Overseeing and coordinating the daily operations of the Standard pumps warehouse:
- Supervision of +/-12 staff
- Optimizing Logistics processes i.e. ensuring efficient inbound, internal and outbound flows of materials
- Identify areas for process improvement to maximize efficiency and reduce operating costs.
- Maintain and improve 5S housekeeping standards and document continuous improvement projects.
- Ensuring personnel safety by monitoring safe loading, offloading and material stacking on warehouse high-rack system. Provide a safe working environment by strictly adhering to all company policies, the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations.
- Maintaining inventory record accuracy through diligent use of SAP WMS tools.
- Supervising, Mentoring, Motivating, Training and Developing personnel to meet operational goals and customer demands.
- Ensure all equipment, i.e. Barcode Scanners, Vertical Storage units, Cranes, Forklifts, Electric Reach Trucks and pallet jacks are properly maintained and operators are certified to use them.
Inbound Materials Processing:
- Plan, coordinate and monitor the goods receiving and putaway processes for incoming raw materials and finished goods from internal and external sources.
- Ensure all incoming deliveries are verified against purchase orders and production orders.
- Ensure all goods received during the shift have all been processed on SAP in the same shift.
- Ensure non-conforming materials are returned to suppliers within 7 days.
- Ensure incoming materials are correctly identified and are putaway into their designated storage types/sections and bin locations.
- Ensure space optimization to facilitate efficient putaway and stock retrieval to improve productivity.
- Ensure stock is preserved during putaway and FIFO principles are adhered to by personnel.
Internal Materials Processing:
- Oversee the picking of materials based on production orders and MRP scheduling, ensuring timely delivery to meet manufacturing deadlines.
- Oversee order picking for the assembly line by ensuring Storeman are picking according to the bills of materials requirements for each product.
- Oversee the efficient flow of raw materials, and sub-assemblies from storage locations to internal production lines or designated assembly areas.
- Coordinate inventory transfers between different internal warehouse zones for raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods
- Ensure all inventory movements (issues and returns) are recorded immediately on SAP to maintain real-time inventory visibility.
- Plan and lead the preparation and staging of kitted parts or subassemblies for different production runs.
- Determine Bin maximums and allocate bulk/overflow to bulk storage areas.
- Maintain material master settings by allocating storage sections and bin locations for all products.
- Ensure FIFO principles are adhered to by the Storeman and stock is packed onto handling units without any handling damage occurring.
Outbound Materials Processing:
- Direct and supervise all order fulfillment activities, including spare parts stock transfers, finished goods stock transfers and customer order deliveries and collections.
- Ensure all outbound deliveries and collections are processed accurately and are packaged according to company Standards.
- Coordinate outbound logistics with third-party logistics (3PL) freight forwarder, schedule collections and monitor transporter to ensure transportation deadlines are being met.
- Oversee all necessary shipping documentation are prepared for domestic, cross-border and international shipping regulations.
- Oversee the safe loading of vehicles, securing of products and ensure even distribution of loads to prevent damages that can occur in transit.
- Troubleshoot and resolve any shipping discrepancies and delivery issues promptly.
- Monitor deliveries and ensure all proof of deliveries are returned promptly for invoicing by maintaining delivered not invoiced reports daily.
- Control inventory stored in outsourced warehouses and ensure company processes are being adhered to by the suppliers and their performance meets customer demands.
- Serve as primary point of contact for 3PL service providers and outsourced warehouse partners.
- Resolve high-level transportation issues with #PL providers, including freight claims, delivery discrepancies and day-to-day scheduling conflicts as and when they arise.
Inventory Management:
- Plan and manage regular bin verification audits, cycle counting activities and resolve inventory discrepancies promptly.
- Maintaining inventory record accuracy through diligent use of the WMS.
- Control inventory stored in outsourced warehouses and ensure company processes are being adhered to by conducting quarterly cycle counting activities.
- Ensure data flow reliability and integration between internal systems and outsourced warehouses systems.
- Ensure security of the warehouse and maintain proper access control.
Equipment Maintenance
- Ensure all tools and machinery are always maintained and are free of debris.
- Ensure employees always comply with safe working procedures and practices
- Maintain all resources i.e. racking, cranes, forklifts and vertical storage units.
- Ensure all operators fill in daily equipment checklists prior to using equipment.