Warehouse Team leader at International Breweries

Job Purpose

The primary function of this position is to directly supervise, manage and optimize warehouse operations (Receipt, Storage, Replenishment, Shipping and Returns) to meet and exceed set goals. This function oversees and coordinates daily warehousing activities by implementing quality, productivity, production, and customer service standards.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Manage and drive improvements in daily warehouse operations – Receipt, Storage, Offloading, Loading.
• Optimize all warehouse processes to ensure satisfactory and on-time delivery to customers
• Manage warehouse Inventory with focus on driving inventory accuracy
• Process customer receipts and pass customer credit.
• Process inter-depot and inter-warehouse transfers.
• Manage all critical products affecting Downtime Caused by Logistics e.g. Sorting and FLT availability
• Manage the inflow and outflow of products (Full Products and Containers)
• Drive achievement of warehouse PI’s and KPI’s
• Participate in annual target setting and cascading
• Cascade Team and Individual Goals and Manage Team Performance (Daily Performance Tracking, Monthly One on One’s)
• Develop and Implement process standards: SOPs, OPL’s OWDs etc.
• Manage Warehouse stock to ensure quality and availability to customers (Internal and External)
• Maintain and improve safety by driving the correct safety behaviors on the shopfloor.
• Ensure optimal asset utilization (Warehouse, Forklifts, Human Resources)
• Ensure accuracy of inventory and shipments
• Facilitate Team dynamics.
• Supervise Daily Stock Counts
• Manage internal and external customer complaints

Own and Drive Implementation of VPO/DPO:

• Engage with the Plant regarding their VPO/DPO dream by driving VPO/DPO on the shop floor.
• Representation during milestone audits will be necessary to support the Plant’s VPO/DPO dream

Warehouse KPI Reporting:

• Collate and Submit daily PI/KPI data as per requirement by the Warehouse Controller.

Education

• ·Min. of B.Sc./ B.Tech /HND in a related field.
• ·2 years’ experience in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Traits & Competences Required

• Computer Literate 
• MS Office/Excel 
• Strong and assertive 
• Compliance driven 
• Creativity

Strong work ethic: Setting and achieving goals
Dependable: Consistently following through
Positive attitude: Creating a good environment.
Self-motivated: Working effectively with little direction 
Team-oriented: Making the most out of collaboration