STORES CLERK

Job Description

Nation Media Group is Uganda’s most influential media house, operating the Daily Monitor, Saturday Monitor, Sunday Monitor and The East African Newspapers, 93.3 KFM, 90.4 Dembe FM and Nation Courier Service. It also operates NTV, the biggest and most popular English-language television station and Spark TV, the first female-focused, and fastest growing television station in Uganda.

We are looking for a qualified, experienced and result oriented professional to fill the following vacancy.

Job Title: STORES CLERK

Reports to: Procurement Manager

Department: Finance and Purchasing

JOB PURPOSE:

To requisition, receive, store and issue office stationery, production materials, promotional items and all purchased items and ensure cost effective optimum stock levels are maintained in support of MPL’s business objectives.



MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

 Monitors stock re-order levels and raises IPR’s for optimum stock levels.

 Follows up LPO’s for stocks and liaises with procurement for specifications and deliveries.

 Checks the delivered goods to ensure compliance with specifications, quality and quantities.

 Receives the goods and files delivery notes from customers and updates bin cards accordingly.

 Raises goods received notes in SAP and forwards to Finance department for invoice verification.

 Issues required goods and items through approved SAP stores reservations from user departments and makes the necessary bin card adjustments.

 Receiving Newsprint at the warehouse.

 Handling offloading of Newsprint and updating bin cards at the warehouse.

 Liaising with the URA customs officer to ensure availability of newsprint for use.

 Transferring Newsprint to Head office stores and updating the records.

 Issuing Newsprint and other production items to production through approved SAP stores reservations.

 Working closely with clearing agent, Procurement Manager and Finance to ensure Newsprint taxes are paid in time.

 Working closely with clearing agent to ensure timely clearance of Nation products and other items at the border.

 Ensures that the store and warehouse are kept clean, orderly and that goods and items are easily accessible.

 Takes stock count with Finance department at month end.

 Ensure timely renewal of bonded warehouse license every year.

 Verify and receive bundled & painted returns and verify the weights.

 Verify and receive painted excess copies, wastage, and offcuts and used plates from production.

 Safely store these returns and items from production in the store & later have them sold to the contracted buyers in the presence of security staff.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Academic: University Degree in Procurement and Logistics Management, Commerce, Business Administration or any other related field from an accredited institution

Professional: Professional qualifications in Procurement (CIPS).

Experience: 3 years’ working experience in procurement preferably in an FMCG company.

CORE COMPETENCIES

 Relationship management

 Good Communication and interpersonal skills

 Customer service and relations

 Finance and budgeting skills

 Ability to make sound decisions, providing advice and guidance on procurement matters

 Good planning and organizing skills, with the ability to multitask

 Negotiating and networking skills

 Good judgment and analytical ability

 Accuracy and attention to detail

 Strong problem solving skills

 Business acumen – good commercial and business awareness

 High standards of Integrity

 Ability to work well under pressure and with tight time constraints

If you believe that you are our ideal candidate, please submit your application, detailed CV and academic documents with a daytime telephone number as one PDF document, quoting the position you have applied for in the subject line by 16th July, 2025 to the HR Manager- NMGU, Monitor Publications Limited at https://career.staffingsoft.com/careers/NationMediaGroupJobs.html

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Dental Insurance, Paid Sick Leave

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