Warehouse Manager / Head Storeman

The Recruitment Pig; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive bonus

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Paid time off

Job summary

The Recruitment Pig is seeking a strategic Warehouse Manager to lead the distribution center in Soweto. You will oversee daily warehouse operations, inventory control, shipping, receiving, and staff management to ensure efficient and cost‑effective flow of goods.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive warehouse management experience, strong analytical skills, and a proven ability to optimize processes while leading a diverse team.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily warehouse operations, including receiving, warehousing, inventory management, and dispatch.
• Develop and implement warehouse strategies and procedures to optimize efficiency and reduce costs.
• Manage and motivate a team of warehouse staff, ensuring productivity, safety, and adherence to company policies.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through effective cycle counting and stocktaking procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all safety regulations and implement best practices for warehouse security and operations.
• Collaborate with logistics, procurement, and production teams to ensure seamless supply chain flow.

Skills

Staff supervision

Technical hardware handling

Inventory systems (WMS/ERP)

Stocktaking & cycle counts

Health & safety knowledge

Forklift operations

Team leadership & motivation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in SCM or related field

Tools

Omni

Pastel

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.

• 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.

Our client is seeking a strategic and results‑driven Warehouse Manager to oversee their distribution center operations in Soweto . This leadership role is responsible for managing all aspects of warehouse operations, including inventory control, shipping, receiving, and staff management, ensuring efficient and cost‑effective flow of goods. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in warehouse management, strong analytical skills, and a proven ability to optimize processes and lead a diverse team. You will play a crucial role in maintaining operational efficiency, ensuring inventory accuracy, and meeting delivery targets for our clients.

About the Role

Our client is seeking a strategic and results‑driven Warehouse Manager to oversee their distribution center operations in Soweto . This leadership role is responsible for managing all aspects of warehouse operations, including inventory control, shipping, receiving, and staff management, ensuring efficient and cost‑effective flow of goods. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in warehouse management, strong analytical skills, and a proven ability to optimize processes and lead a diverse team. You will play a crucial role in maintaining operational efficiency, ensuring inventory accuracy, and meeting delivery targets for our clients.

• Oversee daily warehouse operations, including receiving, warehousing, inventory management, and dispatch.
• Develop and implement warehouse strategies and procedures to optimize efficiency and reduce costs.
• Manage and motivate a team of warehouse staff, ensuring productivity, safety, and adherence to company policies.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through effective cycle counting and stocktaking procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all safety regulations and implement best practices for warehouse security and operations.
• Collaborate with logistics, procurement, and production teams to ensure seamless supply chain flow.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in warehouse management, with a proven track record of operational excellence.
• Strong understanding of warehouse management systems (WMS) and inventory control principles.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience in managing budgets and optimizing operational costs.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations relevant to warehouse operations.

• Competitive executive salary and annual bonus structure.
• Comprehensive medical aid, life insurance, and retirement fund benefits.
• Generous paid time off and company holidays.
• Opportunities for leadership development and strategic impact.
• A challenging and rewarding work environment within a reputable company.

THE COMPANY

• Our client is an established leader in heavy industrial protection and engineering materials.
• They supply specialized coatings, mechanical refurbishment services, and tooling to major industry players.
• Their products solve severe equipment wear, corrosion, and erosion challenges across African industrial sectors.
• They continue to expand operations and invest in solid infrastructure for long‑term growth.
• This growth creates a stable, positive workplace where your operational talent can truly shine.

WHO ARE YOU?

• You are an organized and dependable leader who understands physical warehouse operations inside out.
• You have hands‑on experience managing over 2,000 industrial SKUs rather than fast‑moving consumer items.
• You know your way around technical tools, workshop gear, and engineering application hardware.
• Working with Omni or Pastel software is familiar ground for you every day.
• You communicate clearly with site teams, suppliers, and floor staff to prevent any project delays.
• Your proactive mindset helps you spot stock issues early and solve them quickly.
• You bring energy, discipline, and pride in maintaining a safe, clean, and accurate storeroom.

Warehouse Manager (Retail / Wholesale DC)

• Report to: MD and FD
• Seniority Level: Management
• Type: Permanent
• Sectors: Retail or Wholesale
• Functions: Warehouse Management
• Qualifications: Diploma, Under Graduate Degrees
• Required Qualifications: Bachelor of Business Administration: Supply Chain Management, Advanced Diploma in Supply Chain Management
• Skills: Understanding warehouse processes
• System knowledge - WMS
• Business acumen and knowledge and Business architecture knowledge
• Teamplayer with strong leadership skills
• High level of computer literacy
• Able to lead and offer supportive management
• Meeting deadlines in a high pace rapidly changing environment

• Identify Business Improvement and optimisation that will result in improvement of process performance
• Build and maintain solid relationships with stakeholder

• Ensure optimal