Warehouse Manager - Sagamu Plant at SAB Miller

Reference Number: ABI066

Job Description
Amongst other duties, the job holder will;

• Inventory and warehouse management:
  • Conduct random truck counts to monitor effectiveness of internal controls
  • Oversee the Warehouse to ensure stock availability and quality
  • Manage DOC and working capital
  • Manage returns to issues and weeks in trade
  • Ensure that inventory management processes are entrenched and Inventory postings need to be understood to manage gains and losses
• Optimal Fleet management:
  • Engage fleet suppliers to maintain optimal fleet uptime to deliver on customer service commitments
  • Conduct regular fleet inspections as per fleet guidelines to ensure compliance to road traffic act and internal measures
  • Monitor and understand fleet key performance indicators and implement corrective action plans where required
  • Ensure that fleet-mix is optimal and suitable for terrain
  • Manage fleet service provider SLA’s and ensure that temporary fleet service providers are engaged and SLA’s are in place
• 3rd party management:
  • Contractors managed against the Service Level agreement
  • Ensure contractors alignment to business strategy
  • Create an engaging environment to foster business partnerships and good relations
  • Continuously engage contractors to extract maximum productivity responsibly
  • Minimize use of temporary service providers and manage within relevant legislation
• Financial Management:
  • Develops and manages budgets and forecasts for resourcing
  • Controls expenditure against budgets and forecasts
  • Authorizes expenditure and ensure adherence to the Procurement to Payment policy
  • Continuously look for financial optimization opportunities internally and externally
  • Monthly financial performance analysed and necessary plans put in place to correct if required
• Governance:
  • Manage company assets in line with policy and procedure
  • Review and sign off the necessary internal governance processes
  • Conduct monthly stock counts in line with Inventory management procedures and processes
  • Review bulk handling contracts for relevance:
• Adherence to the health, safety and environmental standards
  • Site housekeeping standards maintained and adhered to
  • Ensure adherence to site safety standards
  • Ensure compliance to all relevant legislation

Requirements
The occupant of this position should possess:

• Relevant tertiary degree or diploma, preferably in Supply Chain and/or Logistics
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience at a managerial level in any of financial, administration, international trade or inter-state distributors

Key competencies and attributes:

• Knowledge of shipping, freight and forwarding practices.
• Financial and legal requirements associated with import/exporting, VAT, EXCISE, Letters of Credit, Consignment Sales, etc.
• Knowledge of banking rates, exchange control and currency exchange rates.
• Basic electronic bookkeeping knowledge (via SAP)
• Strong budgeting skills (costs and revenue)
• Ability to negotiate commercial agreements
• Basic knowledge of contracts and international trading
• PC competence at the advanced level (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)