Store Manager - Northern Gauteng at Empact Group

Main purpose of the job

• Reporting to the General Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for all aspects regarding stock, stock management, waste management, HSE and managing store assistances.

Education and experience required:

• Matric
• At least 4 years stores and management experience or in a similar role
• Stock taking with basic understanding of debtors and creditors.
• Exposure to Industrial Relations is advantageous
• Customer service experience
• SAP experience.
• Computer literacy with MS Office, particularly Excel.
• Sound numeric and administration skills

Knowledge Skills and Competencies required:

• Passionate about delivering a world class service to our clients and customers
• Ability to work as a team but also willing to act on their own initiative
• Acts with honesty and integrity
• Excellent communication skills
• Multi-lingual, advantageous
• Professionalism
• Reliable, dependable
• Excellent customer services skills

Key areas of responsibilities:

OPERATIONAL STANDARDS

• Place orders and liaise with suppliers upon approval of Regional Manager / Financial Manager
• Capture suppliers invoices into the stock system and confirm correct pricing as per National Price Agreement
• Ensure that prices concur with order sheet and invoice
• Issuing of materials / consumables to contracts on a daily basis as per the route plan
• Manage the stock ratio of stores in line with budget on a minimum / maximum stock level
• Hold monthly stock take of all materials and hygiene as well as workshops
• Ensure adherence to the National Buying manual
• Supervise the stores staff and ensure strict access control to the stores area
• Check all goods entering the stores area in terms of quality / data sheets and are correctly labelled
• Responsible to ensure that chemicals are decanted correctly in line with the stipulated ratio of the supplier for the contracts
• Ensure that all items dispatched and received are captured timeously in line with regional deadlines
• Ensure adherence and upkeeping of ISO manual and procedures.

TRAINING

• Responsible for the ongoing training and development needs of staff under your control.

GENERAL DUTIES

• Comply with the Code of Ethics and Compass Code of Business Conduct and ensure all subordinates comply with same.
• Ensure adequate control over all equipment in accordance with fixed asset register
• Review standard information to ensure that the necessary restraints are enforced over motor vehicles and that the motor vehicles allocated to stores department are kept in a sound working order and are kept clean at all times.
• Control and ensure all stock is delivered timeously and that the correct documentation is adhered to at all times.
• Submit monthly delivery plan with dates to the Regional Manager / Financial Manager
• Any other duties as required by the Company.

LEAVE RECORDS

• Ensuring an Application for Leave form is completed for every period of absence and handed to management
• Keeping a monthly attendance record for the Regional Manager.
• Submitting the attendance record to the Regional Manager to submit to the Payroll department for the updating of their records.

 COMMUNICATION

• To hold monthly departmental meetings with the Financial Manager
• To review and analyze complaints and respond within 24 hours of complaint
• To interface with Regional and Area Managers
• To ensure that driver is courteous and disciplined with delivery of goods to the contract.

SAFETY

• Comply with all Health and Safety legislation, policies and procedures.