Warehouse Manager

Motus Corporation; Bloemfontein; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics company in Bloemfontein seeks an experienced Warehouse Manager. This role involves overseeing key warehouse functions, managing staff, implementing stock control policies, and ensuring compliance with legal standards. Ideal candidates should possess a minimum Grade 12 qualification and relevant experience in warehouse and logistics management. Excellent leadership and decision-making skills are essential. Join a dynamic team where you will ensure operational efficiency and employee well-being.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in warehouse, automotive industry.
• Previous Warehouse Supervisor experience is essential.
• Understanding of Health and Safety legislation and warehouse management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee picking, storage, receiving, despatching, and maintenance functions.
• Manage the reconciliation of stock and monitor stock variances.
• Ensure effective operation of the warehouse and address performance issues.

Skills

Management skills

Problem solving

Negotiating skills

Strongly Computer literate

Business acumen

Education

Minimum Grade 12 qualification

Tertiary qualification in warehouse/logistics

Job description

Parts Incorporated Africa is searching for a Warehouse Manager to join the team in Bloemfontein. The purpose of this position is to oversee picking, storage, receiving, despatching, security, maintenance, and administrative functions. Warehouse Managers will hold a strategic role and deal with planning, co-ordinating, administration and general management issues including the management of staff and Team Leaders.

Key Performance Indicators

• Develop and implement stock control policies and ensure stock control policies are followed as per Standard Operating Procedures.
• Managing the reconciliation of stock, monitor and report stock variances.
• Ensuring that the warehouse is operating effectively.
• Monitoring daily stock counts, identifying problems, shortages in shipments etc, investigating and taking corrective action thereon.
• Accounting for stock losses and ensuring effective controls are implemented to prevent stock theft.
• Ensure turnaround and lead times are adhered to by constantly monitoring performance by addressing and reporting poor performance.
• Ensure proper management of inbound parts as well as unpacking, checking of products.
• Responsible to oversee the distribution of stock as per allocation.
• Ensure shipments are received, checked, allocated and distributed to branches within the prescribed time frame.
• Ensure proper management is in place to handle all items returned for credit (RFC’s) daily.
• Manage parts returned to suppliers, ensuring that it takes place at least once a week.
• Responsible for staff time off and scheduling.
• Responsible for learning and development of staff.
• Oversight and enforcement of discipline on warehouse floor.

Management

• Provide leadership and guidance to direct reports when required at Warehouse.
• Evaluate performance of direct reports by conducting performance reviews.
• Ensuring that all processes, procedures and working conditions fall within legal requirements.
• Define warehouse goals and objectives along with methods and measurements to achieve such goals.
• Develop subordinates in all facets of warehouse functions.
• Ensure supervision of the drivers, vehicle maintenance and distribution routes.
• Manage Branch Security and Personnel.
• Ensure Gemba Board adherence and that meetings are conducted regularly.
• Ensure Policy adherence and compliance of BSOP.
• Implement and oversee Health & Safety Regulations and compliance.

Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills

• Minimum Grade 12 qualification.
• Tertiary qualification in warehouse/logistics- desirable.
• 3-5 years’ experience in warehouse, automotive industry- Essential
• Must have previous Warehouse Supervisor experience.
• Management skills: planning and prioritizing the work of others, controlling projects.
• Clearly assigning responsibility for tasks and decisions.
• Setting clear objectives and measures.
• Monitoring process, progress, and results.
• Show ability to understand and grasp issues that arise in the warehouse and to be able to come up with solutions that meet the Regional Operations Manager / Branch Manager’s expectations.
• Must have a good understanding of all the legislation, example the Health and Safety Act, Labour Relations Act, the Basic Conditions of Employment act, the Employment Equity Act etc.
• Must have a good understanding of warehouse and logistics management and have a “hands on” operating style.
• Strongly Computer literate
• Decision making skills: initiate actions, take decisions, make recommendations in the warehouse.
• Negotiating skills: can negotiate skilfully in difficult situations with internal and external groups. Can settle differences. Can win concessions without damaging relationships. Can be direct and forceful as well as diplomatic.
• Business acumen: know how business work. Knowledgeable in current warehouse and logistics practices, trends and information affecting the organization.
• Understanding and ability to communicate effectively and conduct business in an appropriate professional business manner.
• Ability to work with management effectively and co-operatively.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Responsible for employee’s well-being.
• Clear criminal record.