Warehouse Supervisor

Who We Are:

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

The Nigeria program, established in 2018, is headquartered in Minna, Niger state. We're currently serving over 300,000 unique farmers across the state via our inputs on credit 'Core' program, inputs on cash 'Retail' program, and have a free tree seedling distribution 'Agroforestry' program. To learn more about our work, look at our Nigeria program blog.

About the Role:

This role is responsible for the daily operations of the assigned Nigerian warehouse, ensuring the correctness of inventory and adherence to standard operating procedures. The detailed scope of tasks is as follows:

• Warehouse Management:
  

• Correctly store all inventories at the warehouse and keep accurate records of all transactions relating to stock movement in order to eliminate the opportunity for losses or fraud
  

• Conduct periodical stock verification and ensure the correctness of stock. Work with the manager to avoid stock outages at all times by adopting best practices.
  

• Adopt standard safety measures for safe warehouse operations. Regularly check for defects and expirations to avoid any damage or loss.
  

• Maintain a well-arranged and clean warehouse at all times and adhere to all organization standard operating procedures for warehouse management
  

• Materials Handling and Deliveries:
  

• Receive and dispatch goods at the warehouse accurately by qualifying the quantities, quality, and specifications. Use and update the right documentation for all material transfers and movements.
  

• Own the quality control process for goods delivered to the warehouse by suppliers and communicate effectively with the relevant stakeholders for decision-making
  

• Coordinate timely document transmission for all deliveries and escalate matters requiring the attention of the Supply Chain Coordinator or Systems Lead
  

• System Administration and Reporting
  

• Collaborate with Data Coordinators to ensure accurate and timely data entry
  

Requirements

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for.

For this role specifically, you will have:

• Knowledge and Experience:
  

• 1-2 experience in warehouse/inventory management
  

• Diploma or a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in the supply chain, economics, business administration, or related fields from recognized institutions
  

• Demonstrated computer skills and proficiency in email, internet usage, Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Google Suite for data analysis, presentation, and report writing
  

• Proactive in identifying and solving problems
  

• Demonstrates integrity and a positive attitude
  

• Language: fluent in English and Hausa (mandatory) and has a good understanding of local communities and cultures in Bauchi State , e.g. Warji ,Sayawa, Dass, Geruma etc
  

• Passionate about serving smallholder farmers
  

• Proven organizational and analytical skills
  

• Ability to work with minimum supervision to meet strict deadlines
  

• Attention to detail
  

• Quick learner and a proactive problem solver
  

• Ability to prioritize
  

• Exercises confidentiality and has integrity
  

Benefits

Compensation

• In line with the job level.
  

• One Acre Fund provides employees with a percentage of their basic salaries for housing allowance and child support.
  

• Retirement savings: OAF contributes 10%, and you contribute 8% of your basic salary to your retirement savings account.
  

• One Acre Fund also provides monthly reimbursements to cover work-related costs for transport and airtime.
  

• Relocation support is not available for this position.
  

• Females are strongly encouraged to apply.