Department: Risk & Compliance
Reports To: Warehouse Assistant
Location: Kakamega Warehouse
About Food for Education Hungry kids can’t learn or grow.
Food4Education is an award-winning, locally rooted, and African-led solution to end classroom hunger. Building on more than a decade of learning by doing, we’re powering a new school feeding industry and sharing our blueprint to scale sustainable, nutritious, and affordable school feeding programs across Africa.
Today, we serve 600,000 kids DAILY in Kenya. But every day, we deliver more than a meal – improving nutrition and education outcomes for children while also creating jobs and opportunities for whole communities.
We are an experienced and trusted non-profit partner that operates with the excellence of a global business, reinvesting the value we create into local economies.
To learn more, please visit www.food4education.org
Our Values
At Food for Education, our values are guiding principles that provide us with purpose and direction and set the tone for our interactions with all stakeholders:
- Build with excellence and curiosity - We’re not afraid to try new things and iterate as much as we can to find the best and most efficient way to get results;
- Be the change you seek - We acknowledge that continuous improvement is a shared responsibility;
- We do what we say; and say what we do - We embrace an ownership mentality;
- Ask why; and commit - Share openly and question respectfully and commit fully. When we understand the why, we are able to work with a purpose.
Position OverviewThe Junior Warehouse Associate, will oversee the full lifecycle of inventory, from verifying incoming deliveries to coordinating dispatches for kitchen orders. This role balances hands-on stock management—including batch tracking, regular stocktakes, and warehouse organization—with the supervision of loaders and forklift operators. You will be responsible for maintaining accurate documentation, ensuring site security, and resolving order discrepancies to keep warehouse operations running efficiently.
Key ResponsibilitiesInventory Management
- Regular spot checks to ensure that there is enough sorted stock ready for delivery.
- Continuously practice batch tracking systems while maintaining well-updated inventory movement stock cards.
- Oversee warehouse operations, stock management, and security.
- Conduct monthly stocktake and weekly stock counts.
- Warehouse planning/arrangement/stacking
Inventory/Stock Receiving
- Receive incoming deliveries and meticulously verify quantities and quality/condition of goods against invoices and delivery notes.
- Oversee the organization and storage of inventory effectively.
- Continuously practice batch tracking systems while maintaining well-updated inventory movement stock cards.
- Identify and report any discrepancies or damages promptly.
- Proper documentation of bin cards and delivery notes.
Dispatches
- Receive kitchen orders and schedule deliveries
- Identify, load, and dispatch kitchen orders as per schedule and request
- Liaison with the kitchen Managers to ensure what was ordered is what was delivered on time
- Resolve any discrepancies with the recipient on what was dispatched/received vs what was ordered
Supervisory role
- Supervise warehouse loaders and the forklift operator.
Desired Candidate Profile - University degree in Business Administration/Procurement/Warehousing or similar degree.
- At least 2 years of experience in warehousing, inventory management, stacking and logistics.
- Knowledge in Warehouse Management system.
- High professional ethics and integrity.
- Good interpersonal and organizing skills.
- Strong communication skills.
- Experience working in the INGO/FMCG in a similar role is an added advantage.
Career Growth and Development We have a strong culture of constant learning, and we invest in developing our people. You will have weekly check-ins with your manager and receive regular performance feedback. We hold 360 reviews every six months and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You will have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding, long-term career.
We are an equal-opportunity employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
