Warehouse Coordinator at Mars

Job Purpose
Effectively manage warehouse activities (product in and out) and management of warehouse team, whilst respecting the Quality & Food safety and HS&E requirements.Ensure materials issued to the Factory comply with internal rules and are tracked accordingly.

What are we looking for?

• Prospective candidate will have a strong track record in managing large FMCG warehousing operations.
• Will be well versed with the requirements of warehousing and the supply of Raws and Packs to factory operations.
• National Diploma in Logistics, Warehousing and Distribution or related Business qualifications and/or extensive experience (>5yrs first line management responsibility) in logistics (stock management policies and strategies, safety stock levels, point of supply/replenishment, freight, supply chain, international transport, administration)
• PC literate (Microsoft Office Suite), WMS, and other ERP Platforms
• Good communication & negotiation skills.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• The Co-Ordinator needs to ensure all loads received and dispatched are adequately checked, registered, ensuring product quality, best before date and FIFO/FEFO are taken into consideration.
• Maintain a high standard for HS&E, Food safety, environmental, quality (GMP/GHP) within the warehouse and external areas.
• Key User and ‘Train the Trainer’ for warehouse WMS and ERP systems – responsibility for maintaining systems and data accuracies
• Review any issues found whilst allocating stock and amend promptly (inform Materials Planners and Factory Planner).
• Manage the warehouse team activities at most effective operational cost
• Report and review KPIs – warehouse utilization, stock age, stock covers.
• To ensure all orders have full allocations and issue shortage reports daily in alignment with the agreed service level.
• Review operational costs with view to reducing spend (continuous improvement mindset)
• Effective warehouse management, including all aspects of Quality & Food safety and HS&E elements.
• Ensure the execution and delivery of accurate stock reports being maintained and accurate counts are performed, with investigations and clear improvements to close the gaps
• Ensure stock rotation maintained. (FEFO System)
• Lead warehouse operations team with our 5 Principles and Great Line Management (GLM)
• Manage warehouse fleet and vehicle(s) improving safety, reliability and reducing operation costs
• Review and development of SOPs to standardize operations and improve governance and controls across warehouse operations