Job Description

Join Lactalis at our site in the Western Cape and take on the challenge of a Warehouse Manager. This role oversees the efficient receipt, storage and dispatch of a range of goods. Responsible for a vital part of the supply chain process, managing people, processes and systems to ensure goods are received and dispatched appropriately, and that productivity targets are met. This exciting career opportunity at Lactalis SA will enable you to play your part in ensuring that the company achieves its challenging objectives during the next phase of its growth in South Africa.
Required Skills
Degree in Warehousing/Logistics/Supply Chain Management/ Business
Have experience and knowledge of Supply Chain, Warehousing and Distribution management systems (WMS)
Knowledge of an FMCG environment.
Budget management and implementation
MS Office Skills
BPCS (advantageous)
Accountability to accept mistakes and performance improvement required from within and not blame others
Entrepreneurship in driving results within warehousing with personal pride
Accessibility/modesty fitting for an employee within this Logistics function of a multinational company
Pragmatic approach towards execution of agreed principles
Continuous improvement mind-set in driving better results
Transparency in support of continuous awareness of improvement areas
Loyalty towards the company and its objectives
Tenacity to follow through with initiatives
Maturity in building relationships and managing your functional area
Compliance driven to keep our staff safe and protecting the company's reputation
Very responsive in nature with high levels of urgency
Duties & Responsibilities
Plan and coordinate the daily activities of the warehouse team through an optimised operational structure, agreed job descriptions and established measures of success.
On a daily basis analyse operational execution results, understand the reason for deviations and action corrective measures in a collaborative manner
Continuously develop and drive strategies in collaboration with all internal and external stakeholders to achieve all required performance indicators
In conjunction with the national optimisation team investigate and study leading edge solutions to further improve performance results and maximize customers service experience
Ensure adherence to OHS ACT, BCEA legislations and use the company's disciplinary guidelines as a medium to drive improved results
Ensure that the company is professionally represented by its ambassadors (warehouse staff relevance) through training, dress code rules and other relevant interventions
Nurture a mature and motivated staff complement through continuous training and engagement forums, interacting with staff at all organisational levels
Build a collaborative relationship with the regional and national sales teams to ensure the relationship drive the company's customer service objectives with a mature ability in finding the balance between customer service and a highly cost and efficiency driven environment
Build and maintain sustainable relationships with all customers to ensure warehouse efficiency measures and cost achievement results are at optimal levels
Manage and control Warehousing cost through daily analysis, weekly and monthly performance measurements and management reports
Monitoring and management of product storage, and waste (losses, obsolescence, dumps,
and related costs)
Ensure customer service excellence by storing and loading quality products through proper
cold chain management.
General site maintenance and housekeeping
Statistically analyse movement per SKU to optimize storage location and warehouse utilization and -efficiencies
Conduct studies/review to improve overall operational efficiency
Develop and review standard operating procedures for your area
Ensure export requirements are met and non-conformances communicated
Ensure re-supply stock are managed and order requirements are met
Ensure Assets are maintained and accounted for at all time