DC Champion – Johannesburg Warehouse needed at takealot.com

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensure that the department is well organised and controlled to sufficiently support the goals of the business
• Implement improvement processes and maintain procedures and systems to minimise costs and maximise working capital
• Ensuring all work areas are clean and tidy and safe for staff to work in
• Evaluate daily operational reports to ensure key critical areas of the department are controlled and any discrepancies addressed and resolved.
• Manage control measures to ensure mistakes, inaccuracies and discrepancies are highlighted, addressed and resolved.
• Ensure that all processes are completed on the same day. Daily planning with line Managers
• Oversee the DC Assistants and motivate attention to detail, for constant accuracy and turn-around times.
• Assist with managing outputs within the department. Maintaining quality and quantity of work.
• Ensure productive targets are met
• Assist to maintain FIFO of tasks within the department.
• Ensure escalated daily operational queries from team are resolved timeously

Attributes required:

• Have a detailed understanding of warehouse management systems
• Problem solving skills required
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills for a demanding and customer focused working environment.
• Possess excellent personal organisation and business administration skills in accordance with modern best practice methods.
• Possess the ability to work productively, efficiently & effectively with initiative and drive under tight timescales and pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and quality.
• Possess the willingness to learn, improve and adapt.
• Good team player, hard worker, willing to be flexible with a positive attitude Must be able to work as part of a multi-cultural team
• Must be able to train staff

Qualifications:

• Matric or equal qualification
• Tertiary qualification advantageous
• Have proven relevant experience in Picking, Packing, Receiving, Supplier Collects and Inventory (in applicable departments within the DC)
• 4-5 years warehouse experience
• 2 years supervisory experience/exposure would be advantageous