Warehouse Manager - Johannesburg, South Africa - Skretting

Skretting

Verified Company

Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

What are you going to do?

Long term footprint:

Develop and maintains; documents, policies, processes, and procedures for
Safe and legally compliant warehousing and logistics operations
Efficient and costeffective storage and movement of materials and products within the warehouse and throughout the production system.
Analyses and reports on the performance, capacity, and volume of warehousing activities for use in short

- and long-term strategic planning.

Warehouse and Inventory Management:

Ensures receipt of all deliveries according to company procedures (labeling, dating, FIFO principles, etc.) and oversees placement into the warehouse. Monitors the space layout plan utilization to ensure it continues to meet company standards.
In charge of inventory accuracy and assets, thorugh stock take / inventory controls and monitor / root cause analysis and actions in case of variations
Works closely with other functions (production, planning, S&OP, Purchasing ) and production facilities to ensure that adequate and appropriate inventory and storage are available to meet customer demands. Takes actions to remedy as needed.
Resolves complex issues arising from variances with relevant parties (suppliers, production, customers, customer service, finance, and 3rd parties)
Supervise daily warehouse activities including; receiving, warehousing, distribution, inventory control, space management, floor productivity
Manage onsite and external warehousing. Manage thirdparty warehousing.
Other duties as may be required from time to time

People management:

Provides leadership to his / her area (i.e. setting individual objectives, reviewing performance, and providing ongoing feedback on a(n) (in)formal basis) so that all reports are aware of what they are required to achieve and how they are performing against their objectives. Develops and directs all warehouse personnel, logistics personnel, and drivers to ensure the efficient and costeffective operation and utilization of the facility, motivates employees through sincere and concrete feedback and takes appropriate action when needed, stimulates team cooperation and mobility and ensures that staff are deployable (quantitatively and qualitatively) and willing to and capable of realizing the set objectives.

Performance Management:

Maximizes delivery efficiency and pickup/delivery performance. The scope of movements includes all items moving between OpCo warehouses, outside warehouses, and customer/vendor locations.
Reviews and monitors daily, weekly, and monthly reports to ensure warehousing and logistics operations are meeting expectation and to identify areas of variance requiring attention and correction; implement corrective action as appropriate. Monitors the performance and makes adjustments as necessary.

Continuous improvement:

Continuously reviews methods, techniques, and procedures, service providers & costs in order to proactively initiate changes to supply chain channels & ensure products are warehoused effectively at leastcost, while supporting efficient customer service. Make recommendations to senior management on programs to improve warehousing.

Compliance:

Ensures the warehouses, internal fleet and all processes and procedures are compliant with insurance, legal licensing requirements and with any national, state and local regulations. Ensures quality and food safety requirements are followed for all products during storage, transit, pickup, and delivery.
Ensures safe practices are followed at all times. Immediately addresses any and all unsafe work conditions.

What we offer
As a Nutreco company, our mission is Feeding the Future.

In a world with limited natural resources, our ambition is to meet the rising food needs of a growing world population in a sustainable manner.

Working for Nutreco means a fantastic position in an international working environment with plenty of development opportunities, also within the department.

What else is in it for you?

We will offer you a fulltime position
Your position is classified in a Nutreco Hay scale.
You will get competitive amount of annual leave days,
You will receive an attractive salary based on skills and experience paid in 12/13 monthly payments
You will get a Performance based bonus
Responsibility for your own specialisms and development opportunities within the company.

What we ask

Must be able to work under pressure
Attention to detail
Interpersonal skills
Team player
Interpretation and analytical skills
Attention to detail
Integrity
Action orientation
Customer services orientated

What you bring

Bachelor's degree in logistics, supply chain management, or business administration
Proven work experience as a Warehouse Manager
Expertise in warehouse management procedures and best practices
Experience in inventory audits, stock / cycle counts.
Proven ability to implement proces