Warehouse Manager

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.

CRS has been present in Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza (JWBG) since 1961. In JWBG, CRS currently supports programs in the sectors of humanitarian relief, livelihoods, civil society strengthening, and social justice promotion through its field offices, in Jerusalem, Gaza, Ramallah, and Bethlehem. CRS is working to provide rapid emergency assistance to conflict affected communities in Gaza and the West Bank in the sectors of multi-purpose cash; shelter; psycho-social support; food assistance; and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). For further information about CRS, please visit: www.crs.org. 

Job Summary:

CRS is actively looking for Warehouse Manager as members of the Operations teams. You will manage all activities related to all warehouses in different locations within Gaza ensuring the delivery/handling, receipt, stacking, storage, and dispatch of goods in support of the delivery of high-quality programming to the poor and vulnerable. You will ensure that goods donors entrust to the organization are physically safeguarded and remain healthy and intact in the warehouse(s) and are properly accounted for in compliance with CRS and donor regulations and international and local supply chain standards and requirements.

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Roles and key responsibilities:

• Manage warehousing/storage facilities and all necessary equipment and supplies, ensuring they are secured and maintained in excellent physical condition and quantities consistent with established security, safety, care, and health requirements for storage and safeguarding. Ensure optimal space and resources utilization.
• Works in close collaboration and coordination with the Supply Chain team, and service providers to efficiently plan for and implement goods receipt, storage, and dispatch per delivery schedules.
• Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Complete performance management for direct reports. Monitor and assess performance to ensure adequate capacity for successful support of high-quality programming. 
• Coordinate and supervise inbound and outbound goods handling and inspect and verify goods receipts and dispatches against waybills to accurately account for quantities, shortages, damages, losses, or unfit goods.
• Implement inventory control systems for proper goods handling and accounting. Conduct cycle counts for inventory accuracy and perform regular inspections to minimize risk. Support complete physical inventories as needed. 
• Ensure the maintenance of up-to-date warehouse records (stock ledger, bin cards, loss status reports, waybills, etc.) and filing systems for monitoring, control, and reference. Coordinate and oversee data recording in relevant systems. Prepare accurate and timely reports related to inventory, stock control, and warehouse activities.  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree is required .
• Minimum of 3 years working experience in inventory or warehouse management with progressive responsibility and preferably with an international organization.
• Knowledge and understanding of inventory management and control principles.
• Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment, including training experience.
• Proficient in MS Office package (Excel, Word). Experience with database management systems (e.g. MS Access) is a plus.

Required Languages – English and Arabic fluency is required.

Travel – Must be willing and able to travel through Gaza area.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities  

• Strong planning, coordination, prioritization, and time management skills
• Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics
• Good communication and relationship management skills
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented

APPLICATION INSTUCTIONS: Interested candidates with relevant education and work experience are invited to complete an application which addresses the positions requirements. In order to be considered for the position, candidates must submit both a CV and a cover letter, in English. Applications which fail to meet these requirements will not be considered. Applications must be submitted online at http://jobs.crsjwbg.org and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. This posting will remain open until filled, however, submission by March 30, 2024 is strongly advised.