The Bible Society of Kenya (BSK) is a nonsectarian, nondenominational organization that serves all Christian Churches, Christian Church Organizations and Christian Individuals by providing them with the Word of God.
Our mandate is to share the Good News of Jesus Christ by Translating, Producing, Distributing and encouraging the use of Holy Scriptures.
To effectively serve our mandate and to ensure the consistent delivery of quality programs, we are looking for mature, dynamic and self-motivated individual to fill the following position:
Warehouse Manager
Duties and Responsibilities include:
Our mandate is to share the Good News of Jesus Christ by Translating, Producing, Distributing and encouraging the use of Holy Scriptures.
To effectively serve our mandate and to ensure the consistent delivery of quality programs, we are looking for mature, dynamic and self-motivated individual to fill the following position:
Warehouse Manager
Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Manage the receipts, storage and dispatch of scriptures
- Receive approved requisitions and prepare and dispatch LPOs as needed for provisions and follow up to ensure timely delivery
- Monitor unfilled orders and if necessary consult requisitioning managers for alternative specifications or to guide on alternative suppliers
- Verify invoices against orders before forwarding to the Head of Finance & Administration for authorization and for payment by Finance department.
- Plan all warehouse resources and activities in keeping with the Society’s objectives and targets
- Ensure that all the health and safety requirements are met and also has to take responsibility for the security of the building and stock
- Maintain and issue inventory report, entry and exit status report, dead stock report and goods age report.
- Develop and implement cost reduction measures in all aspects of warehouse transactions and activities
- Develop and suggest measures of improvement and development of the warehouse
- Ensure all materials brought into the Society for use in all departments are properly documented.
- Undertake monthly, midyear and annual stocktaking exercise to determine the physical existence of stock items and release such results to finance for external audits and final accounts and perform monthly stock reconciliation exercise
- Prepare inventory forecasts, raise stationery and Local Scriptures LPOs
- Prepare progress and annual reports showing achievement of the warehouse function and providing justification for performance variances
- Process Zone requests for Scriptures promptly and maintain proper real time stocks records.
- Monitor stock levels and ensure optimum stock levels are maintained at all times
Minimum Qualifications
- A Bachelors’ degree in Business Administration or related field
- CPA Part 2
- Professional procurement qualification, such as C.I.P.S
- Five (5) years procurement and administration experience in a similar position required.
- Committed Christian in good standing with their Church.
Key Skills & Competencies
- Knowledge of and experience in vendor management, market analysis, competitive analysis etc.
- Considerable knowledge of BSK’s and Public Procurement Regulations and Procedures.
- Proficiency in Computer applications and computerised procurement and stores software packages.
- Ability to analyse and process purchasing requisitions and vouchers and make purchasing decisions and maintains complex inventory records.
- Demonstrate technical expertise in risk management, quality assurance as well as monitoring and evaluation.
If your background, experience and competence match the qualifications, please send your application and a detailed C.V and include your testimonials and give full contact details of 3 referees one of whom must be your pastor, including day time telephone number to:
Human Resource Manager
Bible Society of Kenya
P.O. Box 72983 00200
Nairobi, Kenya
or Email: hr@biblesociety-kenya.org
To be received not later than 21st October 2011.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Human Resource Manager
Bible Society of Kenya
P.O. Box 72983 00200
Nairobi, Kenya
or Email: hr@biblesociety-kenya.org
To be received not later than 21st October 2011.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.