Warehouse Operations Specialist - Full Goods at Seven Up Bottling Company

Main Purpose of Job

• To ensure proper stock storage, issuing, documentation and accountability.
• To maintain proper and optimal warehouse layouts, ensure proper stock storage, issuing, documentation and accountability to support with smooth production runs.

Main Responsibilities

• Daily supply of empty glass pallets, plastic shells and other materials to lines for a smooth production run.
• Monitor and Supervise cullet loading to Sunglass and other vendors and maintain GMP and GSP in warehouse.
• Monitor daily production output, supervise reconciliation of production glass breakages and evacuation to cullet bay.
• Monitor and sort glass returned from the market to identify issues (Bad Glass, Chipped Necks etc.) before proceeding to issue to the lines.
• Supervise evacuation of accumulated bad glass from the line
• Track pallet usage, monitor pallet cycle returns to identify efficiency of use.
• Supervise pallet repair
• Receive regional transfers into warehouse ensuring accuracy of receipt, observing FIFO.
• Prepare FG weekly aging report and other reports for local and HO use.
• Supervise daily, weekly and periodic stock counts for preparation of daily floor stock for local and HO use. Reconcile weekly and periodic stock count with Accounts and input weekly reconciled figures into Navision.
• Receive and offload bulk glass, plastic shells, pallets etc. from Suppliers. Case bulk glass, store in warehouse and supply to lines.
• Check daily warehouse report and submit to Warehouse Operations Manager/Accounts department for review.
• Warehouse Reporting
• Daily Stock – FG (PET, RGB) - Glass (Per distribution (out)/returns)
• Daily Ageing
• Daily Forklift Efficiency
• Daily Pallet/Pallet Lay Truck
• Stock balances (Daily, Weekly & Monthly Stock Take )

Selection Criteria

• Minimum of a First Degree (HND / BSc) preferably in Social Science or analytical discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years’ cognate experience
• Relevant professional certification is an added advantage.
• Stock Reconciliation and an ability to organise warehouse outlay.
• A demonstrated ability to:
• Work, coordinate, control and supervise others on the job.
• Work under pressure
• Stand and work long hours
• Organize warehouse outlay.