Job Title: Inventory Clerk: Brewing
Organisation: Nile Breweries
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
About Organisation:
Nile Breweries Limited is a leading beverage company in Uganda and a subsidiary of SABMiller, the second largest brewing group in the world. We aim to provide for a variety of career paths and patterns of working, a good work-life balance and comprehensive employee benefits.
Job Summary: The key purpose of this role is to co-ordinate the receiving, issuing, counting and storage of all Raw Materials & M&P Sundries, whilst managing and optimising resources (equipment and people).
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Raw material Quality Management
- Raw material quality standards are adhered to as per VPO requirements
- Raw material sampling and batch recording to ensure traceability of all raw materials
- Raw material Inventory accurately blocked in SAP with physical blocking mechanism in place as per VPO standards for quality related & obsolescence stock
- Ensure stock stored correctly and compliance to the freshness and rotation policy (FEFO) as per VPO standards
Raw materials Leadership
- Lead through VPO and support all VPO Pillar requirements.
- Ensure sufficient human resources availability according to raw material delivery plan.
- Ensure all VPO procedures and systems are adhered to.
- Ensure internal customers are supplied with their raw material requirements in terms of supporting the daily brewing plan.
- Efficient handling and storage of stock, stock rotation according to FEFO, utilization of storage facilities.
- Ensure and promote a safe and healthy work environment and ensure effective housekeeping / 5S.
- Highlight deviations to Service level Agreements with suppliers and internal customers.
- Maintain plant and equipment (scales, forklifts, hoists, harnesses, etc.).
- GRIR / VIM Query Management.
- Manage and track KPI’s, PI’s.
Raw Materials Inventory management:
- Independent inventory counts conducted on all raw material Inventory reconciled to SAP inventory.
- Inventory count difference identified, investigated, resolved & reported. Un-resolved inventory count differences escalated to DPR/RMSM/PPM with commentary & action plans. All physical movements of raw material stock transacted in SAP accurately, and records kept of all stock batches for traceability.
- Management of MES stock receipts updated real time.
- Adherence to storage and stacking policies and procedures.
- ICE stock count pack compliance.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Ideally National Diploma in Finance, Commercial, Supply Chain, Logistics or relevant studies 2-3 years’ experience in a Stock Control environment
- Knowledge of Stock Control Processes
- Knowledge of Brewery processes beneficial
- FLT license an advantage
- MS Office & SAP proficiency
How to Apply:
All interested candidates who meet the above specifications should apply at the link below.
Deadline: 30th September 2025
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Level of Education: Diploma, Associate’s Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24