Stores Assistant at Joint Medical Store

Job Title: Stores Assistant

Organisation: Joint Medical Store (JMS)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About JMS:

Joint Medical Store (JMS) is a Church founded private Not-For-Profit organization whose mission is to supply medicines, medical equipment and related healthcare services, and training of assured quality to the people of Uganda at affordable prices.

Job Summary: The Joint Medical Store (JMS) Stores Assistant will be in charge of carrying out various warehouse tasks including physical receipt, verification, and put away of in-bound consignments; pick, check and loading of out-bound consignments and any assigned routine housekeeping warehouse activities.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Intuitively verify and put away inbound consignments.
Pick customer consignment as assigned by the relevant team leader.
Pick, check and pack out bound consignments.
Move items to assigned storage areas within warehouse.
Ensure that all operational areas are tidy.
Load on to trucks consignment that has been released by the dispatch officer.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The ideal candidates for the Stores Assistant should hold a Diploma in Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical Laboratory Technology, Business Administration, Commerce or Stores and Logistics Management.
Possess a Bachelor’s degree in the above fields or professional qualification in supplies and logistics management e.g. CIPS is an added advantage.
One year’s work experience in a relevant busy business environment.
Practical work experience in inventory management and using computerized warehouse management system is an added advantage.
Highly dependable, honest, impeccable integrity
Good team player with strong interpersonal skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to work with figures and pay attention to detail
Ability to read, correctly interpret work instructions and meet strict deadlines
Computer literacy skills i.e. Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Email.

How to Apply for the job:

All candidates should send their applications including photocopies of academic certificates, Curriculum Vitae, names of three professional referees (who are not relatives), and a day-time telephone contacts should be addressed to:

The Head of Human Resource and Administration

Joint Medical Store

Plot 1828 Gogonya Road, Nsambya

P.O. Box 4501, Kampala, Uganda.

Deadline: Wednesday, 17th December 2014 by 5.00pm.