Warehouse Supervisor at Nestle Foods

Position Summary

• Nestlé Nigeria is currently looking to fill the role of Warehouse Supervisor, whose responsibility would be to drive warehouse team performance to attain superior service level at a lower cost.

Responsibilities
A day in the life of a Warehouse Supervisor:

• Set adequate target values for warehousing service and cost KPIs, and keep tracked KPIs close to the target values by:
  • Supporting Logistics service and productivity levels
  • Ensuring key performance measures are maintained
  • Focusing on problem solving skills
  • Managing labor and equipment utilization
  • Ensuring the premises are hygienic and sustainable
  • Creates safety awareness and compliance
• Drive/Support cost saving initiatives to improve performance and cost of the warehouse operation.
• Influence Distribution Management and Customer Service in order to continuously improve service and cost through:
  • Regular communication that will keep customers and CS updated to manage proactively
  • Collaboration with Customer Service, Production and Transport to ensure customer service level, freshness and avoidance of bad goods
  • Oversees co-packing activities
  • Motivates 5S, and nurtures refusals & disposals
  • Overseas Security and Occupational health
• Training, constant engagement, and motivation of the team. Assists Goal Alignment implementation and maintain operational reviews.
• Supports and helps the LEAN roll out, ensuring that a continuous improvement culture is developed and sustained

Requirements
What Will Make You Successful?

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree or Higher National Diploma
• Minimum of 3 years relevant post NYSC experience in a similar role at market/ business level in warehouse management.
• Relevant operational experience at market/business level, in the following areas is beneficial:
  • Customer Service
  • Demand & Supply Planning
  • Sales
  • Transportation
  • Technical
  • Finance: Business Planning, budget control, cost management
• Experience in the management of projects such as: - Warehouse Design, High Performing Warehouse, WMS Implementation.
• Desirable to have had worked on a leadership position in a LEAN organization, who has adapted LEAN concepts and tools as part of their way of working.
• Desirable to have had experience implementing LEAN concepts and tools.