VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT - INVENTORY CONTROL OFFICER

CENTRAL MEDICAL STORES TRUST (CMST)

POSITION: INVENTORY CONTROL OFFICER

Location: Lilongwe

INTRODUCTION

The Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) is responsible for the Procurement, Warehousing, Sales and Distribution of adequate, affordable, approved and quality medicines and medical supplies to all public health facilities in Malawi.

CMST is seeking to recruit transformative and visionary persons to support it to effectively fulfil its mandate across its establishments in Mzuzu, Lilongwe and Blantyre as follows:

POSITION DETAILS

• Job Title: Inventory Control Officer
• Job Grade: MS5
• Location: Lilongwe
• Responsible to: Warehouse Manager (MS3)
• No. of Positions: One (1)

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To supervise and coordinate all inventory control activities at the Trust, ensuring optimum inventory levels are maintained, inventory records are accurate, and timely replenishment actions are initiated.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Monitoring and controlling stock levels in the warehouse and initiating stock replenishment processes in a timely manner.
• Generating and sharing stock status reports with relevant stakeholders.
• Ensuring warehouse records are accurate, properly maintained and that all inventory transactions are captured in the ERP system.
• Ensuring that stock is stored in the correct locations and quantities through regular cycle counts.
• Ensuring that unusable and damaged stock is managed in accordance with approved SOPs.
• Investigating inventory variances and coordinating corrective actions.