Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Physically perform and lead the morning inventory count process.
• Identify the root cause of inventory count variances and put action plans in place through problem solving tools to improve the Inventory Accuracy KPI
• Reduce Supply Chain Overheads through the utilization of problem solving tools.
• Create and manage warehouse management tools to ensure FEFO.
• Track and trend Inventory Accuracy.
• Ensure movement of materials reflects in the SAP system at all times.
• Ensure adherence to the layout in line of certain warehouse activities e.g. Empties zone; Refusal zone; Order Picking zone; Repack zone; Finished Goods zone.
• Manage, track and trend 1. warehouse cleanliness, 2. pest control schedule adherence, 3. cross contamination from non-food grade chemicals, 4. daily temperature control and 5. product exposure
• Ensure 75% Compliance to the Global Warehouse GOP
• Implement and adhere to a Location-Based Inventory System to identify stored product.
• Ensure adherence to blocking standards on non conforming inventory.
• Product quality induction programme conducted.
• Track, trend and manage repacking operation to conform to quality standards and to improve repacking productivity.
• Adhere to a standardized picking process and ensure compliance through management routines to ensure a safe and productive process.
• Track, trend and manage picking accuracy and productivity through management tools.
• Ensure 75% Compliance to the Warehouse Labour Productivity GOP to improve the KPI.
• Allocate and assign labour activities utilizing the SKAP tool.
• Implement, track, trend and improve 5S results
• Support the design of the management cycle e.g. Business Descriptions, SLA’s, Process Maps, Indicators and ensure understanding by all warehouse employees.
• Develop and continuously validate SOP’s through management routines and tools and ensure understanding by all warehouse employees (LnA).
• Team rooms managed and updated through routine meetings to solve problems and drive performance.
• Develop and maintain SCL routines and track adherence thereof.
• Use problem solving tools e.g. 5 WHY, Abnormality Reports, SIC, OPLs, RACI’s, OWD’s, PDCA’s, etc. to develop action plans to show improvement on PI’s and KPI’s.
• Cascade KPI’s and PI’s to individual warehouse employee level, calenderize the KPI/PI achievements and monitor individual target.
• Ensure & maintain a safe warehouse operation driving awareness and compliance to all the relevant safety blocks.
• Track and measure the PI of the loading/unloading bay allocation tool with action plans to improve productivity.
• Track, trend and manage related KPI’s/PI’s e.g. TCT, bay time utilization, Hl/man Hour.

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Good interpersonal skills / builds good relationships.
• Superior planning ability.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Good verbal and communication skills.
• Good self-management practices.
• Strong achievement orientation.
• Ability to adapt to and implement change effectively.
• Excellent coaching capability.