Warehouse Manager/Supervisor | Managed People Solutions | Johannesburg

Managed People Solutions Pty; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Managed People Solutions Pty is looking for a Warehouse Manager/Supervisor to lead day-to-day warehouse operations in a fast-paced environment, ensuring accuracy, safety, and compliance with company policy and SA labour legislation.

You will drive throughput, maintain audit-ready records, manage access control, CCTV and loss-prevention equipment, and mentor staff on stock control and safe practices. Strong leadership and organisational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or equivalent required.
• Qualification in Warehouse Management, Logistics or Supply Chain is advantageous.
• Proven warehouse supervisory experience.
• Strong inventory and stock control experience.
• Experience in FMCG/distribution environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day warehouse operations.
• Meet monthly throughput and productivity targets.
• Improve processes to increase efficiency.
• Prepare and submit stock, throughput, and security reports.
• Enforce safety, access control, and audit documentation.
• Manage staff performance and conduct.

Skills

Warehouse management

Staff supervision

Inventory control

Process improvement

Safety compliance

Education

Grade 12

Qualification in Warehouse Management/Logistics/Supply Chain

Job description

Our client is looking for a Warehouse Manager/Supervisor to join their team. The ideal candidate will be an experienced, reliable, and organised professional with strong leadership skills and a solid understanding of warehouse operations. The successful candidate should be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, demonstrate excellent attention to detail, and maintain high standards of professionalism, accuracy, and safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Overall management of the warehouse and its day-to-day operations
• Ensuring that monthly throughput and productivity targets are met
• Look for more efficient ways to improve processes in the warehouse
• Compile and submit accurate daily, weekly and monthly reports on stock levels, throughput, shrinkage/variances, staff productivity and security incidents
• Maintain organised, audit-ready documentation and records to support internal and external audits
• Report key metrics and any material irregularities directly to the Supervisor, escalating urgent matters immediately
• Manage warehouse employees to ensure everybody is performing to the required standard and that tasks are completed on time.
• Look for ways to boost employee productivity
• Enforce company policies, procedures and codes of conduct consistently and fairly, including managing poor performance and misconduct in accordance with company policy and South African labour legislation
• Train, coach and mentor warehouse staff on safe work practices, stock control procedures and security protocols
• Report key metrics and any material irregularities directly to the Supervisor, escalating urgent matters immediately
• Enforce strict access control to the warehouse and high-value storage areas, including visitor, contractor and staff entry/exit procedures
• Monitor and manage CCTV, alarm systems, scales and any other loss-prevention equipment on site; report faults or tampering immediately
• Identify and elevate any suspected theft, fraud, collusion or irregular conduct promptly to management
• Ensure segregation of duties between receiving, weighing, processing and dispatch functions to reduce opportunities for collusion or theft
• Maintain strict custody and control over keys, access cards, safe/vault access and any other security-critical items
• Overall responsibility for the inventory and stock of the warehouse
• Daily inventory checks and stock takes, and reporting of this to management
• Record inventory on the company system to ensure that this corresponds to the physical inventory
• Oversee the quality of the inventory and stock received and report to management on quality changes
• Resolve any inventory management problems or concerns
• Arrange, manage and oversee the loading of containers for shipment
• Ensure that the inventory quantities correlate with shipping weights
• Compile and submit accurate daily, weekly and monthly reports on stock levels, throughput, shrinkage/variances, staff productivity and security incidents
• Maintain organised, audit-ready documentation and records to support internal and external audits
• Report key metrics and any material irregularities directly to the Supervisor, escalating urgent matters immediately

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12.
• Qualification in Warehouse Management, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field is advantageous.
• Proven warehouse management/supervisory experience.
• Strong inventory and stock control experience.
• Experience managing warehouse staff and daily operations.
• FMCG, manufacturing, distribution, or inventory-based environment experience is preferred.

Should you not receive a response to your application within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.