Warehouse Manager - Jumia (Full Time)

At Jumia, mobility is at the heart of our people development approach. This job board helps us establish more transparency in available opportunities in the company to promote mobility.

You need to follow simple guidelines:

• Before applying, make sure you discuss the opportunity with your direct manager and that both of you agree that this is positive for your development (written approval from your direct manager will be required).


• Apply with your Jumia e-mail.

Job Overview
The Warehouse Manager owns end-to-end warehouse performance at Jumia's fulfillment center, spanning inbound, inventory, and outbound operations, driving cost efficiency, team performance, and continuous process improvement.

What You Will Be Doing

• Ensure compliance with inbound volume projections and schedules; liaise with commercial, vendor management, and finance teams on prioritization and reconciliation of items to be inbounded.


• Ensure quality checks and enforce proper packaging guidelines on all inbound items.


• Manage performance to ensure out-of-stock stays within monthly target; ensure regular cycle counts are carried out and reported.


• Continuously assess and manage storage capacity; improve picking efficiency through SKU storage standardization.


• Ensure all items from inbound, order processing, and aftersales are put away within defined SLAs.


• Organize offline sales for defective and damaged items; advise commercial teams on aged and slow-moving SKUs.


• Manage the outbound process, including pick, sort, pack, and ship of Jumia Express orders within SLA.


• Plan capacity in line with weekly volume projections; manage projection, utilization, and storage of packaging materials.


• Manage daily order transactions, ensuring smooth operations across inbound, inventory, order processing, and network teams.


• Drive performance management, including benchmarking with other countries, appraisals, and team coaching.


• Continuously find innovative ways to reduce costs across warehouse operations, including loss due to theft and damage.


• Conduct capacity planning, team allocation, and monitoring of tasks and duties.


• Conduct regular 5S audits/spot checks and provide clear feedback on findings.


• Escalate issues to senior management within an appropriate time frame and provide the head of fulfillment with end-of-day/shift handover information.

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Logistics/Supply Chain, Economics, or Engineering; a relevant professional certification in Logistics or Supply Chain Management is an added advantage.


• Proven experience in FMCG, e-commerce, or warehouse management, including demonstrated experience managing warehouse operations at scale (multiple sub-teams: inbound, inventory, outbound, aftersales).


• Track record of managing warehouse P&L-adjacent metrics, including cost per unit, loss/write-off ratios, and operational budget adherence.


• Hands-on experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and inventory management software; advanced Excel skills including macros, pivot tables, and VLOOKUPs for reporting and analysis.


• Strong working knowledge of e-commerce fulfillment best practices, order lifecycle management, and customer/vendor SLA structures.


• Experience leading large, multi-shift warehouse teams, including hiring, training, performance management, and succession planning for team leads and supervisors.


• Demonstrated ability to design and enforce SOPs across multiple functional areas, with a track record of driving measurable efficiency or cost-reduction gains.


• Working knowledge of health, safety, and facility compliance standards relevant to warehouse operations.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate operational data into actionable decisions under time pressure.


• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience coordinating across commercial, finance, vendor management, and logistics/network teams.


• Resilient and adaptable, comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with frequently shifting priorities


• Candidate must be based or willing to relocate to Abuja

• Deadline for applications: 18-08-2026


• Round of Interviews:
  1. Technical Meeting with your potential manager
  2. Technical Meeting with your potential functional manager
  3. HR Meeting with our Talent Acquisition team