Job Description
Position Overview:
The Store Supervisor is responsible for the overall supervision, physical control, and management of store operations and stock required for daily plant operations and collection routes.
This includes overseeing stock receiving, maintaining accurate stock counts, managing RUCs, wheelie bins, and consumables, and ensuring that stock is correctly prepared and staged for collection and loading according to route and operational requirements.
The Store Supervisor is responsible for maintaining stock discipline on site, supervising store personnel, and ensuring all store processes are executed correctly.
Experience:
- Minimum 5+ years experience in a store, warehouse, or logistics environment
- Minimum 2+years experience in a supervisory or team leadership role within stores, warehouse, or operations
- Experience in stock control, inventory management, and stock counting procedures
- Experience handling containers, bins, or operational consumables advantageous
- Experience working in waste management, recycling, logistics, or an industrial environment (advantageous)
- Experience coordinating stock preparation for operational routes or dispatch activities
- Exposure to handling hazardous materials or healthcare risk waste (advantageous)
- Experience supervising store personnel, allocating tasks, and maintaining stock discipline
Essential Job Functions:
Staff Supervision & Team Leadership
The Store Supervisor is responsible for managing store personnel, including:
- Allocating daily tasks and monitoring productivity
- Providing training and guidance to staff
- Ensuring staff follow operational and safety procedures
- Monitoring staff performance and addressing issues where necessary
- Maintaining discipline and accountability within the store environment
Store Supervision & Management
The Store Supervisor is responsible for managing and supervising all store operations, including:
- Supervising daily store and stock control activities
- Managing and allocating tasks to store personnel
- Ensuring proper execution of stock control procedures
- Monitoring staff productivity and adherence to procedures
- Ensuring compliance with operational, safety, and company policies
- Reporting operational issues, shortages, or risks to the Logistics Manager
Stock Receiving & Control
The Store Supervisor oversees all stock receiving activities, including:
- Supervising stock deliveries and verifying physical stock received
- Ensuring stock matches delivery notes or instructions
- Investigating and reporting shortages, damages, or discrepancies
- Ensuring all received stock is placed in the correct storage areas
- Ensuring accurate stock records are maintained
Stock Counting & Stock Management
- Supervising regular stock counts (daily / weekly as instructed)
- Ensuring accurate visibility of:
- RUCs
- Wheelie bins
- Consumables
- Managing clean vs dirty container separation
- Implementing controls to prevent stock losses
- Investigating stock discrepancies
- Reporting low stock levels and risks before shortages occur
Stock Preparation & Staging
The Store Supervisor ensures stock is correctly prepared for operations and logistics, including:
- Supervising preparation of RUCs, wheelie bins, and consumables according to
- Route sheets
- Operational requirements
- Logistics Manager planning
- Truck loading
- Internal plant use
Housekeeping & Store Discipline
The Store Supervisor must ensure a clean and controlled store environment by:
- Ensuring walkways and access areas are clear
- Preventing clutter, mixed stock, or uncontrolled stacking
- Ensuring proper storage and safe handling practices
- Maintaining a safe working environment at all times
Minimum Requirements
- Site induction and SOP training (mandatory)
- Matric
- Certificate or Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management, or Inventory Management (advantageous)
- Health & Safety training (advantageous)
- Reliable and punctual.
- Safety-conscious and responsible.
- Able to work under pressure and in high-risk environments.
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About General Management Jobs in Gauteng
The general management position is a critical role in any organization, typically overseeing the overall strategy, direction, and performance of the company. In Gauteng, South Africa, this field is often influenced by the growth of various industries, such as technology, financial services, and manufacturing. Generally speaking, general management positions are highly sought after, especially in industries that require strong leadership and strategic thinking.
Typically, general managers in Gauteng can expect to earn a salary range that falls within R800 000 to R2 million per annum, although this figure may vary widely depending on factors such as the individual’s level of experience, the size of the organization they work for, and the industry sector in which they are employed. It is common for senior executives to earn higher salaries, while those in smaller organizations or newer industries may start at lower salary ranges.
Common skills required for general management roles include strategic thinking, strong communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to lead and motivate teams, a solid understanding of financial management and planning, as well as excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities. Other essential skills include stakeholder management, risk assessment and mitigation, and the ability to adapt to change.
General managers can be found in various industries, including technology, financial services, manufacturing, and more. These sectors often require strong leadership and strategic thinking, making general management roles highly attractive to career professionals with this expertise. In addition to these traditional sectors, emerging industries such as renewable energy and healthcare are also starting to employ general management roles.
For those interested in pursuing a general management role, there are several career development opportunities available. Typically, individuals can expect to start their careers as junior managers or assistant managers, working their way up to more senior positions over time. With experience, it is common for general managers to take on additional responsibilities, such as leading specific business units or departments.
This information provides general career guidance. Actual salaries and requirements vary by employer.
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