Warehouse Assistant at Joint Medical Store (JMS)
- Company: Joint Medical Store (JMS)
- Location: Uganda
- State: Uganda
- Job type: Full-Time
- Job category: Logistics Jobs in Uganda
Job Description
Duty Station: Arua
Reports to: Senior Warehouse Assistant
Directly Supervises: None
Directorate: Customer Services
Main purpose of the job;
Work in the warehouse and do stock management in accordance with the warehouse guidelines
of processing Customer orders in a timely and accurate manner.
Key duties and responsibilities
• Maintain the warehouse inventory stocks shelved within their assigned locations and updated at all times.
• Manage order processing through picking, consolidating, packing, registration and labeling of invoiced goods as per pick documents.
• Do stock taking and daily stock reconciliation by carrying out cycle counts for all
• locations from which stock was picked and replenished the previous day, verify replenished stock and do bin verification
• Maintenance of the warehouse in accordance with NDA set standards.
• Do maximum compliance of health and safety guidelines and procedures at all times in the warehouse.
• Comply with security checks, controls and measures to ensure stock accuracy
• Comply with customer service systems, Policies, Practices and Procedures as per the JMS standards
• Do proper management and handling of working tools (Forklift, Hand pallets and RF terminal, laptop…)
• Move damaged and expired drugs and immediately report to a supervisor.
• Dispose waste materials and engage warehouse cleaners to clean the warehouse as per the recommended warehouse standards.
• 11)Communicate with customer service team constantly for better planning on which order shall be required first.
• Pro-actively liaise with the logistics team to process planned and emergency customer orders
Person Specifications
Qualifications
• Degree or Diploma in any of the following; Nursing, Pharmacy, Clinical Medicine,
Experience
• At least 1 years’ experience in reputable logistics or service industry
General Competencies & Knowledge:
• Numerical and analytical skills
• Honesty – Integrity and Dependable
• Flexible – ability to handle multiple tasks
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• MS Office proficiency
• Knowledge of SPSS & Stata
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical products and other allied health care products is
a requirement
Method of Application
Criteria for application Interested candidates who meet the above requirements, should submit their applications, certified copies of academic certificates, transcripts and curriculum vitae giving full details of applicants’ education, qualifications, experience (with evidence), present salary, three referees with their full postal, e-mail addresses and telephone contacts as well as the candidate’s full address and e-mail to the address below not later than close of business on 31st August 2022 or send soft copies to [email protected] . Only short listed candidates will be contacted.Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification. NFA is an equal opportunity employer and women are encouraged to apply. Applications should be addressed to: The Executive Director National Forestry Authority Plot 10/20 Spring Road, Bugolobi P. O. Box 70863, Kampala-Uganda Tel: 0312 - 264035/6; 0414-360400
