Warehouse Manager / Head Storeman

The Recruitment Pig; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The Recruitment Pig in Gauteng is seeking a hands-on Warehouse Supervisor to lead daily floor operations at a new facility. You will manage the warehouse team and coordinate with logistics to ensure fast stock dispatches.

Essential experience includes supervising staff in a busy distribution warehouse, familiarity with inventory systems, and a strong focus on health and safety. Leadership and teamwork are vital for success.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising staff in a busy distribution warehouse.
• Hands-on with technical hardware and industrial tools.
• Able to use computer-based inventory systems and ERP/WMS.
• Knowledge of stocktaking, cycle counts, and binning.
• Strong communication and team leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise warehouse floor teams, stock pickers, packers, and forklift operators every day.
• Manage the receiving, safety checks, and binning of incoming tools, machinery, and consumables.
• Oversee accurate order picking and packing for direct branch transfers and customer dispatches.
• Conduct routine inventory cycle counts and regular stock audits to prevent stock discrepancies.
• Enforce stock rotation rules and ensure high-value technical equipment is stored safely.
• Keep staging areas organized for smooth handover to the logistics and transport team.
• Maintain a tidy warehouse floor and enforce daily health and safety procedures.

Skills

Staff supervision

Warehouse operations

Forklift operation

Inventory management

Stock control

Health & safety knowledge

Team leadership

Communication skills

ERP/WMS knowledge

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

The Opportunity

This key position puts you in charge of daily floor operations at a new facility. You will lead the warehouse team and work with logistics to maintain fast stock dispatches. Use your hands-on stores experience to grow your career in a well-managed industrial environment.

Job Description

• Supervise warehouse floor teams, stock pickers, packers, and forklift operators every day.
• Manage the receiving, safety checks, and binning of incoming tools, machinery, and consumables.
• Oversee accurate order picking and packing for direct branch transfers and customer dispatches.
• Conduct routine inventory cycle counts and regular stock audits to prevent stock discrepancies.
• Enforce stock rotation rules and ensure high-value technical equipment is stored safely.
• Keep staging areas organized for smooth handover to the logistics and transport team.
• Maintain a tidy warehouse floor and enforce daily health and safety procedures.

What You Need to Apply

• Proven background supervising staff in a busy distribution warehouse or engineering store environment.
• Practical experience handling technical hardware, welding supplies, machinery, or industrial tools.
• Working knowledge of computer-based inventory systems, warehouse management software, or ERP platforms.
• Solid understanding of stocktaking, binning systems, cycle counts, and stock control practices.
• Strong knowledge of warehouse health and safety rules, load stacking, and forklift operations.
• Good communication skills with the ability to lead and motivate a warehouse team.
• A positive attitude, a willingness to learn, and strong team-player values.