Warehouse Manager - Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) at Omnia (Pty) LTD

Overview    

• The role of the Warehouse Manager is to oversee the warehouse in compliance with the company’s policies and vision.
• They manage the receiving, warehousing, and maintenance operations. Furthermore, they set up layout and ensure efficient space utilization and monitor warehouse performance to drive culture of continuous improvement with all staff.

Qualifications    

University (First degree)

Experience    

• Over 6 years to 10 years general experience
• Over 3 years to 6 years managerial experience

Duties    
Operations Management:

• Oversee an operational area with guidance from senior colleagues. Could involve responsibility for development or delivery (or both).

Incoming Goods:

• Lead and manage large complex warehouse and stores, reviewing current procedures and develop new procedures when required to ensure all goods and supplies are stored and recorded appropriately.

Outgoing Goods:

• Develop and implement a packaging plan for a range of products and services in accordance with packaging regulations.

Inventory:

• Manage and recommend improvements to the delivery of a major part of the organization's inventory control program to identify any issues and solve problems.

Leadership and Direction:

• Communicate the actions needed to implement the function's strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organization's mission, vision, and values; motivate people to commit to these and to doing extraordinary things to achieve local business goals. 

Work Scheduling and Allocation:

• Develop medium- or long-term work schedules that enable the organization to achieve its business goals. Involves coordinating across multiple teams.

Inventory Control:

• Make sure suppliers in a portfolio are delivering required levels of services.

Budgeting:

• Track budgets and report variances to more senior colleagues.

Health, Safety and Environment:

• Monitor and review performance against HS&E KPIs, and patterns of behaviour within the area of responsibility; Take action, improve performance and to resolve non-compliance with the organization's HS&E policies, procedures and mandatory instructions.

Performance Management:

• Manage and report on the performance of a substantial, diverse team; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports or project / account team members and hold them accountable for achieving these; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team / personal objectives.

Organizational Capability Building:

• Use the organization's formal development framework to identify the team's individual development needs. Plan and implement actions to build their capabilities. Provide training or coaching to others throughout the organization in own area of expertise to enable others to improve performance and fulfil personal potential.

Job Competencies   
Core Behavioural Competencies

• Communicates Effectively
• Drives Results
• Plans and Aligns
• Manages Complexity
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Business Insight
• Cultivates Innovation
• Decision Quality

Closing Date    
2023/08/24