Warehouse Manager at International Breweries

The key purpose of this role is to oversee all governance processes and documentation are followed and completed to ensure that all physical movement of inventory is correctly reflected in S4H, this includes but are not limited to raw materials, finished goods, containers and pallets.

Key roles and responsibilities:

Inventory Reporting & Reconciliations:

• Ensure full adherence to all physical pre-stock stake processes across all sites
• Ensure full adherence to all physical pre-stock stake processes across all sites
• Follow up, collate and analyze all actions resulting from pre-stock take reports & meetings
• Ensure all known adjustments are made prior to stock count and no movements are done during counting periods
• Ensure that the GIT account is clean and up to date with only valid entries at month end
• Facilitate and participate in daily/weekly/monthly stock counts of all raw materials, finished goods, empties and pallets on rotational ad-hoc schedule to verify accuracy of counts and process
• Ensure stock counts are conducted according to company standards and procedures and ad-hoc where we have unresolved variances
• Ensure that all post stock count meetings are done, and the output of the result are discussed before signing off results (loss & gain confirmation)
• Ensure that handheld devices (where rolled out) are set up correctly and maintained accordingly
• Ensure that all stock variances are properly investigated and closed off
• Review and authorize all unresolved variances daily/weekly as per relevant process into the correct accounts
• Report monthly on compliance with Inventory Policy and ensure actions are identified and closed in order to improve adherence
• Report monthly on all inventory levels per site per commodity inclusive of raw materials, finished goods, empties, crates, pallets, spare parts, fuel etc.
• Monitor and ensure all write off in warehouses of raw materials, finished goods, empties, crates, pallets and spare parts are approved as per MICs requirements.
• Coordinate the year end stock count with external auditors.

Shipment reconciliations:

• Ensure that all post goods issues have been processed for all deliveries and driver corrections
• Develop and implement a process whereby all delivery notes have been checked and accounted for.
• Report and sign off on missing and unsigned invoices monthly
• Ensure that process exists so that all daily load plans and distribution gate registers have been checked are on file
• Follow up on all T1 GIT shipments if not received
• Confirm inter depot movements with all sites on monthly basis
• Ensure recharges for breakages and missing bottles are done in time and in the right accounts
• Ensure driver accounts are reconciled weekly
• Management of open cycles

Bottle Loss Management:

• Ensure missing, broken and foreign surveys are conducted according to policy
• Ensure this survey results are captured daily into the survey sheet and report monthly on survey summary
• Verify daily/weekly/monthly that all returns are credited correctly and that inventory levels reflect returns, both pallets and returnable glass
• Sign of monthly on the reconciliation together with logistics manager and ensure its filed
• Ensure TIM are captured correctly

Reporting and reconciliation of pallet repairs and RB material destruction:

• Manage destruction and repair processes with clear cost tracking across all sites
• Manage contractor performance, reconciliation and payment
• Track time that pallets spend in trade as well as quantity in trade per customer
• Track, count and report monthly on the number of pallets currently at each site
• Annually review the SOP for pallet management and ensure all parties are aligned
• Annually set the budget for repairs for the coming year with clear KPI’s and PI’s to be tracked

Supplier reconciliations:

• Facilitate monthly all logistics supplier reconciliations between Mubex team and in country team and report on any risk (malt and maize)
• Follow up weekly with sites and planning team on open PO’s and ensure GRN’s are done in time

Warehouse management:

• Standardize and optimize all warehouse processes to ensure on time delivery to customers
• Drive and improve all warehouse PI’s and KPI’s
• Forklift and labor sizing done monthly

Financial management:

• Accountable for annual VLC budget and monthly variance to actual reporting as well as YTG LE
• Accountable to deliver the CAPEX budget and projects for the year
• Manage the SCOH reporting and LE on a monthly basis

DPO, LCP & VPO Implementation:

• DPO Warehouse and VPO Logistics Pillar country pillar owner
• Develop and implement standardized country SOP’s and policies

Key attributes and competencies:

• Strong numerical capabilities especially around reconciliations
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with good interpersonal skills
• High level of attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to adapt to change effectively
• Results oriented
• Excellent coaching capability

Minimum Requirements:

• 3 Year relevant degree in Supply Chain/Logistics/Finance
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in inventory controls & process controls
• High level of computer literacy (MS Office, Syspro, Teams, etc.)
• S4H proficient
• Fluent in English