Warehouse Controller
Reference Number: WareContr020823
Department: Aspen SA Operations
Description
Overview
Responsible for a warehouse, their team’s output, resource planning and administrative activities
Responsibilities
Manage the Operations
- Manage activities related to receipting
- Manage activities related to testing
- Manage activities related to stocking
- Manage activities related to picking and dispatching
Ordering
- Liaise with Buyers on ordering of non-production items
- Create Requisitions for maintenance, services and non-production items for their area of responsibility
Administration
- Generate monthly inventory reports and maintaining accurate records
- Control perpetual inventory stock counting and accuracy checks and investigates discrepancies and shortages to minimise overstocks and remove redundant and obsolete raw materials
- Perform regular cycle counts and assists in conducting yearly physical inventory counts
- Review, authorise and implement SOP’s and systems to ensure compliance
Organisational strategy, vision & values
- Ensure that the vision and mission of the department/ organisation is visible in the activities of the team
Planning & policy development/ Planning & processes
- Assess production needs and operational requirements against warehouse operating plan/ s
- Execute and enforce adherence to policies and procedures
- Inform the immediate superior of internal and external issues that may affect the team to deliver on their mandate
Financial management
- Provide input to departmental leaders of operational requirements for budgetary purposes
- Manage the budget, as delegated by the immediate superior
People management
- Provide staff with day-to-day direction and tasks, in alignment with departmental procedures
- Manage staff in relation to overtime, absenteeism and IR matters
Governance, risk & compliance
- Provide input to departmental leaders for improvement of risk-based compliance systems
Planning & policy development/ Planning & processes
- Assess production needs and operational requirements against warehouse operating plan/ s
- Execute and enforce adherence to policies and procedures
- Inform the immediate superior of internal and external issues that may affect the team to deliver on their mandate
Financial management
- Provide input to departmental leaders of operational requirements for budgetary purposes
- Manage the budget, as delegated by the immediate superior
People management
- Provide staff with day-to-day direction and tasks, in alignment with departmental procedures
- Manage staff in relation to overtime, absenteeism and IR matters
Governance, risk & compliance
- Provide input to departmental leaders for improvement of risk-based compliance systems
Requirements
Skills Required
Background/experience
- 3-5 years’ experience in Logistics
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree/ Diploma in Logistics or similar
Specific job skills
- Logistics Management
- ERP (BAAN) knowledge
- In-depth inventory management knowledge
- People management skills
Competencies
- Interrogating Information
- Planning and Organising
- Meeting Deadlines
Work Level
Skilled
Job Type
Permanent
Salary
Market Related
Location
East London
Unique Job URL
https://aspen.mcidirecthire.com/Internal/Job?ref=Dc9J8GiWNLXwr1SXGVaCPA8fWJuD8hP5wjV4jA8MsbNkLsLsk3EIXvBUZvFHSuE4LSzfeuHX%2f5XLontxWiZr%2fQ%3d%3d