Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited: Stores Officer Job 2019
Job Title: Stores Officer
Organization: Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Operations Generation Manager
About US:
Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) is a Public Limited Liability Company incorporated in March 2001 under the Companies Act (Cap 110), the Laws of Uganda and in conformity with the Electricity Act, 1999. UEGCL started operation on 1st April 2001 and is wholly owned by the Government of the Republic of Uganda, with the head office located in Kampala. The mandate of UEGCL is to establish, acquire, maintain and operate electricity generation facilities as well as promote Research and Development in the Electricity generation sector while running the company on sound business principals.
Job Summary: The Stores Officer will be responsible and accountable for the consistent maintenance of store stock, processes, and procedures. Hence work with finance manager, operations and maintenance managers to ensure the correct materials are available in the correct location, at the correct time.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Receive requisitions from user departments and issue stores materials, to ensure accurate accountability of all transactions to and from the stores.
- To ensure delivery of materials to site or collection from suppliers is undertaken and monitored against performance criteria.
- To raise purchase orders for materials in line with procedures, standing orders and financial regulations.
- To facilitate periodic checks of the quantities of materials held in stock, including imprest stocks held at sites in accordance with standing orders.
- Manage the use of all plant and hand tools servicing, repair and maintaining inventory, and replenishment accountability.
- Maintain good housekeeping of the working/stores area, to ensure the stores area is kept clean and tidy and free from hazards.
- Analysis of the aging stocks and communicate to management about obsolete Stock.
- Prepare reports identifying regular moving stock items. Identify items, estimate usage and costs.
- Maintain minimum/maximum stock levels in accordance with agreed stock holding policies and ensure that replenishment items are ordered in time whilst taking into account lead times.
- Manage and supervise annual and ad-hoc stock taking exercises, as required by Financial Regulations.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold an upper second Bachelor’s degree in stores and inventory management, logistics and supply chain management, Business Administration or related field
- At least three years of relevant experience of working in a similar position
- Excellent communication skills at senior management and above level
- Computer literacy in different programs (Excel, Microsoft Word).
- Organisational and interpersonal Communication Skills.
- Customer focused.
- Good report writing skills.
- Skills in Safety and risk management
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should address their applications with copies of certified academic documents, professional qualifications and detailed Curriculum Vitae indicating two referees and their full addresses to:
The Chief Human Resource Officer,
Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited,
Block C, Plot 6-9, Victoria Office Park, Okot Close, Bukoto
P.O Box 75831, Kampala.
Applications should be submitted electronically as one attachment only in portable documents format (pdf) indicating the position applied for in the subject line to email address: jobs@uegcl.go.ug
NB:
- Only applications on-line will be considered.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Shortlisted candidates will be required to present original copies of certified academic documents during interviews.
- Applications without authentic academic transcripts will not be considered.
- UEGCL offers equal opportunities for both male and female applicants.
Deadline: 19th August 2019.