FMCG Company Warehouse Manager Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Job Title: Warehouse Manager

Job Code: WM/BD/141128
 

Number of Positions Open: 1

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Summary: Our client is a FMCG company looking for a Warehouse Manager.

Job Purpose: Successful candidate will have the overall responsibility of managing all warehouse, logistics and transport (inbound and outbound) operations within East Africa ensuring timely, cost effective and service optimized material flow of goods.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manages the flow of goods through the warehouse, including receiving, unloading, put away, picking, packing, loading and dispatch of goods in line with customer orders and ensuring timely, cost and service optimized processes.
• Leads the creation of daily resource plans in order to meet customer requirements.
• Manages the onsite warehouse facilities and third party contractors ensuring high operational and health and safety standards are maintained within agreed budgets.
• Implements, in conjunction with the Quality, & Regulatory Affairs Manager, health and safety processes standards for warehousing and distribution ensuring prescribed standards are met. Manages the execution of relevant health and safety training and risk assessments, as defined by the QC & RA Mgr.
• Manages, in conjunction with the security service providers, the security and general housekeeping of the warehouse site during operational hours ensuring the safety of employees and company is optimized.
• Delivers an efficient stock management system on behalf of the company, which is fully integrated within the workplace and aligned to SAP, and ensures the identification, agreement and implementation of solutions to eliminate the source of internal stock related queries.
• Manages all auditing / site visits appertaining to stock and facilities activities ensuring processes meet required standards and business needs.
• Develops and manages all inbound and outbound delivery processes and associated 3rd party activity to maximize on time customer order fulfillment at optimum cost.   Works closely with local procurement to ensure cost effective and reliable provisions of transport as part of the cyclical tender process.

Education and Qualification - Requirements:

Education:

• Degree holder with professional qualification in Supply Chain/Logistics or Master’s Degree.
• Ideally SAP WM

Experience and Skills:

• Excellent communication skills. Able to express ideas effectively and actively listen to others.
• Able to influence, challenge  and advise colleagues
• Able to challenge existing work methods and display willingness to try new approaches
• Project Management
• Relationship Building
• Leadership
• Strong customer orientation
• FMCG Warehouse & Distribution Management
• Experience gained in a cross functional commercial environment

How to Apply:

Interested candidates holding the necessary requirements, good performance and / or references are encouraged to apply with detailed CV’s, inclusive of names and contacts of 3 referees, current telephone number and email address by scrolling down and clicking on: Warehouse Manager

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