Job Description
About the Role
The Centurion: Warehouse Manager plays a critical role in ensuring the efficient and effective management of our warehouse operations, with a focus on cost control, process compliance, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Cost control: Warehouse expenditure is managed within budget.
- Labour management: Labour is managed within budgeted KPI’s.
- Stock losses management: Stock losses are managed within budgeted KPI’s.
- Stock damages management: Stock damages are managed within budgeted KPI’s.
- Repairs and maintenance management: Repairs and maintenance are managed within budgeted KPI’s.
- Machinery management: Machinery is managed within budgeted KPI’s.
- Investigating cost overruns and implementing countermeasures to prevent further overruns.
- Maintaining accurate accounts and expenditure records in the correct period.
- Ensuring DC compliance with all Company procedures and maintaining warehouse quality standards.
- Passing internal and external quality audits and closing audit gaps within prescribed due dates.
- Conducting staff on-the-job procedure assessments weekly.
- Managing shift expenditure and investigating cost overruns for shifts.
- Maintaining a focus on food safety and quality protocols in the distribution center.
Requirements
- 5 – 7 Years experience within Warehousing & Distribution
- Shift Management
- Grade 12 with Higher Grade Math
- Tertiary Diploma / Degree / Qualification in Inventory Management, Supply Chain Management, or related field
Qualifications
- Formal education/certifications not specified
Salary & Benefits
- Salary and benefits information not provided
Continuous Improvement
- Pursuing process, quality, service level, and cost improvements through the DQSP process.
- Ensuring accurate picking according to agreed target and providing resources required.
- Maintaining accurate receiving according to agreed target and providing resources required.
- Ensuring a clear floor before pick and labelling all pallets.
- Performing facility and equipment maintenance (buildings, racks, plant, MHE’s, delivery equipment etc.).
- Maintaining well-maintained, clean, and good working order assets.
- Maintaining a well-maintained, neat, and clean warehouse.
- Ensuring health and safety repairs are completed without delay.
- Attending and contributing to daily Max sessions.
Reporting
- Providing daily and weekly plan versus actual reports.
- Ensuring accurate reports with explained variance vs budget/plans.
- Meeting report deadlines.
People Management
- Managing people within a large organization of 400 plus employees.
- Conducting disciplinary enquiries.
- Managing health & safety in the workplace.
- Managing facility & asset management.
- Implementing contingency planning and management.
- Practicing best practice/continuous improvement management.
- Managing multi-temperature stock items.
- Managing complex, multi-site, multi-disciplinary, multi-culture organizations.
Technical Skills
- MS Office (PowerPoint, Projects, Word, Outlook)
- Advanced MS Excel Skills
- Advanced Warehouse Management System (WMS) Skills
- Accounting Software Microsoft Great Plains
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About Transport / logistics / warehouse Jobs in Tshwane
The transport, logistics, and warehouse industry is a vital sector in Tshwane, providing essential services to the nation’s economy. Typically, this field is driven by the growth of international trade, e-commerce, and manufacturing industries. Generally, jobs in this sector are available across various sectors, including technology, financial services, and manufacturing.
When it comes to salary expectations for transport, logistics, and warehouse positions in Tshwane, broad ranges can be provided, but actual figures may vary significantly based on factors such as experience, company size, industry sector, and location. Typically, entry-level roles may fall within the range of R30 000 to R60 000 per annum, while more senior or specialized roles may command salaries ranging from R80 000 to R150 000 per annum. Commonly, salaries for this type of role are also influenced by factors such as union rates and cost-of-living adjustments.
Common skills required for transport, logistics, and warehouse positions include a valid driver’s license, experience with vehicle management systems, knowledge of warehouse operations, basic IT skills, and analytical thinking. Typically, proficiency in English is essential, as well as good communication and problem-solving skills. Additionally, many employers also require candidates to be physically fit and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
The industries that commonly employ transport, logistics, and warehouse staff include the technology industry, manufacturing sector, financial services sector, and retail sector. These sectors often have large warehouses, distribution centers, or fleet operations that require skilled personnel to manage.
Career development opportunities are available for those seeking advancement in this field. Typically, employees can progress from warehouse supervisor to senior manager roles within a company, while specialized skills such as supply chain management or logistics coordination can lead to career paths in consulting or start-ups. Often, experience working in logistics roles can also provide opportunities for relocation or transfer to other parts of the country or even abroad.
This information provides general career guidance. Actual salaries and requirements vary by employer.
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