Job Vacancy: British American Tobacco is Hiring Warehouse Assistant

British American Tobacco (www.bat.com) is a market leading, global organisation with a long, established history and a bright and dynamic future.BAT is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Leaf Warehouse Assistant
Job number: 9016BR
Location: Ibadan
Appointment Type: Permanent

Job Purpose and Key Deliverables

• Contribute to the performance of WAA Supply chain by providing basic warehousing functions of receipt and storage of goods under supervision.

Role Responsibilities
Business:

• Prompt loading and offloading of leaf tobacco grades.
• Arrange for fumigation and supplies of C48 cartons to PMD and Zaria factory.
• Proper stock and warehouse management to ensure storage and handling of leaf grades are done as per BAT best practice.
• Maintain 98% stock accuracy throughout the year
• Develop and coach self through personal development programmes and training
• Manage the EHS and housekeeping procedures within the warehouses and ensure strict adherence
• Manage and report the status of all material handling equipment’s to ensure their maintainability to avoid equipment failure.
• Comply strictly to picking list to avoid laying wrong Blend operation
• Ensure mouldy tobacco is moved to quarantined approved marked area.
• Maintain good working relationship with local logistics and labour providers.

People:

• Maintain good relationship with internal customers
• Maintain good working relationship with all other functions and warehousing staff

Essential Requirements

• A minimum of OND in any numerical of financial courses, in addition to this, a good knowledge of computer will be an advantage.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the warehousing processes
• Ability to operate across all hierarchy levels, providing information and support as required.
• Good inter-personal communication skills.
• Sound Analytical skills and ability to work with figures .
• Ability to work under pressure, multi-task, work independently and deliver according to defined deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize workloads.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience in an FMCG handling large number of SKUs preferably with a manufacturing organisation sufficient to demonstrate understanding of products..
• Familiarity with SAP systems and understanding of internal information flows.

Application Closing Date
27th October, 2015

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online