General information
Entity
"With the group's expertise of more than 50 years of experience and a continuous presence on the African continent, Africa Global Logistics South Africa provides end-to-end solutions with in-depth knowledge of the legal and cultural diversities specific to each country. Our powerful integrated global network and sustainable solutions enable innovative and flexible designs in their execution.
AGL South Africa is your gateway throughout Africa, facilitating freight forwarding, customs clearance, warehousing and distribution activities for many multinational companies."
Reference number
Warehouse Supervisor – PAISLEY -8401
Job details
Division
Transport & Logistics
Function
FREIGHT FORWARDING - WAREHOUSING
Position title
Warehouse Supervisor – PAISLEY M/F
Type of contract
PERMANENT
Mission description
Supervise a team of warehouse personnel to ensure the provision of professional incoming goods, storage, and dispatch service to customers. Ensure all warehouse rules and procedures are adhered to.
Profile
• Supervise and lead all warehouse staff under your control (refer to AGL Warehouse Organogram).
• Plan daily and weekly meetings with senior management.
• Have daily meetings with your warehouse teams.
• Ensure warehouse staff adheres to rules and procedures as published and instructed by manager.
• Plan and co-ordinate the activities with all participants, i.e. Incoming goods, storage and dispatch of items in a timely and efficient manner, loads correctly loaded and secure. (Depending on your area of responsibility)
• Plan, Optimise and Allocate Resources available.
• Controlling of casual working staff.
• Ensure the stacking and storage procedures are adhering to as per document management system.
• Ensure weekly stock takes are done.
• Maintain the company's Health and Safety Policy, ensuring safe working conditions and practices within the warehouse and yard. Control the application of the general instructions and train your team.
• Must adhere to any instructions given by the Warehouse Manager.
• Any other reasonable duties which may be required by management from time to time.
• Be the key communication link between the Admin and Warehousing team.
• Monitor a physical cycle count on a weekly, monthly basis and a wall-to-wall physical stock take on a quarterly basis.
• Monitor a monthly dashboard for KPIs.
• Update a snag list on a monthly basis.
• Ensure that all tasks are completed operationally and on the system at the close of business.
• Both systems and physical stock must be aligned at all times.
• Ensure that all inbound/outbound documents are properly signed, AGL stamped and dated with time (packing lists, pre-alerts, Streamline check list) and classified in folder.
• Notify the admin/client by email if expected qty is different from actual qty received, same applies in case of damages with pictures attached.
• Make sure all trucks checked against the AGL tracking report before offloading
• Report all incidents , incident report must be completed on the same shift and submitted.
• Control the rolling out and the good use of the means required to the good execution of the activities (Good state of
equipment and use of consumables)
• Organize and validate physical stock takes.
• Analyse the stock count and validate or process new stock count.
• Any other duties that may be given to you by your supervisor or manager
• Validate all documents for the shift and sign it off.
• Ensure despatch SOP is followed
• Booking of escorts – daily when needed
• Must be on shift 15mins before start time to prep for your staff briefing/plan for the shift
• Plan monthly stock takes with third party
• Conduct toolbox talks
• Sign off forklift check books and do random inspections
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
• Grade 12
• 5 years' experience in warehouse operations
• Computer Literate in Excel, Word and Outlook
• Must have at least 3 years' experience on WMS System
• Must be
Job location
Job location
Africa, South Africa
Applicant criteria
Education level
Upper Secondary
