening practices for item in store, and ensure compliance.
Preferred Requirements
- 3 – 5+ years experience using automated inventory management systems (Very Important).
- Must have worked in a similar position.
- Tech-savvy & analytical.
- Strong leadership and supervisory skills.
- Experience with data entry.
- Highly skilled in Microsoft Excel.
- High level of attention to detail.
- Problem solver.
- Excellent communication skills (written & oral).
- High level of honesty & integrity.
Working with us:
- You will be working alongside very experienced professional chef’s, a very passionate founding team & people that will complement your skills.
- You will be expected to be creative & come up with clever solutions to inventory & supply chain related problems.
Salary
Competitive salary (negotiable)
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: hello@getfoodcourt.com using “Supply Chain Manager” as the subject of the email.
Hiring Process
- Include CV with references.
- Online interview.
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