Warehouse & Inventory Manager

Location: Bothasig

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.

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…