A well - established leading manufacturing company based in Mombasa is urgently looking for:
Position: Warehouse & Dispatch Manager
General Summary
Essential Accountabilities / Job Description
- Leads and directs the departmental team members to ensure the Loading, Dispatch & Warehouse operations are efficient and shipments are accurate and on-time.
- Establish warehouse guidelines and procedures and ensure these are followed and enforced consistently among all shifts.
- Provides daily, weekly and monthly performance measurements to executive management.
- Oversee management of Warehouse areas. Responsible for leading team in identifying and resolving specific items that negatively impact shipment, storage, delivery, labeling, handling and inventory.
- Lead and support cross-functional activities and focus groups in improvement activities such as evaluating optimum storage locations based on product output, deliveries, and size, etc…
- Report monthly Key Performance Indicators for all products.
- Responsible for departmental performance including evaluating and recommending ideas to reduce cost and improve efficiency.
- Review current and future packaging issues and improvement opportunities related to it.
- Promotes safety standards of Warehouse operations.
- Have strong communication, administrative and organizational skills, and the ability to coordinate multiple shifts.
- Advise management on required areas of improvement to enhance Warehouse processes.
- Ensure all relevant records are properly maintained and traceable.
- Maintain regular stock takes.
- Mentoring staff in warehouse management best practice
- Coordinating with the Transport Manager/sales manager on deliveries to preferred destinations of goods
- The above typical duties are characteristic of this job and demonstrate a level of commitment to the incumbent and are not intended to list or limit the duties that may be required or assigned to the employee in this position.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 – 10 years’ experience in management of Warehouse & Inventory
- Bachelors Degree in business, economics or other Social Science or related discipline, coupled with post graduate diploma in stores/procurement
- Professional qualifications in Warehouse/Logistics/Supply Chain will be a key requirement added advantage.
- Expert knowledge in Warehouse/Inventory and Logistics
- Experience with large scale warehouse or Logistics management in manufacturing company.
- Excellent writing and oral communication skills
- Strong initiative and solid judgment skills
- High level of Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications.
Interested candidates are invited to send their application via mail, Applications should be received on or before 6th August-2013 at 5:00PM and all applicants should email their Covering letter, CV, with daytime telephone numbers and three referees.
Email address: careers_hrm@yahoo.com
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
