Warehouse Supervisor - SAB Bloemfontein Depot

The South African Breweries; Bloemfontein; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beverage company is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor in Bloemfontein to oversee operations, manage safety compliance, and ensure effective logistics. The ideal candidate will have a relevant diploma, 3+ years in warehouse or logistics, and proficiency in SAP. This position emphasizes quality standards and team leadership to enhance operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 3+ years Warehouse and or logistics experience advantageous.
• Highly level computer user.
• Experience in conducting risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure implementation and compliance of VPO and DPO Excellence Program.
• Conduct Risk Assessments to identify and mitigate potential hazards.
• Manage inventory accuracy and stock rotation.

Skills

Warehouse Management

Logistics Coordination

Risk Assessment

Team Leadership

SAP Proficiency

Education

3-year relevant diploma / degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

Job title : Warehouse Supervisor - SAB Bloemfontein Depot

Job Location : Free State, Bloemfontein

Deadline : September 28, 2025

Responsibilities

Excellence Programmes

• Ensure implementation and compliance of VPO and DPO Excellence Program

Safety

• Ensure compliance with the OSHA
• Conduct Risk Assessments to identify and mitigate potential hazards
• Work with Fleet & Safety Supervisor to ensure maintenance schedules are adhered to for Forklifts
• Analyse safety performance to identify trends and improve safety
• Lead by example and foster an environment where safety is a shared responsibility
• Investigate incidents to determine root causes and prevent recurrence
• Develop CAPEX plans to enhance safety within the Warehouse
• Organise and oversee onboarding and training of new and existing employees
• Ensure emergency preparedness of Warehouse

Quality

• Quality Standards are adhered as per the VPO and DPO requirements including GOPs
• Product quality induction programme conducted
• Quality Standards on all Inbound and Outbound Logistics (FEFO, BB date, Batch Management etc.) including receipts from Packaging are adhered to and managed on shift
• Ensure Stock Stored correctly and compliance to the Freshness and Rotation Policy (FEFO) as per VPO Standards
• Collaborate with quality teams to quarantine, inspect and release goods
• Track and Trend Quality issues to identify root causes – Work with other departments to improve quality related KPIs

Contractor / 3PL Management

• Standardises Supplier and Internal Customer Management through SLA reviews
• Ensure Contractors / 3PL alignment to Business Strategy
• Create an engaging environment to foster business partnerships and good relations
• Continuously engage Contractors / 3PL to extract maximum productivity responsibly
• Ensure Contractors comply with SAFE requirements

Statutory

• Adherence to the Health, Safety and Environmental Standards
• Department of Labour Stacking Exemptions complied with
• Site housekeeping standards maintained to ensure adherence to site safety standards
• Ensure compliance to all relevant legislation

Financial Management

• Develops and manage budgets and forecasts
• Controls expenditure against budgets and forecasts
• Minimize overtime and temporary employee usage
• Minimize use of Contractors / Temps and manage within relevant legislation
• Authorizes expenditure and ensure adherence to the Procurement to Payment policy
• Continuously look for financial optimization opportunities internal and external
• Weekly monitoring of general ledger accounts to ensure adherence to budget and forecasts
• Monthly financial performance analysed and necessary plans put in place to correct if required
• Optimises SCOH Management and ensures Problem Solving approach is followed

People

• Enhance people capability and development through SKAP, OoO , IDP Coaching, Training
• Employees are managed in accordance with the Company’s Performance Management philosophy and principles
• Input into Training needs analysis to ensure sustainability and continuation
• Provide on the job coaching and mentoring to ensure continuous improvement
• Manage Employees in a manner that maintains a healthy industrial relations climate
• Employee’s punctuality and attendance managed to meet operational requirements
• Effective Leave Management
• Time and attendance, overtime and shifts via SAP administration effectively managed
• Ensure that all Employees are conversant with relevant business information, policies, processes and procedures
• Support social systems
• Create an environment that allows for cross functional learning and integration

Stock Count

• Ensuring daily counts are completed to ensure ERP vs Physical are aligned and where variances these are investigated and closed to ensure all movements
• 100% of all material and SKUs is counted monthly as per MICs requirements
• Ensure Obsolescence write offs risks are mitigated
• Manage KPIs and PIs linked to Inventory (E.g. Stock Posting Time, Inventory Accuracy, OOR, DIO)
• Reduction in Supply Chain Overheads through the utilisation of Problem-Solving Tools

Inbound & Outbound Logistics

• Ensuring any escalations of Delivery Schedules and Inbound Retpack Plans not materialising takes place timeously with Supplier and T1 Control Room before risk materialises
• Monitoring Outbound Plan is sufficient to manage Warehouse Capacity, FTCT and OTIF
• Manage KPIs and PIs linked to Inbound and Outbound Process (E.g. FTCT and all related PIs, DLPA)
• Reliable Supply of Quality Raw Materials to ensure no production stoppages. OOR KPI Managed to ensure
• Packaging Line and Brewing Process Area Interfaces for Raw Materials, Finished Goods and Returnable Containers
• Process Control Owner to ensure Bin Card Process is managed to meet LCA requirements and reconciliation between two parties takes place shiftly and discrepancies are resolved timeously
• Problem Solving Stock Discrepancies and ensuring route cause is identified and resolved
• Actions developed to improve process control together with packaging and brewing process area owners

Additional Interface Requirements

• Management of DCBL Process and Problem Solving DCBL impacts to ensure Sites and Customers not adhering to sorting standards are held accountable
• Review MBFU and FRI Results Captured and drive Problem Solving on gaps identified
• Operations (Picking, Sorting, Pallet Repairs, Decanting, Overpacking)
• Management of Daily Priorities and efficiencies based on Operational Requirements. Management encompassing the PI / KPI results, Safety, Problem Solving to Improve, Payment for Services etc.)
• Some important KPIs / PIs E.g. DOC, Packaging and Brewing Plans, OTIF, T1 vs T2 / DS, Export Requirements, WNP, WQI, FNP etc.

Bottle Loss

• ERP transactions reflect all Loss Points in the Logistics Operation (Breakages, MBFU from Sorting, Inbound Losses etc.) to ensure GL losses in ERP match Mass Balance Results
• Packaging Interface Processes and Routines as detailed above to ensure losses are reflected in the correct areas to drive problem solving
• Problem Solving Inventory Counting discrepancies to minimise swings

SCOH Management

• ERP transactions reflect all Loss Points in the Logistics Operation (Breakages, Inbound Losses etc.) to ensure GL losses are reflected timeously in ERP
• Reduce Supply Chain Overheads through the utilization of problem-solving tools.
• Gate Control SOPs on Inbound and Outbound Loads are followed to ensure Un-accountable Losses are negated.

Forklift Management

• Permit to Work Management
• Supplier Management vs SLA

5S Compliance within Logistics Operations

Ensure implementation and compliance of LCA Audit Requirements

PTP Process

GRIR / VIM Query Management

Minimum Requirements

• 3-year relevant diploma / degree
• 3+ years Warehouse and or logistics experience advantageous
• Highly level computer user.
• SAP proficient
• Store Keeping / Procurement jobs