Description:
Parts Incorporated Africa is searching for a Warehouse Manager to join the team in Bloemfontein .The purpose of this position is to oversee picking, storage, receiving, despatching, security, maintenance, and administrative functions. Warehouse Managers will hold a strategic role and deal with planning, co-ordinating, administration and general management issues including the management of staff and Team Leaders.Key Performance Indicators includes, but not limited to:
- Develop and implement stock control policies and ensure stock control policies are followed as per Standard Operating Procedures.
- Managing the reconciliation of stock, monitor and report stock variances.
- Ensuring that the warehouse is operating effectively.
- Monitoring daily stock counts, identifying problems, shortages in shipments etc, investigating and taking corrective action thereon.
- Accounting for stock losses and ensuring effective controls are implemented to prevent stock theft.
- Ensure turnaround and lead times are adhered to by constantly monitoring performance by addressing and reporting poor performance.
- Ensure proper management of inbound parts as well as unpacking, checking of products.
- Responsible to oversee the distribution of stock as per allocation.
- Ensure shipments are received, checked, allocated and distributed to branches within the prescribed time frame.
- Ensure proper management is in place to handle all items returned for credit (RFC’s) daily.
- Manage parts returned to suppliers, ensuring that it takes place at least once a week.
- Responsible for staff time off and scheduling.
- Responsible for learning and development of staff.
- Oversight and enforcement of discipline on warehouse floor.
- Provide leadership and guidance to direct reports when required at Warehouse.
- Evaluate performance of direct reports by conducting performance reviews.
- Ensuring that all processes, procedures and working conditions fall within legal requirements.
- Define warehouse goals and objectives along with methods and measurements to achieve such goals.
- Develop subordinates in all facets of warehouse functions.
- Ensure supervision of the drivers, vehicle maintenance and distribution routes.
- Manage Branch Security and Personnel.
- Ensure Gemba Board adherence and that meetings are conducted regularly.
- Ensure Policy adherence and compliance of BSOP.
- Implement and oversee Health & Safety Regulations and compliance.
- Minimum Grade 12 qualification.
- Tertiary qualification in warehouse/logistics- desirable.
- 3-5 years’ experience in warehouse, automotive industry- Essential
- Must have previous Warehouse Supervisor experience.
- Management skills: planning and prioritizing the work of others, controlling projects.
- Clearly assigning responsibility for tasks and decisions.
- Setting clear objectives and measures.
- Monitoring process, progress, and results.
- Show ability to understand and grasp issues that arise in the warehouse and to be able to come up with solutions that meet the Regional Operations Manager / Branch Manager’s expectations.
- Must have a good understanding of all the legislation, example the Health and Safety Act, Labour Relations Act, the Basic Conditions of Employment act, the Employment Equity Act etc.
- Must have a good understanding of warehouse and logistics management and have a “hands on” operating style.
- Strongly Computer literate
- Decision making skills: initiate actions, take decisions, make recommendations in the warehouse.
- Negotiating skills: can negotiate skilfully in difficult situations with internal and external groups. Can settle differences. Can win concessions without damaging relationships. Can be direct and forceful as well as diplomatic.
- Business acumen: know how business work. Knowledgeable in current warehouse and logistics practices, trends and information affecting the organization.
- Understanding and ability to communicate effectively and conduct business in an appropriate professional business manner.
- Ability to work with management effectively and co-operatively.
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
- Responsible for employee’s well-being.
- Clear criminal record.
Requirements:
- Develop and implement stock control policies and ensure stock control policies are followed as per Standard Operating Procedures.
- Managing the reconciliation of stock, monitor and report stock variances.
- Ensuring that the warehouse is operating effectively.
- Monitoring daily stock counts, identifying problems, shortages in shipments etc, investigating and taking corrective action thereon.
- Accounting for stock losses and ensuring effective controls are implemented to prevent stock theft.
- Ensure turnaround and lead times are adhered to by constantly monitoring performance by addressing and reporting poor performance.
- Ensure proper management of inbound parts as well as unpacking, checking of products.
- Responsible to oversee the distribution of stock as per allocation.
- Ensure shipments are received, checked, allocated and distributed to branches within the prescribed time frame.
- Ensure proper management is in place to handle all items returned for credit (RFC’s) daily.
- Manage parts returned to suppliers, ensuring that it takes place at least once a week.
- Responsible for staff time off and scheduling.
- Responsible for learning and development of staff.
- Oversight and enforcement of discipline on warehouse floor.
- Provide leadership and guidance to direct reports when required at Warehouse.
- Evaluate performance of direct reports by conducting performance reviews.
- Ensuring that all processes, procedures and working conditions fall within legal requirements.
- Define warehouse goals and objectives along with methods and measurements to achieve such goals.
- Develop subordinates in all facets of warehouse functions.
- Ensure supervision of the drivers, vehicle maintenance and distribution routes.
- Manage Branch Security and Personnel.
- Ensure Gemba Board adherence and that meetings are conducted regularly.
- Ensure Policy adherence and compliance of BSOP.
- Implement and oversee Health & Safety Regulations and compliance.
- Minimum Grade 12 qualification.
- Tertiary qualification in warehouse/logistics- desirable.
- 3-5 years’ experience in warehouse, automotive industry- Essential
- Must have previous Warehouse Supervisor experience.
- Management skills: planning and prioritizing the work of others, controlling projects.
- Clearly assigning responsibility for tasks and decisions.
- Setting clear objectives and measures.
- Monitoring process, progress, and results.
- Show ability to understand and grasp issues that arise in the warehouse and to be able to come up with solutions that meet the Regional Operations Manager / Branch Manager’s expectations.
- Must have a good understanding of all the legislation, example the Health and Safety Act, Labour Relations Act, the Basic Conditions of Employment act, the Employment Equity Act etc.
- Must have a good understanding of warehouse and logistics management and have a “hands on” operating style.
- Strongly Computer literate
- Decision making skills: initiate actions, take decisions, make recommendations in the warehouse.
- Negotiating skills: can negotiate skilfully in difficult situations with internal and external groups. Can settle differences. Can win concessions without damaging relationships. Can be direct and forceful as well as diplomatic.
- Business acumen: know how business work. Knowledgeable in current warehouse and logistics practices, trends and information affecting the organization.
- Understanding and ability to communicate effectively and conduct business in an appropriate professional business manner.
- Ability to work with management effectively and co-operatively.
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
- Responsible for employee’s well-being.
- Clear criminal record.
12 Feb 2026;
from:
careers24.com