Manager - National Warehouse (Midrand) at Defy Appliances

We are on a search for an experienced Logistics and Supply Chain professional to take on the roles of National Warehouse Manager. This role will be responsible for the oversight of the day-to-day performance of all warehouses in the Defy network, including driving warehouse excellence, consolidating operations standards, driving warehouse consistency and performance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Optimize customer service and output performance from the warehouses while ensuring the warehouses are operating safely, at the right cost, and optimization, and ensuring stock integrity across the network.
• Jacob’s factory warehouse management.
• Inspection of 3PL warehouses at Danskraal, Midrand, Polokwane, Cape town
• Safety and Security standards within the warehouses
• Overall OPEX and CAPEX Budget and performance reviews for all warehouses, to ensure cost controls are in place and budgets are met so that wastage and losses are minimized across the network.
• Management of ZBB project for helping improvement of OPEX
• Driving standardization of systems and processes across the warehouses to ensure optimal efficiencies, maximum capacity utilization and warehouse excellence.
• Overall consolidation of stock control and stock integrity across the warehouses including WCM in the warehouses.
• National Warehouse strategy development and execution including partnering with HR and Warehouses managers on engagement strategies for the shop floor and union.
• Management of Non-A-Prime stocks

MINIMUM REQUIRMENTS

• 7-9 years Logistics and Warehouse management experience, including experience with Union engagements, driving operational excellence, process and system development and performance optimization.
• Strong record of performance delivery through others, across multiple sites and a broad portfolio
• Qualification in Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain Logistics and operations management. ( Master Degree on Supply Chain Management is preferred )
• Systems knowledge of SAP, WMS, TMS, Excel and Power BI
• Skills: Strong leader and communicator at all levels from executives to shopfloor, Autonomous self-starter, ability to manage remote teams, creative problem solver, project management, demonstrated financial acumen
• Finance or broader business qualification and added benefit,
• Mobility to visit Durban, Polokwane and Cape town.