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RCL FOODS is a leading African food producer in South Africa with a market capitalisation of R13 billion and employing more than 20 000 people in operations across South and Southern Africa. We manufacture a wide range of branded and private label food products which we distribute through our own route-to-market supply chain specialist, Vector Logistics. ...
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Job Description
Looking to “Optimize” your career?!
Do you enjoy working with and analyzing large data sets, working on continuous improvement initiatives and projects, and developing solutions? Then read on!
An exciting opportunity exists at RCL FOODS, within our Logistics Division, for a Warehouse Excellence Specialist. The position is based in Durban and will report to the KZN Operations Executive.
The purpose of this role is to analyse, understand, interpret, design, implement and to provide operational support, training, and project management; to deliver operational efficiencies and increase customer service levels.
Minimum Requirements
- B.Eng Industrial Engineering Degree OR Advanced Mathematics/Statistics qualification.
- Operations research qualification (advantageous).
- 3 years’ working experience within various areas of Supply Chain, with warehouse modeling expertise.
- Previous experience in warehouse design / warehouse optimisation and continuous improvement.
Duties & Responsibilities
The Warehouse Excellence Specialist is responsible for the facilitation and implementation of key operations initiatives and continuous improvement projects in the Vector warehouse environment.
- Warehouse optimisation (people, process, system and infrastructure):
- Extract, assess and evaluate information regarding throughput, volume, capacities, storage to flow ratios, pick face to reserve ratio and picking volume to be used in key decision making.
- Develop ideal warehouse design and process flow based on information gathered.
- Critically evaluate warehouse picking process and methodology based on warehouse information and speed versus accuracy requirements.
- Analyze future expansion opportunities based on location of site ensuring logical location of future expansions.
- Constantly evaluate warehouse capability and drive continuous improvement initiatives in line with strategic intent.
Project management:
- Manage warehouse improvement projects.
- Register projects within project management office.
- Determine and manage project timelines.
- Determine project deliverables and track accordingly.
- Manage project through full cycle of initiation, planning, execution and closure.
Ad hoc analysis:
- Provide analytical assistance as required on an ad-hoc basis to the business nationally.
- Support the review of data emanating from the supply chain and perform integrated analysis to identify cross-functional cause and effect.
- Create models to inform operating strategies, facilitate decision-making, make investment recommendations and identify new business opportunities.
General Information and Data Management:
- For area of responsibility, ensure data is accurately and regularly captured onto the information system to facilitate access to reliable data and reporting for trend analysis and decision making.
- Share with and report relevant data and information to management teams to enable reliable business decision-making.