Store Manager Permanent

A leading packaging company situated in Bloemfontein is urgently seeking the expertise of an experienced Store Manager to join their team.

The successful incumbent for this position will be responsible for:

Job functions:

• To provide warehouse support to the Branch to achieve aggressive growth.
• To manage the stock in the warehouse and to see zero stock write off as a result of poor stock management, stock rotation and expired stock.
• To limit the stock holding in the warehouse to 90 days.
• Minimise losses as a result of stock damages.

Process:

• To implement standard operating practices (SOP’s) across all disciplines in the Warehouse.
• To ensure that the Resources in the Warehouse adhere to standard operating practices (SOP’s).
• To ensure the freight out loads are done daily and on time.
• To benchmark your own Warehouse to best practices in and outside the company – Has a continuous improvement plan.
• To ensure a high level of housekeeping, material handling and storage of product.
• Has a good knowledge of the legal aspects relating to warehousing and aligns to these: Safety, occupational health, storage, materials handling, legal appointments, etc.
• Cycle counts to be done daily.

Customers:

• To support aggressive growth via the Sales Team of +13% per annum in volume terms
• To ensure adequate operational capacity (warehouse) to support aggressive growth in the Branch.
• To give support to customers in all areas of distribution.

People:

• To create a performance driven culture through the implementation of performance management for all operational staff in the warehouse.
• To align the warehouse and all staff to the Company Code of Conduct.
• To lead the warehouse team by example.
• To create and implement a skills development plan which will improve the functional competence in the warehouse.
• To create a climate of “work hard, play hard” in the warehouse.

Key Performance Areas:

• Stock Losses by way of cycle counts and yearly stock count.
• Stock rotation.

Key requirements:

• Diploma in Supply Chain Management or equivalent
• Computer literacy
• Numeracy
• A high level of literacy
• At least 5 years supervisory experience in a FMCG warehouse

If you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by either filling in the online application form or emailing your CV to ***email***

You are welcome to contact Rebecca or Nehelene on *******

Please note that correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates for this position. Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.