Job Summary
Requirements:
- Demonstrable experience of running a warehouse, preferably in the manufacturing industry
- Previous management experience with the ability to manage and motivate others
- Previous experience of inventory control
- A full understanding of the requirements of running a warehouse, such as health and safety and security requirements to include certification of dangerous goods handling and aviation security
- A warehouse or distribution qualification would be advantageous
- Knowledge and understanding of lean techniques may be advantageous
- Professional membership of an industry related body would be advantageous
Skills and Attributes:
- Proven management skills with the ability to optimize team performance and development
- Highly developed inter-personal and communication skills coupled with the ability to negotiate and influence at all levels within the business
- Ability to build, lead and motivate a skilled team able to meet objectives and agreed targets
- Good IT skills, in particular spreadsheets and databases and a knowledge of warehouse systems
- Analytical and numerical
- Strong decision-making skills
- Excellent attention to detail skills
Duties and responsibility:
- Manages all activities of the warehouse in Gauteng and Coastal Regions
- Responsible for ensuring the efficient management and control of the Warehouse Operation whilst achieving agreed budgetary and service levels
- Provide an effective and reliable service to customers whilst meeting all legal requirements.
- Responsible for organizing the safe and efficient receipt, storage and dispatch of warehouse materials, goods and products to feed business operations and customer demand
- Deal with planning, coordinating, administration and general management issues including the management of staff and Team Leaders.
- Expediting the receiving of goods,
- Ensuring efficient and organized storage.
- In charge of planning and carrying out complex warehouse rules and technology
- Responsible for developing plans to check on storage usage
- Roll out programs and uses available data to review efficiency of the warehouse storage
- Present the company in a professional, enthusiastic and positive manner
- Ensure an efficient warehouse operation which can fulfil operational and customer demand
- Provide a safe working environment, adhering to Health, Safety and Environmental procedures and ensuring they are always understood and practiced by the team
- Drive a zero-tolerance mind-set for deviation from the use of quality processes to ensure customer deliverables are met fully
- Understand customer needs and ensure alignment with the needs/commitments of the business
- Plan future capacity requirements
- Keep up to date and respond accordingly to all enquiries
- Ensure inventories are accurate and control inventory levels by ensuring physical counts are conducted and reconciled with automated system utilizing help of the warehouse team
- Ensure the relevance and accuracy of all documentation relating to goods in and goods out including labelling of all stock items
- Ensure that any IT and automated systems are accurate and up to date
- Identify any systems improvements and drive through recommendations for change
- Ensure efficient and effective use of warehouse space to include layout and future capacity requirements
- Review ways to reduce waste
- Develop and maintain metrics/KPIs, reports, process documentation, customer service logs and training and safety records
- Create policies and procedures for warehouse activities and ensure all systems meet the standards for accreditation in line with the quality systems
- Continuously review ways to aid efficiency, add value and reduce costs as well as delivering continuous improvement initiatives
- Create and implement best practice warehousing principles, policies and processes
- Ensure that health and safety meet the required standards and that risk assessments are carried out Ensure any hazardous materials are stored in accordance with requirements
- Establish, monitor and maintain high standards of security in the warehouse by setting security procedures
- Ensure that vehicles, machinery and equipment is well maintained and fit for purpose
- Ensure that all lifting and manoeuvring of product is carried out in accordance with manual handling procedures
- Ensure that staff comply to health, safety and environmental regulations and work safely to protect themselves and others in the warehouse environment
- Ensure a clean and tidy working environment to aid operational efficiency