- Company: Dangote Industries Limited
- Location: Obajana Plant, Kogi
- Job type: Full-time
About the role
Dangote Industries Limited is seeking a Store Manager – Control to join the team at the Obajana Plant in Kogi. In this position, you will be responsible for planning, controlling, and optimizing inventory levels across the DCP Obajana stores network. Your goal will be to reduce carrying costs and ensure material availability through robust inventory management, cycle counting, reconciliation, reporting, and policy enforcement.
Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate perpetual inventory records in ERP/WMS and ensure timely posting of receipts, issues, transfers, and adjustments.
- Design and implement cycle count programmes and full stocktakes; coordinate with internal and external auditors during inventory audits.
- Investigate and resolve variances between physical and system balances; propose corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Classify inventory (ABC/criticality) and recommend optimal safety stocks, reorder points, and economic order quantities in coordination with Procurement and Planning.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce write-offs, slow-moving items, and obsolete stock.
- Prepare and present monthly inventory reports, ageing analysis, slow-moving lists, and shrinkage reports to the Head of Stores and Finance.
- Manage stores ledger reconciliations and collaborate with Finance for month-end and year-end closings.
- Implement and enforce inventory control policies, documentation standards, and approvals hierarchies.
- Train stores staff on inventory discipline, record maintenance, and cycle count procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Accounting, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a similar discipline.
- Minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience in inventory management or stores control; experience in high-value industrial inventory is preferred.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills; experience with ERP reporting and inventory modules (SAP/Oracle) is desirable.
- Analytical mindset and strong numerical skills.
- Attention to detail and investigative orientation to variance analysis.
- Knowledge of costing and basic accounting treatment of inventory.
- Process-driven with the ability to implement controls and SOPs.
- Good communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders.
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online via the link provided below. There is no specified closing date for this application.
