Raw Materials Stores Manager

Boardroom Appointments; Durban; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 550 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company is seeking a Raw Materials Stores Manager in Durban, South Africa. This role involves overall supervision of raw materials storage, managing the GRV process, and ensuring compliance with ISO standards. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in supply chain, a proven track record in warehouse management, and proficiency in SAP. This exciting opportunity also includes ensuring internal customer satisfaction and maintaining a safe work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven track record of warehouse management and performance excellence in the FMCG supply chain environment.
• Well-versed in SAP, able to troubleshoot the system.
• Solid understanding of the plastics and packaging industry.

Responsibilities

• Overall management of raw materials stores, on-site and off-site.
• Conducting weekly, monthly and yearly stock takes.
• Ensure a safe work environment with excellent housekeeping standards maintained.

Skills

Proven track record in supply chain

Knowledge of SAP

Computer literacy

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in supply chain

Post Matric qualification in supply chain

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

SUMMARY

Raw Materials Stores Manager

POSITION INFO

Key Performance Areas

• Overall supervision of offsite Raw Materials Store, including secondary packaging and divider cleaning
• Batch and FIFO all material, including cataloging regrind and issuing oldest bags first
• Overseeing the Goods Returns process for secondary packaging
• Return from customer
• Inspections for damages and scrap
• Notify business of damages
• Return to stock
• Identifying control risks and implementing measures to mitigate or eliminate risk (eg stock counts, stock movements, processes)
• Supplying main site secondary packaging and ensuring that all requirements are distributed on time
• Conducting weekly, monthly and yearly stock takes, including unplanned spot checks on stock
• Receipting and administration of raw materials stock, transactions through SAP
• Overseeing divider cleaning and ensuring sufficient dividers are available to the business
• Responsible for stock variances in raw materials and packaging
• Incoming inspection checks for packaging, when required ensuring specifications are met
• Pallets – dimensions
• Secondary packaging – dimensions and artwork
• Ensuring stock is handled correctly and all spillages and breakages are reported
• Maintenance of offsite equipment, divider cleaner, floor cleaner and operating equipment
• Ensuring shuttle truck is loaded timeously
• Ensuring internal and external customer satisfaction
• Overseeing waste management team
• Collection from plants
• Supplier collections
• Separation in conjunction with waste partners
• Ensuring correct documentation pertaining to invoicing, receipts and all other relevant documentation as per ISO standards (ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000)
• Day to day team management, divider cleaners, GRV processors, forklift drivers, packers and cleaners
• Continuous training and development of people, managing individual and team performance, compliance with and IR policies and procedures, adherence to training plans
• Ensure a safe work environment with excellent housekeeping standards maintained

Key Competencies

• Be in possession of a post Matric qualification in supply chain or relevant qualification
• Proven track record in the supply chain environment
• Knowledge of SAP would be advantageous
• Computer literacy, Excel, Word, Outlook
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with high levels of attention detail and accuracy
• Self-discipline and driven to succeed
• Ability to build relationships quickly and effectively

RAW MATERIALS STORE MANAGER

JOB SPECIFICATION

Key Performance Areas

• Overall management of raw materials stores, on site and off site, including secondary packaging and divider cleaning
• Batch and FIFO maintenance of HDPE and all material, including cataloging regrind and issuing oldest bags first
• Management of GRV process
• Identifying control risks and implementing measures to mitigate or eliminate risk (eg stock counts, stock movements, processes)
• Management of raw material shuttle truck
• Conducting weekly, monthly and yearly stock takes, including unplanned spot checks on stock
• Responsible for stock variances in raw materials and packaging
• Incoming inspection checks for raw materials and packaging, ensuring specifications are met
• HDPE and PP – bag weights
• Pallets – dimensionsli>
• Secondary packaging – dimensions and artwork
• Bags – dimensions and microns
• Decoration – colour and artwork
• Administration of raw materials stock, transactions through SAP
• Ensuring that raw materials are distributed on time and correctly to production departments
• Ensuring stock is handled correctly
• Maintain adequate buffers of secondary packaging to ensure ongoing supply and keeping procurement informed of decoration stock balances on a weekly basis
• Maintenance and management of offsite equipment ensuring due care is taken of assets, divider cleaner, floor cleaner and operating equipment
• Ensuring internal and external customer satisfaction
• Accountable for waste management
• Collection from plants
• Separation in conjunction with waste partners
• Supplier collections
• Selling to various third parties
• Waste reconciliations to SAP scrapping
• Ensuring correct documentation pertaining to invoicing, receipts and all other relevant documentation as per ISO standards (ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000)
• Departmental budgeting and forecasting, in conjunction with supply chain executive, wages, consumables, maintenance and projects
• Driving departmental projects to closure and ensuring efficiency gains are realized
• Managing department budget
• People management, continuous training and development of people, managing individual and team performance, compliance with HR and IR policies and procedures, adherence to training plans
• Ensure a safe work environment with excellent housekeeping standards maintained

Key Competencies

• Be in possession of a degree in supply chain or
• Proven track record of warehouse management and performance excellence in the FMCG supply chain environment
• Well versed in SAP, able to troubleshoot easily in the system
• Solid understanding of the plastics and packaging industry
• Computer literacy, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with high levels of attention detail and accuracy
• Self-discipline and driven to succeed
• Ability to build relationships quickly and effectively

Key Competencies

• Be in possession of a degree in supply chain or
• Proven track record of warehouse management and performance excellence in the FMCG supply chain environment
• Well versed in SAP, able to troubleshoot easily in the system
• Solid understanding of the plastics and packaging industry
• Computer literacy, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with high levels of attention detail and accuracy
• Self-discipline and driven to succeed
• Ability to build relationships quickly and effectively