Warehouse Supervisor - SAB Mthatha/Umtata Depo
The South African Breweries SAB · Mthatha, Eastern Cape
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Key Outputs and Responsibilities
Inventory Counts
- 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 always reflects in the SAP system
Layout Implementation
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
Improve Quality Standards
- Manage, track and trend warehouse cleanliness, pest control schedule adherence, cross contamination from non-food grade chemicals, daily temperature control and 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 nonconforming inventory
- Product quality induction programmed conducted
- Track, trend and manage repacking operation to conform to quality standards and to improve repacking productivity
Picking Standards
- 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
Productivity & Capacity Managed
- Ensure Compliance to the Warehouse Labor Productivity and Forklift Network Productivity to improve the KPI
- Allocate and assign labour activities utilizing the SKAP tool
- Manage T1 FTCT
Warehouse Management
- 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 SOPs through management routines and tools and ensure understanding by all warehouse employees
- 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 PIs to individual warehouse employee level, calendarize the KPI/PI achievements and monitor individual target
Safe Warehouse Practices
- Ensure & maintain a safe warehouse operation driving awareness and compliance to all the relevant safety blocks
- Ensure adherence on loading and offloading standards
- Track and measure the PI of the loading/unloading bay allocation tool with action plans to improve productivity
- Update all the warehouse trackers before the end of the shift
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
Minimum Requirements
- 3-Year relevant diploma/degree
- 2+ years Warehouse and or logistics experience
- High level computer user MS Office, Oasis, Handheld devices
- SAP proficient
- Participated or Supported any Pillar on DPO