Inventory Officer (Retail)

About the role

A fast-growing retail business based in Ikota, Lagos is hiring an Inventory Officer for an on-site, full-time position with immediate start. The role owns the day-to-day movement of stock across the store and warehouse, ensuring every product is counted, recorded, labelled and easy to find. It is not an entry-level role: candidates must have run stock operations before.

Key responsibilities

• Receive and inspect incoming deliveries, checking quantities and condition against invoices and purchase orders
• Record all stock movements accurately in the ERP or inventory system the same day
• Organise the stockroom and warehouse with clear location codes, labelled shelves and cartons so any item can be found quickly
• Rotate stock using FIFO/FEFO and flag items close to expiry
• Run daily cycle counts and support full monthly stock counts
• Investigate and report discrepancies between physical and system stock and help fix the root cause
• Process stock transfers between store and warehouse with proper documentation
• Monitor stock levels and raise reorder alerts before items run out
• Keep stock areas clean, safe and orderly

Required profile

• Minimum 2 years' experience in inventory, stock control or storekeeping in retail, wholesale or FMCG
• Hands-on experience organising a stockroom or warehouse (shelf locations, labelling, bin systems)
• Excellent accuracy with numbers and an eye for detail
• Reliability, honesty and the discipline to follow processes every time
• Available to start immediately or within 2 weeks

Required skills

• Practical use of an inventory system or ERP (e.g. Odoo, ERPNext, Sage, QuickBooks, Zoho Inventory) or advanced spreadsheets
• Solid Excel or Google Sheets skills
• Working knowledge of SKUs and barcodes

Nice to have: experience with beauty, cosmetics, pharmacy or other expiry-sensitive products; experience setting up a warehouse or stockroom from scratch; experience training others on stock procedures. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted; applicants with less than 2 years of relevant experience will not be considered.