Warehouse Supervisor M/F

	Warehouse Supervisor 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

Mission Description                      

Job Purpose:
Supervise a team of warehouse personnel to ensure the provision of professional incoming goods, storage, and dispatch service to customers. Ensure all warehouse rules and procedures are adhered to.

Job Function:
• Supervise and lead all warehouse staff under your control
• Plan weekly meetings with relevant office project teams.
• Have daily meetings with your warehouse teams.
• Ensure warehouse staff adheres to rules and procedures as published and instructed by manager.
• Plan and co-ordinate the activities with all participants, i.e. Incoming goods, storage and dispatch of items in a timely and efficient manner, loads correctly loaded and secure. (depending on your area of responsibility)
• Plan, Optimise and Allocate Resources available.
• Controlling of casual working staff.
• Ensure the stacking and storage procedures are adhering to as per document management system.
• Ensure weekly stock takes are done.
• Maintain the company's Health and Safety Policy, ensuring safe working conditions and practices within the warehouse and yard. Control the application of the general instructions and train your team.
• Must adhere to any instructions given by the Warehouse Manager.
• Any other reasonable duties which may be required by management from time to time.
• Be the key communication link between the client and Warehousing team.
• Ensure that Inbound notification is received by clients at least 1 working hour before physical inbound by email.
• Ensure that Outbound notification is received by client at least 1 working hour before physical dispatch by email.

 

Profile

• Monitor a physical cycle count on a weekly, monthly basis and a wall-to-wall physical stock take on a quarterly basis.
• Monitor a monthly dashboard for KPIs.
• Update a snag list on a monthly basis.
• Ensure that all tasks are completed operationally and on the system at the close of business.
• Both systems and physical stock must be aligned at all times.
• Ensure that all inbound/outbound documents are properly signed, AGL stamped and dated with time (packing lists, pre-alerts, Streamline check list) and classified in folder.
• Notify the client by email if expected qty is different from actual qty received, same applies in case of damages with pictures attached.
• Ensure that all Return Notes are issued for return materials.
• Control the rolling out and the good use of the means required to the good execution of the activities (Good state of
equipment and use of consumables)
• Control the prevention plans of transporters
• Control the security means for dangerous goods.
• Detect signal or settle animosities noticed in the limit of responsibilities.
• Assisting with local transport duties for the branch
• Report daily to hierarchy
• For more details, please refer to SOP document.
• Organize and validate physical stock takes.
• Define locations and verify team's availability.
• Inform the client well in advance by email.
• Ensure movements are stopped [thus defining best suitable timeframes].
• Analyse the stock count and validate or process new stock count.

Any other duties that may be given to you by your supervisor or manager

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
• Minimum 3 years relevant Contract logistics experience
• WMS experience
• 3pl experience
• Staff supervision experience
• MHE supervision
• 5s Housekeeping
• Airport Industria Warehouse