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Warehouse Operations Manager
Nigel, GautengPOSITION: Group Warehouse Manager
LOCATION: Nigel, Gauteng
Professional Qualifications
LOCATION: Nigel, Gauteng
Professional Qualifications
- Grade 12 compulsory
- Degree or Diploma in at least one of the following disciplines preferable:
- Industrial Engineering
- Warehousing management
- Supply Chain management
- Requires strong business and management skill, with the ability to work both strategically and at an operational level.
- Experience in a Warehouse and Logistics operations environment, managing various distribution sites.
- Experience managing OHS and safety guidelines.
- High levels of planning skill and experience.
- Must be able to plan and manage varying capacity demand and supply daily.
- Strong Warehouse Management System experience.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a solution driven mindset.
- Adapt to delivering frequent direct written and oral feedback.
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment with the ability to prioritize effectively.
- Ability to establish, maintain and promote high standards of customer service.
- Excellent communicator, team player, professional and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent computer skills – Previous experience using Microsoft Navision, Business Central or similar will be an advantage.
- Previous experience implementing/maintaining 5S and Lean Principles preferable.
- Experience in value stream mapping and time studies will be an advantage.
- Experience implementing systems and procedures in the Warehouse, finding the best way to do things and then implement
- Ensure Warehouse excellence, safety, team morale as well as that all Warehouse Operations are efficient, optimized and customer focused.
- Develop strategic plans and policies to improve Warehouse operations and strategically manage the Warehouse in compliance with policies, legislation and safety.
- Strategically plan and manage logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer service.
- Efficient planning and management of people, processes and system resources to achieve cost and customer service levels, while meeting KPI targets.
- Set up and implement high standards in the inbound, put away, storage and outbound processes.
- Provide an effective and reliable service to customers in time and manner, as well as keep high inventory accuracy, quality and controls.
- Manage stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and efficiency.
- Keep a clean and organized Warehouse. Identify any waste in the Warehouse processes.
- Build and maintain a Safety culture aligned to our Company’s and Occupational Health and Safety requirements.
- Interact with all supply chain functions such as Sales, Purchasing and Planning, to ensure the correct flow of information, in addition ensuring the satisfaction of internal and external customers.
- Logistics management: review process improvement, cost analysis, scheduling and stakeholder relationships.
- Ongoing management and maintenance of the vehicle fleet.
- Implement a Continuous Improvement culture and develop the team to increase productivity.
- Daily and monthly KPI reporting.
- Manage the KPI’s and reports of the Warehouse daily on-time and accuracy, discrepancy, receiving on time, managing returns, control the inventory accuracy and productivity of the Warehouse.
- Maintain condition of Warehouse and all equipment used in the warehouse.
- Ensure a high level of inventory accuracy, supervising the cycle counting process and planning and organizing the annual count.
- Apply Supply Chain best practice to actively identify, analyze and recommend quick win opportunities and projects.
- Lead, develop and manage Warehouse staff, evaluating and developing the team to grow and learn daily. Foster a workplace culture that is consistent with the Company’s organizational culture.
- Budget control of the Warehouse expenses to identify cost opportunity, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective action.
- Drive and manage OTD meetings and communication with inter-departmental managers to improve OTD.