Warehouse Team Leader
Website Eswatini Beverages Limited (EBL)
A proud part of the AB InBev family
Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?
- Ensure compliance to 5’s Standard within and around Warehouse Operation and show results evolution.
- Cascade all Global policies and Ensure compliance to them.
- Implement and design the management cycle e.g. Business Descriptions, SLA’s, Process Maps, KPI Indicators and ensure compliance with all warehouse staff and show results evolution.
- Develop and continuously validate SOPs through management routines by using tools and ensure understanding by all warehouse employees (LnA, SCL OWD).
- Team rooms managed and updated through routine meetings to solve problems and drive performance.
- Develop and maintain MCRS/MCL routines and track adherence there off.
- Use problem solving tools e.g. 5 WHY, Abnormality Reports, SIC, OPLs, RACI’s, OWD’s, PDCA’s, etc. to develop action plans to show improvement on PI’s and KPI’s.
- Cascade KPI’s and PIs to individual warehouse employee level, standardize the KPI/PI achievements and monitor individual targets.
- Ensure adherence to best practice generation process and execute approved projects and show result evolution.
- Make use of GOP’s linked to warehouse KPI’s and insure 75% score is achieved.
- Utilize GAPA and PDCA for chronic abnormality’s and execute actions derived from analysis.
- Ensure adherence to the layout in line of certain warehouse activities e.g. Empties zone; Refusal zone; Order Picking zone; Repack zone; Finished Goods zone.
- Track and manage warehouse management tools to ensure ABC compliance.
- Trough SCL routine track compliance to all safety related processes within the warehouse.
- Track and trend ABC compliance to realize warehouse efficiencies, Time and Motion studies and show Results evolution.
- Manage, track and trend 1. warehouse cleanliness, 2. pest control schedule adherence, 3. cross contamination from non-food grade chemicals, 4. daily temperature control andb5. product exposure • Ensure 75% Compliance to the Global Warehouse GOP
- Implement and adhere to a Location-Based Inventory System to identify stored product
- Execute Action Plan to address the Stock Age Index KPI • Track and trend %HL near to be blocked as a PI.
- Ensure adherence to blocking standards on non-conforming inventory.
- Track, trend and manage sorting processes to reduce MBFU% and to improve sorting productivity by utilizing management tools.
- Track and trend broken cases by operator, picker and sorter to develop action plan to improve total breakage costs.
- Create a quality induction programme and ensure 100% compliance on training to warehouse staff.
- Track, trend and manage the distribution returns policy to ensure alignment with the quality policy.
- Track, trend and manage repacking operation to conform to quality standards and to improve repacking productivity.
- Ensure 75% Compliance to the Warehouse labour Productivity GOP to improve the KPI
- Design and maintain sizing simulator to address optimal labour and equipment resourcing
- Allocate and assign labour activities utilizing the SKAP tool.
- Develop and Manage the Warehouse Capacity Utilization model to improve Warehouse efficiency.
- Implement and manage waste plan and recycling operation by type of material: paper/carton, plastic by type: PET, PS, PP etc., metal – aluminum, iron, etc., glass, food remains, other types, unrecyclable.
- Manage TCT and there are actions plans visible to improve it and it is also measured in Loading/Unloading and Replenishment.
- Ensure daily compliance of inventory counts.
- Ensure compliance to inventory policy and use management tools to close gaps.
- Ensure compliance to Quality Policy and use management tools to close gaps.
- Manage the process on how to destroy and write off obsolete product in compliance with legal/environmental requirements.
- Identify the root cause of inventory count variances and put action plans in place through problem solving tools to improve the Inventory accuracy KPI
- Reduce Supply Chain Overheads through the utilization of problem-solving tools and management of stock age KPI’s.
- Track and trend all operating variances within in the warehouse and utilize management tools to improve results.
Key Competencies:
- Good interpersonal skills / builds good relationships
- Superior planning ability
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good verbal and communication skills
- Good self-management practices
- Strong achievement orientation
- Ability to adapt to and implement change effectively
- Excellent coaching capability
Minimum Requirements:
- 3-year relevant diploma/degree
- 3+ years Warehouse and or logistics experience advantageous
- Highly level computer user (MS Office, Oasis, Handheld devices)
- SAP/SYSPRO proficient
Additional Information:
- Band: X
AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in-line with AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Internal applicants require Line manager approval. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for short-listing. Interested candidates who meet the above specifications may apply no later than the closing date.
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