Leader Manufacturing Support Warehouse

Mondelēz International; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 250 000 - 350 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global snacking company is seeking a Warehouse Operations Manager in Cape Town, South Africa. This role involves planning, leading, and controlling warehouse operations to ensure inventory accuracy and compliance with safety regulations. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in warehouse or production operations and proficiency in SAP and MS Office. The position requires excellent communication skills and a strong ability to lead teams effectively while achieving operational goals.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in inventory control, warehousing, and personnel management.
• Intermediate English proficiency required.
• Knowledge in KPIs, storage, and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage warehouse operations, ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Lead planning and organization of inventory and materials.
• Oversee talent development and team engagement.
• Ensure governance and compliance with safety and quality standards.

Skills

Warehouse and production operations

Inventory management

Material movement equipment

MS Office proficiency

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Team leadership

Education

Industrial Engineering or Business Administration

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Overview

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

You will be responsible for planning, leading, organizing and controlling of warehousing to ensure efficient inventory and warehouse management and cost-effective delivery of shipment volume objectives. You will be planning, leading, organizing and controlling the plant’s Dispensary operations for raw & packaging material to provide consistent quality ingredients to production in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Be accountable for the Warehouse Operations Plan, Coordinate & Manage Receipt/ Issue/ Disposal of raw/packaging materials and finished good inventories in accordance with Company policies and procedures. Deliver Inventory accuracy objectives and ensure Operational requirements are consistently applied while complying to all boundaries & requirements on a regular basis. Provide appropriate and properly maintained Materials handling/ movement equipment and facility to ensure safe and efficient operations. Achieve AM-Autonomous maintenance and PM-Progressive maintenance Step completion goals for warehouse equipment & SGA teams to eliminate losses & downtime.
• Lead optimum utilization of Warehouse space; conduct warehouse capacity plan review on a regular basis. Ensure storage and handling of all materials and finished goods adheres to standard palletizing, stacking and storage requirements. Manage and control the replenishment of stock at Distributor’s warehouses, analysis of inventory movements, to ensure inventory level in the supply chain is at manageable level, and no run or overstock situation and product freshness in the trade. Develop & implement overhead budgets to define cost boundaries for an efficient warehouse operation. Ensure cost targets are met via efficient utilization of equipment, workforce and utilities. Monitor and control materials wastage and variance to generate productivity savings.
• Be accountable for strong governance & compliance requirements (warehouse audits, ISO, FSSC, Quality management system audits etc.) to be in place, Be a champion to meet and/or exceed Safety & Quality requirements and driving ownership among teams.
• Be Accountable for Talent, Capabilities & Engagement for the team and responsible for identifying and implementing critical levers to attract, retain & develop critical talent and build capability at all levels, technical and behavioral, to build a sustainable workforce profile for the future. Interface with key stakeholders internally & externally to develop and maintain effective relationships, Align priorities in order to deliver the company objectives and goals and maintain 100% compliance to standards, policies and local legal laws.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Relevant work experience in warehouse and/or production operations, inventory management & handling material movement equipment.
• Computer proficiency (MS Office to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint) & experience in ERP (SAP) systems.
• Excellent communication skills (Verbal and Written), Analytical & Problem solving skills, strong collaboration and relationship management skills. The capability to work as the Team Leader, developing and aligning goal/master plan for the team, deploying and managing IDP-Individual development plan for the members, coaching team members on their performance management and career development.

Responsabilidades principales

• Gestión Integral de Almacenamiento Inbound.

• Control y Precisión de Inventarios.

• Conocimiento en almacenamiento, PEPS y manejo de KPI´s

• Dirigir, motivar y desarrollar al personal administrativo y operativo del almacén, fomentando un ambiente de trabajo colaborativo, seguro y productivo.

Educación

• Ing. Industrial, Administración de Empresas o afín.

Experiencia

• Al menos 2 años de experiencia en control de inventarios, almacenamiento y manejo de personal.

Idioma

• Inglés intermedio

Conocimientos

• KPI´s, almacenamiento, Análisis de datos.

Herramientas

• SAP (preferible)

• Excel Intermedio

Modalidad

• Presencial Lunes a sábado de 8:30 a 5:30 pm

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

Mondelez México has been in the country since 1927 and currently employs 6,000 wonderful people. Our diverse portfolio includes iconic and mouth-watering global brands such as Trident, Oreo, Philadelphia, and local jewels like Clorets and Bubbaloo. We are leaders in the making of cream cheese, powdered beverages and confections—in fact, we make seven out of every 10 chewing gums consumed by Mexicans. Our growth is supported by our cutting-edge manufacturing facilities, such as our Puebla Plant and Nuevo León HUB, which are the largest gums, candies and biscuits factories in the world in terms of volume. You can buy are products in 900,000 places in Mexico. We are also home to one of the 11 technology centers Mondelez International has worldwide, a specialized gum and candy facility that places us at the forefront of innovation and development in the country and drives our purpose to lead the future of snacking. We are pioneers in the country in work-life balance practices such as extended maternity leave, open spaces, remote work and flexible working hours.

Mondelez International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

• Regular Manufacturing support Manufacturing