Role Purpose:
To oversee the entire operation of a warehouse, ensuring that inventory is received, stored, and distributed efficiently. The candidate's role is critical in maintaining productivity, optimizing workflows, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
1. People (Performance & Development)
- To ensure that back up team members are trained, evaluated and signed off for all critical areas within the DC.
- Ensuring solutions are provided on areas where KRA's are not met
2. Culture & Innovation
- To set and maintain acceptable levels of performance within all areas of responsibilities as per Labor Standards.
- To participate in the ongoing development of a performance measurement framework.
3. Finance
- To ensure that the site achieves an acceptable Shrinkage result within the set budgets.
- Ensure that planning is conducted in line with set budgets and targets.
- Ensuring full participation in regard to stock take preparation and execution.
4. Task Execution
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Confirm that all required daily, weekly, and monthly checks and balances are completed in line with company standards.
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Verify that DC adjustments align with established targets.
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Oversee the vault withdrawals process, ensuring it is properly managed and controlled.
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Maintain daily operations in the vault, with proper management and oversight.
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Conduct daily slot validations in the vault, ensuring processes are properly managed and controlled.
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Perform full monthly cycle counts in the vault, investigating and resolving any variances.
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Maintain system housekeeping standards on a daily basis.
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Validate all reports and promptly address any identified issues.
Required Skills and Competencies
- Expertise in warehouse management procedures and best practices.
- Proven ability to implement process improvement initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of WMS.
- Leadership skills and ability manage staff.
- Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience:
- Grade 12 (Matric) or higher.
- IR Management & Export experience.
- Proven experience (minimum two years) in managing warehouse operations.
- Hands on experience with warehouse management software and databases (essential).
- Strong knowledge of warehousing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
