Warehouse Officer.
Managing
daily inventory operations, stock reconciliations, and warehouse dispatch
logistics, requiring a Supply Chain/Logistics Degree or Diploma and 2+ years
warehouse experience.
Job Purpose
- To
ensure accurate, secure and compliant management of Bonded and General
Warehouse inventory, maintaining full alignment between physical stocks,
system records and supporting documentation. The role is also responsible
for warehouse bond administration, utilization monitoring, regulatory
liaison, client coordination and timely reporting.
Key Responsibilities
Inventory
& Stock Management
- Maintain
accurate physical and system inventory for Bonded and General Warehouses.
- Coordinate
receiving, storage and release of cargo with complete supporting
documentation.
- Conduct
regular stock counts and reconcile physical stock against system records.
- Investigate
and promptly escalate inventory discrepancies.
- Maintain
accurate records of all stock movements and cargo locations.
Warehouse
Bond Management & Compliance
- Coordinate warehouse
bond applications, extensions and enhancements.
- Track
bond utilization, available balance and expected releases.
- Prepare
bond utilization forecasts based on existing and anticipated cargo.
- Monitor
bonded cargo ageing and initiate timely alerts for cargo approaching
statutory deadlines.
- Maintain
documentation required for Customs compliance and audits.
Stakeholder
& Client Liaison
- Liaise
with Customs Bond Officers on bond, inventory and compliance matters.
- Engage
Bonded and General Warehouse clients on receipts, releases, stock
positions and compliance requirements.
- Coordinate
with Operations, Customer Service, Commercial and Finance teams to ensure
efficient warehouse service delivery.
Reporting
Prepare
accurate and timely:
- Daily
stock movement and inventory reports.
- Daily
bond utilization and cargo-ageing reports.
- Monthly
Warehouse Stock Movement Report covering opening stock, receipts, releases
and closing stock.
- Monthly
physical vs. system inventory reconciliation.
- Bond
utilization, available capacity and forecast reports.
Qualifications
& Competencies
- Degree
in Logistics, Supply Chain, Warehousing, Customs Administration or related
field.
- Diploma
in Customs administration, East Africa Customs Freight Forwarding
Practising Certificate (EACFFPC) with proficiency certificate on ICMS from
KESRA
- Trained
and certified/authorized for KRA iCMS external-user operations, with
demonstrated competency in Customs bonded warehouse and security bond
management, including CB6 bond utilization, replenishment, enhancement,
extension and retirement
- Experience
in warehouse, CFS/ICD, logistics or Customs-controlled operations
preferred.
- Knowledge
of inventory systems and bonded warehouse procedures.
- Strong
Excel, reconciliation and reporting skills.
- High
attention to detail, integrity and accountability.
- Strong
client, stakeholder and regulatory engagement skills.
Core Accountability
- The
Warehouse Officer is the custodian of warehouse inventory and bond
utilization records and must maintain:
- Physical
Stock = System Stock = Supporting Documentation while ensuring continuous
visibility of bond utilized, available bond capacity, expected releases
and future bond requirements.
How to Apply
Interested
and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: careers@syokimauicd.com using
the position as subject of email.
