Warehouse Team Leader

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa; Polokwane; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor in Polokwane, South Africa. The role focuses on inbound/outbound movement, stock control, and production interface management within a busy distribution center.

You will lead a small team, ensure accurate picking, staging and loading, while maintaining model stock levels and safe operation of equipment. A certificate in logistics plus 3–5 years’ experience is ideal.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in a warehouse or distribution center role with 1–2 years in supervision.
• Proven track record coordinating daily warehouse activities and teams.
• Experience with inventory control, shipping, receiving and order fulfilment.

Responsibilities

• Inbound and Outbound Movement: coordinate picking, staging and loading for outbound, and counting/receiving for inbound.
• Model Stock adherence: maintain stock levels and reduce out-of-stock events.
• Production Interface Management: ensure smooth transfer between Warehouse and Manufacturing.
• Stock Management: perform daily counts and verify forward/reverse counts.
• Product Quality Management: enforce stock rotation and FIFO, record breakages for corrective action.
• Operational Excellence: ensure safe operation of forklifts and pallet jacks with pre-trip inspections.

Skills

Team management

Coaching

Decision making

Process adherence

Technology usage

Operational standards

Education

Certificate in logistics, supply chain management

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• In support of the daily load plan, ensure the accurate and picking, staging and loading of product for the purposes of on-time outbound movement, and the accurate counting, receiving and unloading of product for the purposes of inbound movement, whilst ensuring optimal site turnaround time.
• Ensure on-time replenishment of picking areas.
• Actively work to identify and remove obstacles to improve operational efficiency.

Role Purpose

Inbound and Outbound Movement

• In support of the daily load plan, ensure the accurate and picking, staging and loading of product for the purposes of on-time outbound movement, and the accurate counting, receiving and unloading of product for the purposes of inbound movement, whilst ensuring optimal site turnaround time.
• Ensure on-time replenishment of picking areas.
• Actively work to identify and remove obstacles to improve operational efficiency.

Model Stock adherence

• Full product, containers, and support materials managed within model stock levels, and adherence to stacking requirements per dedicated bin is enforced.
• Execute daily decisions and prioritisation to minimise out of stock scenarios.

Production Interface Management

• Ensure stock is removed from the production lines / containers are fed to the production lines in such a way that there are no disruptions to the production process, and that all items issued and received are accurately signed off between Warehouse and Manufacturing.

Stock Management

• Ensure daily stock counts are executed within the team in an accurate and prompt manner, and corrective action where non-compliance is detected.
• Ensure the validity of an independent forward and reverse count.

Product Quality Management

• Ensure high product quality by executing an effective rework function within the team and adhering to the company guidelines in terms of stock rotation and First Expiry, First Out, principles.
• Ensure team members handle product in a manner that does not impact the quality of the product.
• Drive a strong focus within the team with regards to effective stock rotation and stock age management.
• Record all breakages and decanting for the purpose of corrective action and improvement.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Inbound and Outbound Movement

• In support of the daily load plan, ensure the accurate and picking, staging and loading of product for the purposes of on-time outbound movement, and the accurate counting, receiving and unloading of product for the purposes of inbound movement, whilst ensuring optimal site turnaround time.
• Ensure on-time replenishment of picking areas.
• Actively work to identify and remove obstacles to improve operational efficiency.

Model Stock adherence

• Full product, containers, and support materials managed within model stock levels, and adherence to stacking requirements per dedicated bin is enforced.
• Execute daily decisions and prioritisation to minimise out of stock scenarios.

Production Interface Management

• Ensure stock is removed from the production lines / containers are fed to the production lines in such a way that there are no disruptions to the production process, and that all items issued and received are accurately signed off between Warehouse and Manufacturing.

Stock Management

• Ensure daily stock counts are executed within the team in an accurate and prompt manner, and corrective action where non-compliance is detected.
• Ensure the validity of an independent forward and reverse count.

Product Quality Management

• Ensure high product quality by executing an effective rework function within the team and adhering to the company guidelines in terms of stock rotation and First Expiry, First Out, principles.
• Ensure team members handle product in a manner that does not impact the quality of the product.
• Drive a strong focus within the team with regards to effective stock rotation and stock age management.
• Record all breakages and decanting for the purpose of corrective action and improvement.

Operational Excellence

• Ensure the operation of company assets such as forklifts and pallet jacks within the team takes place in a safe manner, with the necessary pre-trip inspection process and reporting of damages / breakdown in place.

KBI

• Orders Picked/Packed Per Hour
• Dock-to-Stock Time
• Loading/Unloading Time
• Order Accuracy Rate
• Safety Incident Rate
• Training Completion Rate

Skills and Experience and Education

Education

• Certificate in logistics, supply chain management
• Computer literacy skills (MS Office)

Experience

• 3-5 years of experience in a warehouse or distribution center, with at least 1-2 years in a leadership or supervisory role.
• Proven track record of successfully coordinating team activities, managing daily warehouse operations, and ensuring tasks are completed accurately and on time.
• Experience with inventory control, shipping, receiving, and order fulfillment processes is essential.

Skills

• Sound management of employee relations and the creation of a healthy IR climate
• Effective coaching ability
• Effective team management through team and individual development
• Ability to show imitative within the confines of process adherence
• Ability to make immediate decisions based on information gathering, knowledge of warehouse processes, and an understanding of the desired outcome
• Ability to utilize technology
• Strong ability to ensure the achievement of operational standards in terms of rate of work within team

General

The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional or relevant information as criteria for short-listing.