Warehouse Manager

Idemia; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology company in Johannesburg seeks a Warehouse Manager to oversee all aspects of warehouse activities. The role includes managing processes for movement, storage, and inventory control, as well as defining KPIs and ensuring team training. Candidates should be ready for a dynamic environment and possess analytical skills to manage warehouse stock efficiently.

Qualifications

• Ability to analyze warehouse stock for efficiency.
• Experience in managing warehouse teams and processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage processes related to movement and storage of materials.
• Define and monitor departmental KPIs.
• Oversee training requirements for warehouse team.

Job description

At IDEMIA, we aim to offer our employees, a dynamic and exciting environment where you have opportunities for career growth and professional development.

Internal mobility is a great way for you to energize your career and to build your personal brand. It’s also a great way to explore other functions, professions or countries as IDEMIA operates in different businesses and in 50+ locations around the world.

Purpose

This role manages processes and teams associated with planning, directing, and monitoring all warehouse activities related to movement, storage, and inventory control of materials, finished goods, tools, and packaging.

Key Missions

• Defines and monitors departmental KPIs in line with Global KPI and reports
• Oversees departmental audit schedule and integrity
• Furnishes departmental reports for outside stakeholders, such as schedules of goods in process, needs for future use, forecast estimates
• Analyzes warehouse stock to review for slow moving or obsolete materials and manage the scrap including secure materials
• Defines training requirements for Warehouse team and monitor training progress utilizing skills matrix to ensure team flexibility
• Oversee Warehouse equipment and ensure safe use
• Maintains relationships with major shipping, consumables, and facility vendors ensuring high levels of service and minimal cost
• Manages the implementation of best practice tools and techniques such as Management Inventory Tools, Kaizen, ISO 91, 5S, department policies, specifications and requirements
• Oversees conformance to all Security Standards and Operational Systems including PCI, SOC I and customer requirements
• Assists in external reviews
• Manages Warehouse Team including annual performance review, departmental staffing, employee discipline and morale
• Supervises professional level employees (typically entry or experienced level) and may also supervise some para
• professional employees
• Participates in goal and objective setting for team members for achievement of operational results
• Faces problems that may be difficult but typically are not complex
• Ensures policies, practices and procedures are understood and followed by direct reports, customers and stakeholders
• Provides daily coaching to team members

Profile & Other Information

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