ZAF-HCXT Team Leader, CSO, Sen

Ford Motor Company; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 220,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Motor Company is seeking a Warehouse Lead to oversee binning and replenishment within the FCSD facility. You will ensure accurate bin locations, timely put-away, and continuous improvement in replenishment and space utilisation.

You will manage exceptions, monitor stock levels and coordinate transfers between depots, while maintaining a safe and organized workplace under 5S and Ford safety standards. Experience in an automotive environment is required.

Qualifications

• Matric/Grade 12 is required; a National Diploma in Supply Chain/Logistics is preferred.
• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in an auto environment is expected.
• Valid forklift driver’s license is advantageous.
• Strong communication and team-building skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate and control binning and replenishment in the FCSD warehouse.
• Ensure parts are binned to correct locations and put away promptly.
• Investigate and resolve put-away exceptions and escalate issues as needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve binning accuracy, replenishment efficiency, space utilisation and slotting.
• Monitor stock levels and trigger replenishment from reserve to prime per rules.
• Review backorder and SOH reports to ensure timely supply against open orders.
• Prioritise replenishment for critical service parts to protect dealer fulfilment.
• Record bin transfers, location changes and stock adjustments in PANDA and manage inter-depot stock movements.
• Conduct regular 5S audits and area inspections; maintain clean, safe work areas.
• Coach and develop team members; identify training needs and ensure competency.
• Work across December shutdown and regular year-round shifts.

Skills

Leadership

Inventory control

5S

Attention to detail

Team building

Communication

Forklift licensing

Education

National Diploma in Supply Chain/ Logistics

Matric/ Grade 12

Tools

PANDA system

Ford Systems

Job description

To lead, coordinate and control the binning and replenishment operations within the FCSD warehouse, ensuring that all received parts are binned accurately and put away promptly to their correct prime or reserve locations, and that prime pick locations are replenished to support uninterrupted order fulfilment. The role safeguards inventory accuracy, location integrity and stock availability, and drives a clean, safe and well-organized working environment in line with 5S and Ford safety standards.

• Ensure every received part is binned to the correct prime or reserve location within agreed turnaround times.
• Investigate and resolve put-away exceptions, including lost, mis-keyed or unbinned parts, and **escalate** unresolved discrepancies.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve binning accuracy, replenishment efficiency, slotting and space utilization.
• Monitor prime location stock levels and trigger replenishment from reserve to prime in line with replenishment rules.
• Review the Stock on Hand (SOH) Backorder Value report regularly and take prompt action to ensure parts showing stock on hand are supplied against open backorders without delay
• Prioritise replenishment of Vehicle Off Roads (VOR), back-order and critical service parts to protect dealer order fulfilment
• Support the reconciliation of reserve quantities against stock-on-hand, investigating and clearing reserve exceptions
• Ensure bin transfers, location changes and stock adjustments are correctly and timely recorded in PANDA
• Manage inter-depot stock movements between the CSO Parts Distribution Centre (PDC) and the offsite warehouse, ensuring transfers are correctly initiated, tracked and received.
• Conduct regular area inspections and 5S audits of binning and replenishment zones, closing findings promptly
• Ensure clear walkways, correct storage, labelling and segregation, and a clean, safe and well-organized workplace
• Coach, develop and motivate team members; identify training needs and ensure competency in binning, replenishment, PANDA transactions and PMHV operation.
• Working throughout shutdown period in December and permanent shift hours during the year
• Matric/ Grade 12
• National Diploma in Supply Chain/ Logistics or any other filed is preferred
• Valid Forklift Driver’s License added advantage
• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in auto environment
• Strong communication and team building.
• Knowledge of Ford Systems