Warehouse Controller

SUMMARY:
My client is seeking a Warehouse Controller to ensure overall stock integrity. Supervise operations within a warehouse to effectively manage receipt, storage, selection, packaging, loading, and shipping of products to customers. The position also plays a major role in customer service in that they manage all credits and investigations, directs and or follows up with product technical issues either with HSE or procurement. Work safely in a Chemical environment, follow Company/Site rules.

POSITION INFO:
Qualifications and Experience:

• Diploma in Warehouse Management
• Minimum 10 years Practical experience in warehousing operations of which 5 years in supervisory role.
• 5 years’ experience maintaining and investigating stock.
• Strong Computer Literacy – Planning/ERP systems/Microsoft Office.

• Support Warehousing plans to enable achievement of warehousing targets within specified budget costs
• Drive warehousing objectives and quality standards within team and deliver there on
• Support the achievement of health and safety regulations are met
• Maintains receiving, and warehousing operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures
• Controls inventory levels by conducting physical counts; reconciling with data storage system.
• Delivers on the yearly stock count results to agreed standards and targets
• Maintains physical condition of warehouse by planning and implementing new design layouts; inspecting equipment; issuing work orders for repair and requisitions for replacement
• Achieves financial objectives by supporting Warehouse manager in all aspects of budget achievement
• Completes specific warehouse operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees, following up on work results.

• Enable safe and conducive work environments by e.g., managing compliance to group and company policies, objectives and objective changes, Codes of Practice e.g., HSE, etc.
• Pre-empt potential obstacles to optimal performance and find solutions to address potential non-performance, interrupted performance
• Lead the team in continuous improvements to prevent/minimize any interruption or stock loss
• Organising the repair and routine maintenance of the warehouse facility

• Support the site in embedding customer service standards and to drive a focused culture of continuous customer improvements
• Timeous response to Customer complaints and proper preventative measures implemented
• Quality and Service reliability standards achieved

• Delivering on company’s intent to have skilled and motivated people, this is to be achieved through regular Employee engagements
• Continuously reviewing and enhancing plant performance and cost-effective ergonomics
• Work climate supporting performance and service excellence
• Supervising the work of Juniors
• Maintains warehouse staff job results by engaging employees, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Organising relevant training sessions
• Safeguards warehouse operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security procedures and protocols

• Ensure Works Instructions aligned with Standard Operating Procedures, and to practice – and action any deviations detected
• Planning and execution of Planned Task Observations
• Management of other Documents relating to the Warehouse Process
• Monitor and action deviations with product Quality
• Participation in internal and external audits by plant – and close off findings.

• Management of time worked and overtime
• Training of Staff on all relevant Documentation and Processes in the plant – including competence assessment.
• Ensuring that subordinates are engaged and developed in an accordance with the company prescribed guidelines, w.r.t coaching and mentoring; succession plans.
• Performance of Trusted Performance assessments on Subordinates

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