Storekeeper – Warehouse Operations

About the role

The Storekeeper is responsible for receiving, dispatching and verifying commodities to ensure high‑quality warehouse operations and minimise losses. The role supports best storage management practices in line with World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse standards and corporate reporting requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Receive and dispatch commodities, including truck‑to‑truck transhipment, against approved documentation while ensuring accurate physical counts and quality compliance.
• Prepare, verify and sign off warehouse and transport documents, maintaining confidential files and up‑to‑date transaction records for immediate reporting.
• Conduct daily warehouse closing reconciliation, inventory checks and inspections, reporting quantity and quality discrepancies and recommending corrective actions.
• Implement preventive measures to safeguard food and non‑food items, monitor warehouse conditions and optimise space‑planning according to WFP standards.
• Provide on‑the‑job guidance and training to warehouse staff to enhance performance and development.
• Perform any other related duties assigned by the activity manager.

Required profile

• Completion of secondary school education; a post‑secondary certificate or Bachelor’s degree in a related field is desirable.
• Minimum four years of experience in logistics, warehouse operations or a related field, including handling food and non‑food items.
• Experience using logistics databases for routine reporting and processing invoices.
• Proven ability to manage inventories and conduct loss investigations.