Warehouse Team Leader at Nestle

To manage designated teams within the Distribution Centre environment in a culture of accelerated performance ensuring that it excels in compliance and contributing towards the achievement of KPI’s.

A day in the life of a Team Leader:

CONTROL, MAINTAIN AND ENSURE ACCURACY OF MASTER DATA BY:

Managing the workflow of new and existing materials as well as ascertaining that the data related to pick – face, bin and materials are updated as and when required

*Note that the requirements include but not limited to:

• Assisting in discontinuation of materials and ensuring efficient use of warehouse capacity
• Actively participate in all Warehouse related matters of the Customer Facing Supply Chain to ensure cross functional alignment through:
• Regular and Pro-active communication with customers, customer service and other key stakeholders are updated     
• Collaboration with customers, customer service and other key stakeholders on elements that will have an impact on Freshness and Bad Goods
• Directing the compilation of the daily/weekly inbound schedule as per the agreed 'footprint' with the DC Manager
• Directing and vetting daily/monthly reports on in-transit shipments to ensure timely clearance of standard reports.
• Actively participate in all Warehouse related matters of the Customer Facing Supply Chain to ensure cross functional alignment through:                                                                                     
• Regular and Pro-active communication with CS and other key stakeholders   
• Collaboration with CS and other key stakeholders on elements that will have an impact on Freshness and Bad Goods            
• Address all variances with sending plants upon receipt of inbound loads.  Ensure that all products delivered are in line with the first-time quality principle.  Address and execute all Hauler claims for short delivered product in line with the relevant time lines until payment is made

MAINTAIN BUDGET AND CONTROL VARIANCES BY:

• Organizing daily cycle counting and analyze daily/weekly variances to institute corrective action where there are stock variances
• Managing IRA, stock losses and bad goods and provide monthly dashboard information
• Preparing and supplying analysis of DC related top 10 Bad Goods.
• Manage staff to obtain productivity targets.
• Manage warehouse accuracy in terms of picking.
• Management of staff resources
• Management of Reach Trucks and Power pallet trucks (PPT) as well as the CHEP Account
• Management of Kronos hours, annual leave, absenteeism

*Note that the requirements include but not limited to:

• Updating KPI’s/DOR/WOR boards and presenting/responding to questions related to information on the boards.
• Managing inbound/outbound transport vehicles in terms of turnaround times.
• Managing outsourced transport service providers/agents in terms of POD‘s, outstanding shipments, on time deliveries etcetera.

MANAGE INVENTORY CONTROL BY:

• Ensuring that shipments are completed on time for pre-loading.
• Running daily blocked stock report and investigating reasons thereof
• Managing printing and reprinting of SSCC labels and ensuring that best practices are complied with.
• Manage the timeous closing of shipments
• Manage unit to unit transactions
• Minimize stock losses through regular cycle counting and bin verification as well as pick face maintenance. 
• Investigate and report discrepancies. 
• Identify and communicate stock close to expiry to all relevant stakeholders.

MANAGE SAFETY AND HEALTH BY:

• Ensuring that safety regulations and legislation are adhered to
• Investigating and reporting all accidents
• Ensuring compliance to driven machinery requirements
• Ensuring implementation and compliance with quality control systems and procedures

MANAGE TALENT AND SUCCESSION PLANS BY:

• Conducting IDP’s, PE/PDG and driving performance management.
• Maintaining discipline and taking corrective action where necessary.
• Select, retain, develop, and lead the right people
• Assist LEAN Value Stream Design by embracing and implementing a structured approach towards all the elements of NCE thereby ensuring that a continuous improvement culture is developed and sustained

What will make you successful?

• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in the Distribution environment
• Excellent communication skills
• High level of attention to detail
• Minimum required qualification is NQF 6 Production Diploma or equivalent and relevant operational experience at market/business level in the following areas is beneficial:
• Formal Knowledge of distribution end to end process
• Stock control, SHE, Quality
• SAP experience
• Employee Relations experience

Closing date: 2 Decemebr 2022

Bellville South, ZA