Warehouse Supervisor

Warehouse Supervisor

Job Description

Job Title:      Warehouse Supervisor

Reports:      Office Manager / Managing Director

Core Functions:

The Warehouse Manager is expected to bring to the role vast experiences of leadership that will improve our processes in the department. Manage staff to ensure adherence and compliance to our goals of achieving key targets of high- performance levels while minimizing errors, managing stocks and aligning the department with our overall mission as a company. Identify areas for improvement in internal systems and processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Manage all warehouse staff members duties and responsibilities
• Execute daily and weekly picking and packing schedules to ensure compliance to our company goals.
• Drive cost reductions and increase productivity in all areas of fulfilment.
• Inventory management and stock taking management.
• Ensuring that every order is carefully and accurately prepared and dispatched.
• Overseeing the picking and packing process to drive efficiency in our operation.
• Maintaining quality standards and efficient production in the department and respecting lean principles of continuous improvement and clean environment
• Manage multiple tasks while staying organised
• Competent in problem solving, planning and decision making.
• Coordinating logistics on goods receival and delivery routes overseeing the dispatching process.
• Proper accounting for dispatched invoices and there whereabouts to ensure proper filing of same.
• Establish internal controls to safeguard the assets of the company
• Must be able to motivate the staff to carry out their daily tasks.
• Coordinate regular stock taking exercises as to keep management abreast of the health of our stock portfolio
• Keen interest and understanding of software’s that is used in our operations.
• Must be a great communicator.

• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Any other duties that might come up from time to time.

Skills and Qualifications

• Logistic management
• Proficient in Warehouse management
• Comfortable with analyzing and interpreting Information
• Attention to Detail
• Deadline-Oriented
• Confidentiality
• Knowledge of software systems

Desired Attitudes and Personal Traits

1. Leadership
2. Communication Proficiency
3. Decision Making
4. Problem Solving/Analysis
5. motivator
6. Confidential

Education and Experience

• B.Sc. in Business Management or equivalent.
• A minimum of five years experience in warehouse management

• Familiarity with industry standard (pharmaceutical)
• Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

I _______________________________________________DO AGREE TO THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS SET OUT ABOVE IN RELATION TO THIS POSITION.

Employee signature below constitutes employee’s understanding of the requirements, essential functions, and duties of the position.

Name: ……………………………………….………

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NOTE:         This Job Description is in no way exhaustive and may therefore be adjusted from time to time, in keeping with the business needs.