Depot Manager - Cape Town, South Africa - Recruitment Matters Africa

Recruitment Matters Africa

Verified Company

Cape Town, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Our client is looking for a experienced Depot Manager to join and manage a dynamic team.

Responsibilities:

Ensure compliance with standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing and dispatching stock
Manage the warehouse and distribution team to optimise the trucking and warehousing costs, working in

- alignment with Linbro and Printers Way Distribution Centres and various outsourced Primary Transport Service Providers including the outsourced partner CONCARGO Pty Ltd.

Deliver against the Operational Budget for the Warehousing and Distribution areas.
Manage warehousing and distribution department costs against budget, initiating corrective action as necessary
Assist in assessing warehousing and distribution needs and performance
Assist in the recruitment, selection, orientation, training and development of warehouse staff
Assist in the development and implementation of individual performance scorecards
Maintain and enhance professional and technical knowledge
To ensure that personal behavior reflects the values
Prepare relevant correspondence, reports and manuals covering operations, maintenance, safety and security
Coordinate warehousing and distribution activities through liaison with procurement, inventory planning, production, and sales
Ensure the timely and accurate completion of receiving documentation and adherence to receiving procedures
Minimize time and cost associated with container unloading
Ensure that goods are safely and securely stored, including management of stock health / rotation, allergen management,
Ensure adherence to safe materials handling practices
Constantly monitor stock health and ensure adherence to stock rotation policies
Assess requirement for additional temporary storage, whether containers or third party warehouses. Assist in planning, rate and service negotiation
Optimize fleet composition, utilization and routing to best meet agreed service levels and customer requirements at lowest total cost
Analyze routes and customers serviced and report on the viability of such service
Minimize failed and/or rejected orders by ensuring adherence to delivery time and remaining shelf life requirements
Track and analyze reverse logistics requirements at lowest possible cost
Estimate peak delivery periods from available information
Ensure that service levels are maintained during peak periods and / or in the event of vehicle or equipmen failure
Assist in managing replenishment of product at third party distribution providers
Assist in planning, rate and service negotiation, and scheduling with third party transporters, including accurate estimation of transport requirements and load / cost optimization
Maintain the physical condition of warehouses, vehicle fleets and equipment through planned testing, maintenance, repair and replacement

Key Skills:

Able to build and maintain strong working relationships
Excellent communication skills
Accuracy and attention to detail
Displays a concern for business values and ethical standards
High sense of confidentiality
Passion for achieving excellence
Sets high personal standards, is focused and selfmotivated
Valid driver's license
Ability to work in a high pressured environment
Understanding of Warehouse and Distribution terminology (warehouse geography, put away, picking sequence, payloads, drops, RF scanning etc.
Knowledge of Syspro/WMS system and computer literate
Excellent customer service attitude.
Attention to detail essential which will include accuracy and speed in execution.

Qualifications:

Relevant Degree/Diploma would be advantageous

years' management experience working within a FMCG or wholesale and retail environment

Knowledge of health and safety requirements in an FMCG or wholesale and retail environment
People leadership and management including planning, organizing, control, staffing
Numerical/ statistical analysis skills
Good understanding of supply chain processes
Excel: Intermediate to advanced skills