A storekeeper is responsible for managing, organizing, and securing inventory within a warehouse or storeroom. Key duties include receiving, inspecting, and storing deliveries, maintaining accurate stock records, issuing materials, performing inventory checks, and ensuring safety standards are met.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- Inventory Management & Recording: Maintaining accurate digital or manual records of all incoming and outgoing goods. Conducting regular, periodic, or daily stock checks to prevent shortages or discrepancies.
- Receiving & Inspection: Accepting deliveries, checking items for quantity and quality against orders (e.g., POs), and documenting findings in Material Received Reports (MRR).
- Storage & Organization: Properly storing, stacking, and labeling goods for easy access, including proper handling of perishable or hazardous items.
- Issuing & Dispatch: Issuing materials and supplies to relevant departments based on approved requisitions.
- Maintenance & Security: Ensuring the store is clean, safe, and organized (housekeeping) and preventing loss or damage of materials.
- Reporting & Compliance: Reporting stock levels, damaged items, or shortages to management, and following safety and company regulations.
Skills Required Skills:
- Attention to detail: Crucial for tracking inventory and identifying discrepancies.
- Organization: Essential for maintaining a structured storage system.
- Computer Literacy: Proficiency in inventory management systems.
- Physical Ability: Capability to lift, move, and organize stock, often involving operating equipment like forklifts.