Warehouse Manager
Express Employment Professionals
- Nelspruit, Mpumalanga
- R15,000-18,000 per month
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Strategically manage warehouse in compliance with company’s policies and vision
- Oversee receiving, warehousing, distribution and maintenance operations
- Setup layout and ensure efficient space utilization
- Initiate, coordinate and enforce optimal operational policies and procedures
- Adhere to all warehousing, handling and shipping legislation requirements
- Maintain standards of health and safety, hygiene and security
- Manage stock control and reconcile with data storage system
- Prepare annual budget
- Liaise with clients, suppliers and transport companies
- Produce reports and statistics regularly (IN/OUT status report, dead stock report etc.)
- Receive feedback and monitor the quality of services provided
- Processing orders and planning the dispatching of products
- Monitoring space and tracking stock levels
- Setting aside storage areas for new stock
- Partake in Branch stock takes
- Responsible for all Transport, Stock Losses, Managing of Warehouse Employees
- Review the effectiveness of health and safety measures
- Identify potential hazards and major incidents at the workplace
- Assist his employer in establishing the cause of incidents at workplace
- Investigate employees’ complaints regarding health and safety at the workplace
- Make representations regarding the above to the employer, health and safety committee and the inspector
- Make representations to the employer in general with regard to health and safety in the workplace
- Inspect the workplace at agreed intervals, the representative must also give reasonable notice of his intention to do so, as employees may wish to present
- Participate with, and accompany inspectors (Dept. of Labour) during their inspections
- Attend the health and safety committee meeting
- Proven work experience as a warehouse manager
- Expertise in warehouse management procedures and best practices
- Proven ability to implement process improvement initiatives
- Strong knowledge of warehousing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Hands on experience with warehouse management software and databases
- Leadership skills and ability manage staff
- Strong decision making and problem solving skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Must have logistics experience
- Product knowledge of: Pipes and Fittings, Irrigation, or Fluids.