Distribution Center Manager - Cape Town

Headhunters; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Production Supervisor to oversee operations in a dynamic Distribution Center. This role involves ensuring safety and health standards, achieving operational targets, and maintaining quality compliance. You will be responsible for planning production and distribution requirements while managing inventory effectively. The ideal candidate will have a recognized qualification in Production Supervision and extensive experience in logistics or manufacturing environments. Join a forward-thinking company that values operational excellence and employee safety, and be a part of a team dedicated to continuous improvement and quality standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in Manufacturing or Logistics.
• 3-5 years' supervisory experience in a Distribution Center.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and health standards are maintained in the workplace.
• Plan production and distribution for optimal resource use.
• Manage inventory and ensure compliance with quality standards.

Skills

Production Supervision

Logistics Management

Operations Management

Safety Standards Compliance

Inventory Management

Education

Qualification in Production Supervision

Qualification in Logistics or Operations Management

Job description

• Recognized qualification in Production Supervision and Management, Logistics or Operations Management.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in the Manufacturing or Logistics environment.
• 3 - 5 years' experience in a supervisory / managerial role with relevant experience in managing a Distribution Center.

Responsibilities, but not limited to:

1. Safety and Security:

• Provide and maintain a workplace which is safe and without risk to health.
• Oversee and review safety statistics, providing improvement recommendations around equipment, processes and site layout to maintain safety standards.
• Provide appropriate supervision, instruction, training and information to employees so that they perform their tasks in a manner that ensures the health and safety of all personnel.

2. Achieve DC Operation targets:

• Plan weekly production and distribution requirements ensuring most efficient utilization of plant and resources.
• Ensure SLAs are adhered to and improved on where necessary.
• Ensure that all site providers/suppliers are regularly reviewed and enforce strict adherence to SLAs.
• Achieve production standards.
• Use of tools to continuously investigate and implement means to improve production capacity and capability.
• Resolve production problems to minimize cycle times.
• Manage equipment availability, downtime and planned maintenance for the site.

3. Quality Standards:

• Ensure products are packed and distributed according to work instructions and procedures.
• Propose improvement recommendations at quality improvement meetings; improve production process to reduce non-conformances.
• Ensure ISO 9001 compliance.
• Investigate all non-conformances by using leadership diagnostic tools.
• Investigate alternate means of recycling/reworking non-conforming products at minimum cost, while maintaining quality standards.

4. Inventory Management:

• Maintain systems to monitor and control inventories, taking corrective action in terms of system parameters, subordinate practice and logistics decisions.
• Accurate management of inventory through cycle counts, monthly cycle count audits, stock counts and investigating stock variances i.e. losses and gains.

5. Fleet Management and Distribution:

• Manage accurate and prompt distribution to customers and inter branches.
• Manage the accuracy and proper recording of administration in dispatch.
• Manage the maintenance of the delivery vehicles.
• Manage reducing cost of the dispatch department.
• Develop and monitor engineering PMS on machines, equipment and building.
• Carry out equipment audits and reporting variances or defects.

Kindly be advised that should you not receive a response within two weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.