Warehouse & Inventory Manager

SUMMARY:
An exciting opportunity has opened for a dynamic Warehouse & Inventory Manager to lead our warehouse operations based in Brackenfell Industrial. We are looking for a hands-on, solutions-driven professional who can ensure efficient daily operations, maintain strong inventory control, and drive a high-performance culture within the warehouse team.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:
Warehouse Management
● Accurate and timeous forecasting of materials required for production to meet their targets while maintaining quality.
● Oversee and manage the entire dry goods inventory including customers, ensuring accuracy, optimization, and alignment with production demands.
● Oversee and be accountable for procurement of all materials, consumables and utilities required for production.
● Develop, refine, and implement robust processes for the efficient management of dry goods inventory and seamless allocation to the production team.
● Customer Inventory Oversight: Collaborate with customers to understand their specific dry goods requirements, maintaining detailed records, and ensuring a proactive approach to inventory replenishment.
● Collaboration with Production Team: Work closely with the production team, understanding their requirements, and implementing allocation strategies to support seamless and efficient packaging operations.
● Manage warehouse logistics and team from correct storage to upliftment preparation ensuring 100% accuracy and timeous delivery.
● Optimize the warehouse layout to facilitate efficient movement of goods, minimize handling, and maximize storage space.
● Overseeing the proper disposal or waste materials in an environmentally responsible and compliant manner.

Inventory Management
● Maintaining optimal stock levels: This involves balancing the need to have enough materials meet production and customer demand while maintaining positive cash flow.
● Initiating and being accountable for weekly and monthly inventory counts
● Match Purchase Orders with stock items received. Report and investigate discrepancies
● ERP Management: Initiating and being accountable for weekly and monthly inventory counts
● Accountable for stock rotation and maintaining the first in first out stock rotation method.
● Controlling inventory cost by minimizing costs associated with inventory, including purchasing costs, storage costs, waste, and losses due to damage or theft.
● Supporting production efficiency: A smooth flow of materials to the production line is essential to avoid delays and downtime.
● Reporting: Confirm Finished Goods stock from Secondary Production.
● Monitor stock and price fluctuations on dry goods procured and. report any irregularity in prices to Finance.

Operational Efficiency:
● Attain profitability through reduction of COGS, War on Waste (WOW) and Efficient without compromising quality.
● Can and dry goods waste allocation and usage monitoring - Daily Reviews, root cause analysis and actions
● Optimize warehouse and inventory processes for efficiency, identifying areas for improvement and implementing solutions.

Team Leadership:
● Champion the Tiny Keg Way of Customer Success through focus improvement, visual management & teamwork, performance & process control. Quality management and other best work practice to be introduced in time ( Manufacturing Excellence Programme)
● Flag bearer for Tiny Keg Values of Trust, Learning, Flexibility and Partnerships.
● Manage, train, and motivate the warehouse team to achieve high performance.
● Handle conflict resolution and performance management with support of Human Resources team.
● Effective allocation of daily tasks and targets to team and shift leaders
● Ensure that effective shift handover rituals are in place and upheld by your management team , encouraging effective cascading information and seamless production flow and accurate reporting on productivity
● Ensure warehouse data is recorded accurately and timeously by your team
● Hold team accountable for poor performance in line with company values and code of conduct

Customer Focus:
● Champion problem solving and learning culture and engage proactively and positively in communication with customers.
● Proactively communicating and escalating any issues encountered on the production line which will impact customer expectations and job delivery timelines

Quality
● Build great working relationships and cultivate an environment of trust, partnership and collaboration with the quality team.
● Manage order and cleanliness of the facility / equipment to the HACCP & FSSC standards.
● To drive a culture of continuous quality improvement, minimizing defects, maximizing efficiency, and exceeding customer quality expectations.
● Address and resolve any quality issues promptly and efficiently with Quality team.
● Engage in problem solving techniques to assist with root cause analysis of quality issues.
● Escalate Non-conformance to Quality team
● Champion GMP house keeping practices to ensure organised work environment and reduce waste.

Health & Safety:
● Ensure the warehouse team is fully compliant on all health and safety policies and procedures are effectively implemented and followed
● Support OHS team to ensure a safe working environment
● Empower the warehouse team to actively identify and report safety risks