Job Description

Sab Vacancies – Warehouse Supervisor

Warehouse Supervisor – SAB Vacancies

Job Purpose
The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for overseeing all warehouse operations, ensuring inventory accuracy, productivity, quality standards, and safe practices are maintained. This role leads a team to achieve operational excellence, improve KPIs, and drive continuous improvement within the warehouse environment.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Inventory Management

• Lead and perform morning inventory counts
• Identify root causes of inventory variances and implement action plans using problem-solving tools
• Improve Inventory Accuracy KPI and reduce Supply Chain overheads
• Create and manage warehouse tools to ensure FEFO (First Expired, First Out) compliance
• Monitor and trend inventory accuracy
• Ensure all material movements are accurately reflected in SAP

Layout Implementation

• Ensure warehouse layout compliance for zones such as Empties, Refusal, Order Picking, Repack, and Finished Goods
• Monitor and enforce location-based inventory systems and blocking standards for non-conforming stock

Quality and Compliance

• Track and manage warehouse cleanliness, pest control adherence, temperature control, and prevention of cross-contamination
• Ensure compliance with Global Warehouse GOP (75%)
• Conduct product quality induction programs
• Monitor and improve repacking operations for quality and productivity

Picking Standards

• Enforce standardized picking processes and ensure safe and productive practices
• Monitor picking accuracy and productivity through management tools

Productivity and Capacity

• Achieve 75% compliance with Warehouse Labour Productivity GOP
• Allocate and manage labour using SKAP tools

Warehouse Management

• Implement, track, and improve 5S standards
• Support management cycle design including Business Descriptions, SLAs, Process Maps, and KPIs
• Develop, validate, and ensure understanding of SOPs through management routines
• Conduct team meetings to solve problems and drive performance
• Use problem-solving tools (5 WHY, Abnormality Reports, SIC, OPLs, RACI, OWDs, PDCA) to improve KPIs and PIs
• Cascade KPIs and PIs to individual team members, track performance, and monitor targets

Safety and Compliance

• Maintain a safe warehouse operation and drive compliance with all relevant safety protocols
• Monitor and improve loading and unloading productivity and efficiency
• Track and manage KPIs such as TCT, bay time utilization, and man-hour efficiency

Key Attributes and Competencies

• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Excellent planning and organisational ability
• Ability to perform under pressure
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Strong self-management and achievement orientation
• Adaptable to change and continuous improvement
• Excellent coaching and leadership capabilities

Minimum Requirements

• 3-year relevant Diploma or Degree
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in warehouse or logistics operations
• Proficient in SAP and Microsoft Office
• Experience with handheld warehouse devices

Additional Information

• Band: VIII

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