Parmalat is Hiring: Warehouse Manager

Job Description

Specific key performance areas include the following:

• Plan and coordinate the daily activities of the warehouse team through an optimised operational structure, agreed job descriptions and established measures of success
• On a daily basis analyse operational execution results, understand the reason for deviations and action corrective measures in a collaborative manner
• Continuously develop and drive strategies in collaboration with all internal and external stakeholders to achieve all required performance indicators
• In conjunction with the national optimisation team investigate and study leading edge solutions to further improve performance results and maximize customers service experience
• Ensure adherence to OHS ACT, BCEA legislations and use the company’s disciplinary guidelines as a medium to drive improved results
• Ensure that the company is professionally represented by its ambassadors (warehouse staff relevance) through training, dress code rules and other relevant interventions
• Nurture a mature and motivated staff complement through continuous training and engagement forums, interacting with staff at all organisational levels
• Build a collaborative relationship with the regional and national sales teams to ensure the relationship drive the company’s customer service objectives with a mature ability in finding the balance between customer service and a highly cost and efficiency driven environment
• Build and maintain sustainable relationships with all customers to ensure warehouse efficiency measures and cost achievement results are at optimal levels
• Manage and control warehouse cost through analysing daily, weekly and monthly performance measurements and management reports
• Monitoring and management of product storage, and waste (losses, obsolescence, dumps, and related costs)
• Ensure customer service excellence by storing and loading quality products through proper cold chain management.
• General site maintenance and housekeeping
• Statistically analyse movement per SKU to optimize storage location and warehouse utilization and –efficiencies
• Conduct studies/review to improve overall operational efficiency
• Develop and review standard operating procedures for your area
• Ensure export requirements are met and non-conformances communicated
• Ensure resupply stock are managed and order requirements are met
• Ensure Assets are maintained and accounted for at all times
• Assist in the successful roll out and management of the Parmalat ‘Continuous Improvement Programme

Required Skills

Diploma in Warehousing/Logistics/Supply Chain Management

• Have experience and knowledge of Supply Chain, Warehousing and Distribution management systems
• Have extensive experience in operating and maintaining a WMS system
• Knowledge of FMCG environment.
• Budget management and implementation
• MS Office Skills
• BPCS (advantageous)
• Accountability to accept mistakes and performance improvement required from within and not blame others
• Entrepreneurship in driving results within warehousing with personal pride
• Accessibility/modesty fitting for an employee within this Logistics function of a multi-national company
• Pragmatic approach towards execution of agreed principles
• Continuous improvement mind-set in driving better results
• Transparency in support of continuous awareness of improvement areas
• Loyalty towards the company and its objectives
• Tenacity to follow through with initiatives
• Maturity in building relationships and managing your functional area
• Compliance driven to keep our staff safe and protecting the company’s reputation
• Very responsive in nature with high levels of urgency
• Knowledge of WM9
• Knowledge of and/or experience in the Dairy industry

CLOSING DATE: 2019/08/13

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