Storekeeper - Restaurant

About the role

A restaurant in Lagos (Marina) is looking for a full-time storekeeper to manage its food and supplies stock. The role covers receiving deliveries, storing items, issuing supplies to departments, monitoring stock levels and keeping accurate records.

Key responsibilities

• Receive, inspect and record all goods and supplies delivered to the restaurant, verifying them against purchase orders, invoices and delivery notes.
• Arrange and store items properly according to their categories and storage requirements, ensuring perishables are kept secure and free from spoilage and contamination.
• Maintain accurate records of all stock received, issued, transferred and remaining, and prepare daily, weekly and monthly stock reports.
• Issue food ingredients, beverages and other supplies to authorised departments on approved requests, and monitor usage by the kitchen, bar, restaurant and cleaning departments.
• Conduct regular stocktaking, reconcile physical stock with recorded inventory and assist with internal and external stock audits.
• Monitor expiry dates and apply FIFO and FEFO systems; identify and report damaged, expired, missing or wasted stock.
• Ensure no stock leaves the store without authorisation and documentation, and report suspected theft, misuse or inventory discrepancies.
• Maintain a clean, organised store and keep proper documentation of all stock movements.

Required profile

• Minimum of 3 years of experience.
• Minimum of an OND in a related field.
• Effective communication with procurement, accounting, kitchen, bar and restaurant departments.