MATERIALS & INVENTORY CONTROLLER CONSTRUCTION

HIRING: MATERIALS & INVENTORY CONTROLLER – CONSTRUCTION

We are looking for a hands-on Materials & Inventory Controller with a Civil Engineering background and strong construction industry experience. The role involves controlling construction materials across stores and project sites, maintaining accurate inventory in the ERP/system, monitoring consumption, and ensuring proper receipt, storage, issue and reconciliation of materials.

Location: Luanda, Angola

Department: Construction / Projects

Qualification: Degree in Civil Engineering (Mandatory)

Experience: Minimum 8–10 years in construction materials, stores and inventory control

Job Purpose

The candidate must be a ground-level, field-oriented person with excellent practical knowledge of construction materials, and the ability to physically identify, inspect and verify materials.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and control inventory of all construction materials, tools, equipment and consumables across warehouses and project sites
• Ensure accurate recording of material receipts, issues, transfers, returns and consumption in the ERP/inventory system
• Physically verify incoming materials against POs, delivery notes, specifications and quantities
• Maintain proper material coding, descriptions, units of measurement and classification in the system
• Conduct regular physical stock counts and reconcile against system inventory
• Investigate and report stock shortages, excess quantities, discrepancies, damages and abnormal consumption
• Monitor material consumption against project requirements, BOQ and planned quantities, and highlight significant variances
• Coordinate material transfers between the central warehouse and construction sites
• Ensure proper storage, identification and preservation of materials to minimize damage, deterioration, wastage and loss
• Maintain proper documentation for all material movements and ensure timely system entries
• Work closely with Project Managers, Site Engineers, Procurement, Storekeepers, Finance and Cost Control teams
• Supervise and guide storekeepers to ensure inventory procedures are followed
• Prepare regular inventory, consumption and reconciliation reports for management
• Carry out frequent site/store visits to ensure physical stock matches system stock

Required Skills & Experience

• Degree in Civil Engineering (Mandatory)
• Minimum 8–10 years of relevant experience in a construction company, preferably handling materials/inventory for multiple projects
• Strong practical knowledge of construction materials: cement, reinforcement steel, structural steel, aggregates, blocks, formwork, scaffolding, tiles, sanitary, plumbing, electrical and MEP materials, tools and consumables
• Experience with ERP systems; SAP experience is an advantage
• Good knowledge of Excel and inventory reporting
• Strong analytical skills with attention to quantity, measurement, wastage and material consumption
• Willing to work hands-on at warehouses and construction sites, not only office-based inventory control

Key Skills

Materials Control | Inventory Management | Construction Materials | Stores Management | Stock Reconciliation | BOQ | ERP | SAP | MS Excel | Site Coordination | Reporting

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