Job Title: Operations Associate
Organisation: Sun King
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About the Company:
Sun King designs, distributes, and finances the purchase of solar powered home energy solutions for the world’s 1.3 billion under-electrified consumers. We are market leaders in the distributed off-grid solar industry, and our Sun King™ products have enabled 90 million people around the world to access clean, reliable, solar-powered light and energy at home.
Sun King products range from portable solar lamps to more robust multi-light solar home systems, to solar-powered televisions and fans and energy-efficient inverter bulbs. Our products drastically improve the quality of life for those that lack reliable electricity access: they help extend the number of productive, income-generating hours in a day; they enable children to study after dark; they allow families and communities to gather safely to socialize after sunset; and when replacing field-based sources of light like kerosene lamps, they reduce exposure to indoor air pollution.
Job Summary: The Operations Associate at Sun King will oversee all aspects of warehouse inventory management, including stock reporting, dispatch coordination, and returns processing. The position requires strong attention to detail, proactive problem-solving, and the ability to manage multiple tasks and processes simultaneously
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversee end-to-end warehouse inventory management, ensuring timely and accurate weekly stock reporting across all SKUs, spare parts (SPs), and marketing materials.
- Lead monthly warehouse stock counts and reconciliations, ensuring variances are promptly investigated and resolved.
- Manage the returns process by verifying all stock returned from shops and ensuring completion of relevant system transactions within 72 hours, with timely feedback provided.
- Ensure all outbound stock is scanned and serial numbers are captured daily, maintaining an up-to-date serial tracker. For Partnership stock, ensure serials are visible within 1 hour of scanning; for EBD stock, ensure visibility 1 day prior to dispatch.
- Facilitate unlock requests for Partner and Employee Purchase Units by coordinating with the Programs team.
- Coordinate efficient stock dispatches based on inventory planning inputs from the collaboration teams.
- Maintain and update key operational trackers daily, including:
- Updated stock quantities
- Partnership serial numbers
- Marketing materials and booklet quantities
- Implement and manage an Aging Inventory SOP to proactively identify and assist with plans for the liquidation of slow-moving stock.
- Verify and confirm all stock receipts at the warehouse upon arrival.
- Maintain proper documentation for all warehouse dispatches and receipts, ensuring easy retrieval and audit readiness.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Have a bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Possess organizational and problem-solving abilities, with a keen eye for detail and process improvement.
- Hold at least 3 years of experience in warehouse operations, inventory control, or logistics management.
- Have experience with stock reconciliation, inventory tracking systems, and returns management processes.
- Have good communication and social skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders across departments and levels.
- What Sun King offers
- Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry
- An open-minded, collaborative culture with enthusiastic colleagues driven by the challenge of innovation and making a profound impact on people and the planet.
- A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
- Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun King Center for Leadership
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 15th May 2025
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