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Our core product – AFRIpads Reusable Menstrual Kits – provides women and girls with a sustainable, quality certified menstrual product solution that offers lasting protection, comfort and dignity. AFRIpads has its head office in Kampala, Uganda and a factory in rural Southwestern Uganda. Our products are exported to over 40 countries and have impacted the lives of more than 5 million women and girls.\n\nUganda job market\n\nWho we are looking for:\n\nThe Inventory Officer is a practical role responsible for supporting accurate and efficient stock management at AFRIpads. The role will help maintain accurate inventory records, support stock counts and reconciliations, prepare stock for dispatch and ensure that stock movements are recorded correctly and on time.\n\nWe are looking for someone who is organised, reliable, accurate and comfortable working with numbers and routine processes. The right person will take pride in keeping stock and records in order, follow procedures carefully and be willing to work hands-on with physical stock when required.\n\nThe role reports to the Logistics Manager and works closely with the Sales and finance teams to ensure that customer orders, stock movements, dispatches and inventory reporting are handled accurately and efficiently.\n\nMore about the job:\n\nWe are seeking a dependable and detail-oriented Inventory Officer to join our Kampala team.\n\nThe Inventory Officer will play an important role in maintaining accurate stock information across AFRIpads operations. This includes recording stock received and dispatched, supporting regular physical stock counts, investigating differences between physical and recorded stock, and preparing stock and documentation for dispatch.\n\nBuy Sales Leads\n\nThe role requires good communication and follow-through. You will work closely with Operations/Logistics to coordinate stock movements and dispatches, and with Finance to ensure that inventory records and reports are complete and accurate. You will also work with Sales to dispatch customer orders.\n\nThis is a role for someone who wants to build strong practical experience in inventory, finance operations and supply chain processes within a growing social enterprise.\n\nKey responsibilities:\n\n1. Orders and Dispatch Support (30%)\n\nWork with the Sales and Operations/Logistics teams to prepare stock for customer orders and other dispatches.\n\nPick, count and check products against approved orders or dispatch documentation.\n\nEnsure finished goods are correctly allocated and reserved against orders where required. Monitor finished-goods aging and recommend actions for slow-moving stock.\n\n Ensure dispatched stock is correctly packed, documented and handed over to logistics or customers. Signed delivery notes and all relevant documents should properly kept on file\n\nRecord dispatched quantities accurately and ensure that stock records are updated promptly.\n\nSupport follow-up on stock or dispatch issues and flag shortages, errors or delays to the relevant team members.\n\n Work closely with Sales to ensure stock availability and customer orders can be fulfilled as planned.\n\nHandle small quantity specialty packs, repackaging faded packs and stickering specialty small quantity packs.\n\n2. Stock Management and reporting (40%)\n\nJob board platform\n\nMaintain accurate and up-to-date records of stock received, stored, transferred and dispatched. Investigating and document stock variances.\n\nRecord all stock movements promptly and ensure that supporting documentation is complete. Receive and conduct stock verification for stocks sent from factory\n\nMonitor finished goods stock levels and recommend replenishment dates based on stock levels, demand and lead times. (Maintain appropriate minimum, maximum, reorder and safety stock levels. )\n\nKeep the stores organised and ensure products are appropriately labelled and stored.\n\nIdentify and resolve discrepancies between physical stock and recorded stock, escalating issues where required.\n\nParticipate in regular physical stock counts and stock reconciliations.\n\nPrepare and maintain basic inventory reports and trackers using relevant systems.\n\nOngoing maintenance and optimization of inventory management protocols and operational standards, Identify system gaps affecting inventory accuracy and recommend improvements.\n\nEnsure compliance with company inventory policies and procedures.\n\n3. Operations Team Support (30%)\n\nSupport with the Launch of a new ERP system\n\nProvide operational support to Procurement, Logistics and other Operations functions during periods of high workload.\n\nSupport procurement activities including supplier follow-up, purchase order administration, quotation comparisons and delivery tracking, as required.\n\nSupport Logistics when needed with transport coordination, delivery documentation and shipment tracking.\n\nAssist with operational projects and process improvements.\n\nEnsure all inventory transactions are accurately and timely captured in the ERP system.\n\nSupports Logistics with final quantities and stock information needed for commercial invoices, packing lists and export documentation.\n\nSupport Logistics in developing forward shipment forecasts based on inventory availability and confirmed customer orders.\n\nWho you are:\n\n● You are organised, reliable and take responsibility for your work.\n\n● You are accurate and pay close attention to detail, particularly when recording numbers, quantities and stock movements.\n\n● You are comfortable with routine tasks and understand the importance of following processes consistently.\n\n● You are willing to work hands-on with physical stock, including counting, checking, packing and preparing products for dispatch.\n\n● You are able to communicate clearly and work well with colleagues across Finance, Sales and Operations/Logistics.\n\n● You follow through on what you say you will do and can be trusted to complete tasks accurately and on time.\n\n● You are comfortable working in a small team where roles are not always rigidly defined and are willing to help where needed.\n\n● You have basic computer skills and are comfortable using Excel, Google Drive and email.\n\n● You have Experience with an ERP, inventory management system or other digital stock system.\n\n● You have a diploma or bachelor’s degree in warehousing, business administration, supply chain, logistics or a related field.\n\n● 2-3 years of relevant experience is welcome. Experience in inventory, stores, warehouse, finance administration, logistics or a similar role.\n\n● Good written and spoken English is required.\n\nWhat we offer:\n\n● A competitive compensation package based on experience.\n\n● The opportunity to work with a lively and passionate social enterprise team.\n\n● A practical role where you can build experience in inventory management, finance operations, logistics and supply chain processes.\n\n● Exposure to how stock moves through the business, from receipt and storage through customer orders, dispatch and reporting.\n\n● Coaching and development from the AFRIpads Finance and Operations teams.\n\n● Daily lunch at the office.\n\n● Airtime and required work tools where applicable.\n\nYou want to join!\n\nIf you’re interested in this role at AFRIpads, we invite you to submit your application by Friday, November 6th via the application link: https://a.peoplehum.com/1tk75.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7666,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-02T12:19:00Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-11-06T06:19:25Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":null,"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/afripads-inventory-officer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/afripads-inventory-officer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-08T12:27:20Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":26494,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-09T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3097866},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3097866"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fafripads-inventory-officer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fafripads-inventory-officer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fafripads-inventory-officer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/afripads-inventory-officer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fafripads-inventory-officer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3607516}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"afripads.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3607516},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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