Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates with a hard – earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Store Manager - Receiving
Location: Ibese Plant, Ogun
Job Summary
- The Store Manager - Receiving will lead and manage all receiving activities at Ibese plant to ensure timely, safe and accurate receipt, inspection and documentation of incoming materials, spare parts, and consumables in line with Dangote Cement policies, HSE standards and stores procedures.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Supervise day-to-day receiving operations: offloading, checking, inspection, weighing, and acceptance of materials.
- Ensure physical inspection of deliveries against purchase orders, packing lists and delivery notes for quantity and quality.
- Immediately flag and manage non-conformances, shortages, overages and damaged goods; coordinate with Procurement, Quality Assurance and Logistics to resolve issues.
- Ensure accurate and timely recording of receipts into ERP/WMS and paper records; prepare GRNs (Goods Received Notes) and transfer to relevant teams.
- Control and oversee quanrantine area for suspect or damaged materials; followdisposal/return procedures when required.
- Manage receiving staff: rostering, training, performance management and disciplinary matters.
- Ensure safe use of material handling equipment (forklifts, cranes); ensure anyequipment defects are reported and operations paused where safety is compromised.
- Coordinate inbound vehicle scheduling with Logistics to minimize congestion and demurrage.
- Maintain clean, secure and organized receiving bay and documentation filing system.
- Support cycle counts and inventory audits; provide receiving records and reconcilations reports promptly.
- Monitor supplier performance on delivery accuracy and timeliness and provide input to Purchasing/Procurement.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Percentage of deliveries received without discrepancies.
- Average time to process a receipt (from arrival to recorded in ERP).
- Number of reported safety incidents in receiving area (target: zero).
- Timeliness of GRN issuance (% on-time).
- Number of damaged/short deliveries per month.
Requirements
Qualification and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree (B.Sc./HND) in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering or related field.
- Minimum of five (5) years experience in warehouse/stores receiving operations in heavy industry, manufacturing or cement sector; minimum of two (2) years in a supervisory role preferred.
- Working knowledge of ERP/WMS systems (experience with SAP or Oracle is an added advantage).
Skills and Competencies:
- Strong attention to detail and documentation discipline.
- sound HSE awareness and practical application of safety rules.
- Basic technical understanding of material specifications and handling requirements.
- Leadership, people management and coaching skills.
- Good interpersonal, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple inbound activities.