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Warehouse Manager-KZN M/F General informations With the group’s expertise of more than 50 years of experience and a continuous presence on the African continent, Africa Global Logistics South Africa provides end-to-end solutions with in-depth knowledge of the legal and cultural diversities specific to each country. Our powerful integrated global network and sustainable solutions enable innovative and flexible designs in their execution.

AGL South Africa is your gateway throughout Africa, facilitating freight forwarding, customs clearance, warehousing and distribution activities for many multinational companies. Job description Job Title WAREHOUSING

Warehouse Manager-KZN M/F Contract Type PERMANENT Job Location Africa, South Africa, DURBAN Working Hours Full time Mission Description Job Purpose:

Full end to end Management of all Warehousing and Distribution activities within the KZN Region, providing logistics support to the branch.

Ensure adherence on all company policies and procedures. This includes managing inventory, coordinating logistics, supervising staff, and ensuring timely and accurate order fulfilment.

This role involves managing warehouse staff, maintaining inventory accuracy, ensuring safety compliance, and optimizing operational processes to meet business objectives.

Job Function:

Key Performance Areas

Compliance & Safety

• Enforce health, safety, and hygiene standards in line with South African Occupational Health and Safety Act regulations and requirements including food safety regulations.
• Ensure compliance with food safety protocols (e.g., HACCP, ISO).
• Maintain documentation for audits and regulatory inspections.
• Ensure hazardous chemical regulations are met
• Ensure all customer audit requirements are adhered to and high standards are maintained
• Ensure adherence to GWP requirements
• Ensure all incident reports raised are reported, investigated and corrective action is taken
• Ensure cleanliness of the warehouses and maintaining high housekeeping standards
• Enforce and respect company rules of procedure, the protocol and particularly the rules related to hygiene and security (QHSE group policy)

Security

• Management of all security service providers, ensure adherence to site and customer security requirements
• Ensure daily, weekly and monthly reporting is in place and aligned to national requirements
• Ensure alignment on all escort procedures and port requirements
• Conduct regular site inspections
• Align security requirements with National Security Manager
• Ensure cost control measures are in place

Finance Management:

• Ensure all costing schedules are updated and submitted to accounts for invoicing
• Manage and ensure profitability of P&L
• Ensure on time submission of labour provisions
• Monthly P&L Review
• Ensure GM forecast submitted weekly
• Ensure all financial controls and approval thereof
• Ensure end to end claims management process is in place

Equipment and Facility

• Ensure ongoing maintenance of the buildings / yards / facilities & equipment
• Ensure all equipment is maintained and serviced in accordance with required milestones to maintain operating efficiency
• Ensure site maintenance cost in line with P&L
• Sourcing and setting of additional warehouses as and when required

Bond store Management

• Ensure all customs regulations always adhere to
• Ensure Bond book aligned to WMS
• Facilitate any customs inspections
• Manage time on expired goods
• Ensure weekly warehouse inspections conducted Profile Customer & Supplier Relations Management
• To ensure quality service delivery to all AGL clients is maintained.
• To liaise between clients and service delivery teams
• Responsible for problem solving and service reporting.
• To develop and manage SLAs with constant checks on infrastructure and related, support service delivery teams.
• Host suppliers, clients and outside enterprises
• Oversee the good execution of the contracts related to equipment supply and participate to negotiation of some purchases (supplies, packings, warehouse supplies)
• Negotiate rates with suppliers

Warehousing & Logistics

• Ensure monitoring of warehousing capacity and Productivity
• Ensure management of 3rd party transporters, GIT, MRTA, Compliance and cost controls
• Ensure management of 3rd Party Warehouses, Compliance, negotiations and cost controls
• Ensure storage and cargo handling done in accordance with customer SOPs
• Ensure administrative alignment with customer requirements, reporting and exception management
• Ensure Warehousing solutions aligned with new customer requirements,
• Ensure regular alignment of warehouse quotations with estimates and sales teams
• Ensure alignment of new projects with national teams for implementation
• Constantly researching and implementing of new technology in the warehouse environment
• Coordinate inbound and outbound logistics with transport providers.
• Oversee the work of the teams concerning loading / unloading, preparation of orders, storage and shipping making available human and material resources, in harmony with the workload and contractual requirements

Transport & Logistics

• Manage AGL Transport Team
• Manage, Monitor and Maintain Transport KPI's
• Manage and monitor monthly Forecast
• Monitor Transport List / Customer List on Buy & Sell Rates
• Manage, Monitor, and Investigate end to end Claims Process
• Ensure Billing Completed in the relevant Timelines

Key Performance Areas

• Compliance, safety and Security
• Financial Management
• Equipment and Facility Management
• Warehouse system management
• Inventory and stock Management
• Project management
• Bond store Management
• CMA management
• Customer and Supplier management
• Warehousing and Logistics

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• Matric (Grade 12)
• Logistics and Supply chain degree
• 5 years' experience on WMS Systems
• 5 years Clearing and forwarding experience
• 3 Years experience Fleet and transportation management
• 10 years relevant experience in warehousing and Logistics
• 3 years Bond store and collateral management experience
• 5 years Food and Heath and safely experience, with background in Auditing
• Management of Lage complex teams
• Ability to manage, align, monitor and report on performance at all levels within the business, while identifying and taking appropriate corrective action to ensure the achievement of objectives