Human Foods Warehouse and Dispatch Manager – Africa Personnel Services

3 months ago
Application deadline closed.

Job Description

At Africa Personnel Services, our people are the most important resource. We pride ourselves in the quality of our employees and ensure employees condone all our values. Our international business is built on sound Human Capital principles, while offering all our clients the highest levels of loyalty, integrity, and respect. Since 1996, we have been facilitating livelihoods for thousands of people across Africa and beyond.
We are looking to recruit a Human Foods Warehouse and Dispatch Manager for our client in the Milling Industry to be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to optimize storage and distribution operations ensuring timely and accurate delivery of products to customers and to oversee the receipt, storage and dispatch of products in a safe and efficient manner, ensuring compliance with the requisite standard operating procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure to coordinate with shipments effectively.
  • Monitor inventory levels and implement strategies to minimize stock shortages and overages ensuring to provide staff with guidance, training and performance feedback.
  • Must be able to identify areas for process improvement, implement innovative solutions to enhance efficiency and productivity at assigned location
  • Using real-time data collection to increase accuracy and lower labour costs
  • Maintaining computerized administration, stock inventory and retrieval systems
  • Inspecting and approving the quality and quantity of goods or equipment received and shipped out
  • Enforcing health standards, safety and security procedures
  • Enforcing company rules and regulations
  • Managing staff, building teams, training employees and monitoring production performance
  • Communicating and interacting with clients, vendors, suppliers and customers
  • Overseeing logistics of receiving, warehousing and dispatch operations
  • Meeting regularly with warehouse leads to assess, analyse and develop actionable plans for loss prevention and productivity.
  • Performing general maintenance of the machinery used in the warehouse

Qualifications

  • A full grade (12) School Certificate
  • An advanced Diploma or Bachelor’s degree added advantage in Purchasing & Supply, chain management or a related field, with proven experience in a managerial role within storage and distribution
  • Preferably at least (5) years ‘experience in such a similar role.

KINDLY NOTE THE FOLLOWING.

  • ALL CVs shared must be in PDF FORMAT and the position being applied for must be clearly indicated in the subject line of your email.
  • Attach your Full G12 Certificates along with your Cv
  • Attach at least 3 traceable references.
  • Valid email addresses of references must be included on the reference list.
  • Your Full names should be the Tile of your CV.
  • DO NOT share your certificates at this time.
    Any applications that do not follow the above instructions will not be considered.