Manager, Store

Workplace Type

Full-time

Job ID: IJOB202662273

Main Role of a Store Manager

The main role of a Store Manager is to manage the company’s inventory and warehouse/store operations efficiently, ensuring that materials and products are properly received, stored, controlled, and issued on time.

• Receiving materials: Check incoming goods against purchase orders, invoices, and delivery documents.
• Inventory control: Maintain accurate stock records and ensure physical stock matches system records.
• Proper storage: Arrange materials systematically and ensure proper identification, labeling, and storage conditions.
• Material issuance: Issue materials to production, maintenance, or other departments against authorized requisitions.
• Stock monitoring: Monitor minimum/maximum stock levels and inform procurement when replenishment is required.
• Stock verification: Conduct regular physical stock counts and investigate discrepancies.
• Documentation: Maintain Goods Received Notes (GRNs), stock registers, bin cards, material issue notes, and other store records.
• Warehouse safety: Ensure cleanliness, security, proper handling, and safe storage of materials.
• Team management: Supervise store personnel and allocate daily responsibilities.
• Coordination: Coordinate with procurement, production, accounts, logistics, and other departments.
• Slow-moving/obsolete stock: Identify and report slow-moving, excess, damaged, or obsolete materials.
• Cost control: Minimize inventory losses, damage, wastage, and unnecessary stockholding.
• Compliance: Ensure store activities follow company policies, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Reporting: Prepare regular stock and inventory reports for management.
• Store Manager is responsible for ensuring the right materials are available in the right quantity, at the right time, and properly controlled from receipt to final issue.