COMPANY DESCRIPTION

The Soufflet Group is a French family-owned business which is collecting and adding value to agricultural raw materials through industrial milling and malting among other activities.

In malting, it is a front-rank world player in the malt market with 28 malt plants in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa, located at the heart of the barley-producing regions. For more information: www.malteries-soufflet.com

Soufflet started its operation in Ethiopia in 2017 in the barley supply chain and commissioned its malt factory in Addis Ababa in April 2021.

Soufflet aims to source/buy 100% of its raw material locally which represents 80 000 tons per year.

 Soufflet intends to hire Senior  Transport and Fleet Coordinator with solid experience in fast-moving consumer fleet operations across the country. 

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy: in support to the Logistics and Agronomy Department:

• Develops warehouse management strategies.

• Taking the commercial targets and stock movement into consideration, proposes the capacity of the warehouse needed.

• Gathers and communicates all relevant information on the stock and its movement.

• Propose the necessary stock documents that may be needed to register stock movement.

Warehouse management:

• Manages the warehouse and malt barley collection centers. 

• Controls the malt barley stock against all kind of damages,

• Manages the malt barley receipts and dispatch to clients.

 Key Activities:

• Records all malt barley movements (receipts, dispatch/transfers, etc.), and keeps the documents in order,

• Proposing the warehouse size and location in line with the commercial targets set by Logistics Manager and Agronomy Manager,

• Responsible for developing the capacities of his team as needed.

• Keeps record of stock cards,

• Registering stocks or organizes the data for registration in the Company database,

• Sends copies of all warehouse receipts, goods delivery notes, transfer vouchers and other necessary documents timely to the procurement manager,

• Maintains the traceability within the warehouse managing stacks according to grades of barley.

• In charge of the good conservation of the barley (placing rodent traps, managing the fumigation, controlling the germination, controlling warehouse leakages, etc.)

 Reporting:

• Submits regular reports to logistics and Agronomy departments on commercial grain and Agri-input stock movements.

• Submits regular reports on stock movements such as dispatches and receipts, 

• Keeps records of clients that supply malt barley to the company and the transporters with the quantities they transfer to the warehouse,

Job Requirements

Education: bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Procurement & Materials Management or equivalent.

Experience:  At least three years operational experience in a variety of warehouse and store management roles. Preferably, experience in field agronomy tasks, working with farmers, associations, and government.

Technical Skills:      

• Excellent knowledge of materials management and inventory control principles

• Excellent knowledge of Soufflet Ethiopia’s warehouse control rules and regulations

• Ability to carry out physical count of stock items.

• Ability to monitor stock movement.

• Depth and breadth of knowledge of Soufflet’s global & national strategies & policies. 

• Ability to communicate effectively and authoritatively on area of expertise.

• Ability to develop effective working relationships across a network.

• Skill in implementing control procedures.

• Skill in the use of computer and S/W related to the job.

How to Apply

Application Procedure

Applicants who will meet the requirements are encouraged to apply at the following email address within 07 consecutive working days.

Email:recruitment.malt.ethiopia@soufflet.com

Application Deadline: December 25,2023

Please indicate the position you are applying for in your email subject

ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted by the company

N.B: Affan Oromo language is mandatory.