Receiving Team Leader

Sherwin-Williams; Durban; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chemical manufacturing company in Durban is seeking a Receiving Team Leader to manage incoming deliveries and oversee a small team. The role involves verifying shipments, ensuring timely and proper storage, and completing relevant documentation. Candidates should have at least two years of warehouse supervisory experience and strong systems skills. This full-time position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment that values employee growth and well-being.

Benefits

Benefits and rewards for health and well-being

Opportunities for professional development

Inclusive team environment

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience in Warehouse team lead or supervision.
• Experience in a shipping, receiving, or transportation environment.
• Five years relevant inventory experience may substitute for lead/supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage incoming deliveries and verify shipments.
• Ensure timely offloading and correct storage of cargo.
• Prepare and complete necessary documentation.
• Lead a small receiving team and ensure timely transactions.

Skills

Warehouse team lead experience

Inventory Management

Clerical or office support

Strong systems / ERP / WMS experience

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Job description

Job Description

The Receiving Team Leader performs activities related to managing incoming deliveries by verifying and signing for shipments, ensuring that cargo is offloaded timeously, stored appropriately, and processes all paperwork in a timely manner, and ensures that safety regulations are met.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of transactional and supportive duties in the receiving, and transportation of products and materials.
• Receiving, preparing and distributing orders and providing related clerical reports.
• Ensures product compatibility and stacking / storage compliance.
• Collaborates with Purchasing staff and transporters to list expected deliveries.
• Receives delivery notes and captures on Oracle 11i.
• Verifies packages according to order and invoices (quantity, quality, price etc.). Contacts Purchasing or shipper if a mistake is identified.
• Assumes responsibility for returning unsatisfactory shipments or receiving replacements.
• Prepares and completes a variety of documentation as required.
• Prepares labels, ensures product is labeled correctly and put-aways have been completed physically and systematically.
• Responds to routine questions and concerns from Warehousing functions; provides standard information and other assistance as required.
• Assumes responsibility for clearing on hold invoices.
• Responsible for ordering diesel and pallets.
• Responsible for ensuring that peroxides and monomers are checked and appropriate actions effected.
• Ensures expired stock is moved from good stock to expired stock locations.
• Responsible for checking vehicle safety.
• Leads a small Receiving team and ensures all system transactions are completed timeously.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Two years of Warehouse team lead / supervision experience with experience in Warehousing, Inventory Management, clerical or office support within a shipping, receiving or transportation environment.
• Strong systems / ERP / WMS experience.

Educational Requirements

Relevant tertiary qualification, supported by 2 years lead/supervisory work experience or 5 years relevant inventory experience.

About Us

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

• Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being.
• Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution.
• Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities.

Eligibility to Work

You will need to provide proof of right to work. It is a condition of any offer of employment we make to you that you have the permission to work in the country for the role for which you are applying for.

Equal Opportunity Employer

An equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, colour, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, disability, age pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or any other protected characteristic prohibited by law.

Senior level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Chemical Manufacturing and Manufacturing