Warehouse Supervisor - SAB Nelspruit Depot

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

Job summary

A leading beverage company is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor for their Mpumalanga depot. The role involves overseeing inventory management, ensuring safety standards, and optimizing warehouse layout. Candidates must have a relevant diploma and at least 2 years of experience in logistics or warehouse management. This position offers an opportunity to improve productivity and compliance in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 3 years relevant diploma or degree required.
• Minimum of 2 years warehouse or logistics experience needed.
• Must be proficient in MS Office and SAP.

Responsibilities

• Lead morning inventory count process and identify variances.
• Ensure proper adherence to warehouse layout zones.
• Manage warehouse cleanliness and compliance to standards.
• Follow standardized picking processes and track productivity.
• Achieve compliance to labor productivity goals.
• Oversee safe loading/unloading activities.

Skills

Inventory management

Warehouse layout optimization

Safety standards compliance

Quality control

MS Office proficiency

SAP proficiency

Education

3-year relevant diploma or degree

Tools

Oasis

Handheld devices

Job description

Job Title: Warehouse Supervisor - SAB Nelspruit Depot

Location: Mpumalanga, Nelspruit | Deadline: September 07, 2025

Key Responsibilities:

1. Inventory Counts: Physically perform and lead the morning inventory count process; identify root causes of variances and implement action plans; reduce supply chain overheads; manage warehouse tools to ensure FEFO; track inventory accuracy; ensure proper movement of materials reflected in SAP.
2. Layout Implementation: Ensure adherence to warehouse layout zones such as empties, refusal, order picking, repack, and finished goods.
3. Quality Standards Improvement: Manage warehouse cleanliness, pest control, temperature, and product exposure; ensure 75% compliance to global warehouse GOP; implement location-based inventory system; ensure non-conforming inventory is blocked; conduct product quality inductions; monitor and improve repacking operations.
4. Picking Standards: Follow standardized picking processes; ensure compliance and track accuracy and productivity.
5. Productivity & Capacity Management: Achieve 75% compliance to warehouse labor productivity goals; allocate labor activities using SKAP tool.
6. Warehouse Management: Implement and improve 5S; support management cycle design; develop and validate SOPs; conduct routine team meetings; develop SCL routines; utilize problem-solving tools to improve performance; cascade KPIs to individual employees and monitor targets.
7. Safe Warehouse Practices: Maintain safety standards; oversee loading/unloading activities; improve productivity in bay allocation; track relevant KPIs such as TCT and bay time utilization.

Minimum Requirements:

• 3-year relevant diploma or degree
• 2+ years warehouse or logistics experience
• Proficient in MS Office, Oasis, handheld devices
• SAP proficiency
• Experience in storekeeping or procurement roles