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Job Title:   Warehouse Officer

Organisation: Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About Louis Dreyfus Company:

Founded in 1851, Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities across a diversified range of business lines span the entire value chain, from origination to distribution, helping to feed and clothe up to 500 million people every year.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure accurate receiving and dispatch transactions.
• Monitor and track internal warehouse stock movements.
• Confer and coordinate activities with other departments.
• Adhere and implement warehouse operational standard procedures.
• Conduct monthly stock counts and reconciliations.
• Ensure proper housekeeping and orderliness on the warehouse floor.
• Ensure SHE compliance in the warehouse.
• Maintain activity records and documents with necessary information.
• Update and share activity reports as required.
• Propose improvement projects and cost savings ideas.
• Any other task assigned by the Warehouse Manager
• Pro-active participation in SHE activities and company programs
• Strict adherence and follow-up to warehouse KPI’s

Coffee handling and exports:

• Ensure accurate coffee transfer, receiving and dispatch activities.
• Maintain activity records and share activity reports as required.
• Update stock management systems and participate in periodic stock counts and reconciliations.
• Ensure correct loading of coffee for export as per the shipment plan and loading orders
• Supervise coffee containerization and sealing.
• Ensure the bag marks are done aligned with the client request and Execution confirmation

Floor management:

• Ensure proper housekeeping and orderliness on the warehouse floor.
• Monitor supplies (non-coffee items) usage and periodical reporting for timely re-ordering
• Ensure proper segregation of coffee grades, quality
• Ensure coffee labeling, locations are up-to-date
• Ensure all warehouse machines are working efficiently
• Allocation of duties to contracted labor.
• Monitor activity-based costs in the warehouse.
• Ensure SHE compliance in the warehouse.

Food Safety Responsibilities:

• Planning, setting up and implementing the food safety system in your areas of responsibility including collecting information of PRP’s and HACCP; Pest Control, Storage/FIFO, Sanitation and Personnel Hygiene
• Ensure that the coffee is traceable.
• Comply with good hygiene practices.
• Responsibility for internal audits

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

To excel in this role, we’re seeking a candidate with:

Proven Experience:

• At least 3 years of hands-on inventory control experience.
• Prior experience in the coffee or commodities industry is a plus.

Essential Knowledge:

• A deep understanding of best storage practices.

Educational Background:

• A minimum of a Diploma in a business-related field.
• Language Proficiency: Fluency in English and Luganda.
• Technical Skills: Basic familiarity with warehouse management systems.

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

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