Warehouse Manager

JOB TITLE

Warehouse Manager

DEPARTMENT

Materials

REPORTING TO

Director of Materials

DIRECT REPORTS

Yes

OBJECTIVES OF POSITION

Managing the daily activities of the Stockroom, Receiving and Shipping functions to achieve customer delivery expectations and support the Company's inventory control policies.

Assist the Warehouse Manager in maintaining the smooth operation of a fast moving environment.

Responsible for the day to day management of people within the warehouse function, to ensure company's targets and objectives are met to meet customer requirements, ensuring that staff comply with health, safety and standard operating procedures.

Responsible for housekeeping standards and continuous improvement within the warehouse.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Managing operations: Overseeing the day to day operations of a warehouse, measuring and reporting the effectiveness of warehousing activities and employee performance.
• Inventory management: Managing inventory levels and ensuring the timely dispatch and receipt of goods, organizing and maintaining inventory and storage areas; ensuring accuracy of inventory transactions for incoming and outbound shipments; completing cycle count process of all Stores stock to schedule.
• Safety: Maintaining a safe working environment adhering to Health, Safety and Environmental procedures and ensuring they are understood and practiced by the team at all times.
• Training and supervision: Training, supervising, and evaluating the performance of warehouse employees.
• Workload distribution: Assigning workloads to employees to ensure they complete tasks efficiently.
• Coordination: Coordinating with other departments to streamline warehouse activities and improve efficiency.
• Communication: Maintaining communications with carriers, suppliers, warehouses, and custom brokers.
• Logistics: Identifying and planning improvements to logistics processes.
• Improvement: Identifying areas of improvement and establishing innovative or adjusting existing work procedures and practices.
• Quality: Ensuring ongoing compliance with quality and industry regulatory requirements.
• Health & Safety: Provide a safe working environment, adhering to Health, Safety and Environmental procedures and ensuring they are understood and practiced by the team at all times; instil compliance with Health & Safety Legislation and Regulations.
• Measurements: Measurements will be tracked against plant metrics and MBOs tracked as per the annual appraisal process.

PERSONNEL SPECIFICATIONS ESSENTIAL

• Strong leadership and supervisory skills with experience managing people to achieve results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to anticipate and solve problems, proven ability to direct and coordinate operations.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Proficiency with data entry and inventory software and systems.
• Hands on commitment to getting the job done.
• Computer literacy with particular emphasis on Excel and web-based systems (e.g., Oracle & Warehouse Management System).
• Knowledgeable in materials movement and management.

DESIRABLE

• Completion of professional examinations such as IPICS or IIPMM.
• Previous experience in a similar role.