Warehouse Manager/Supervisor | Johannesburg

Job Description

• Our client is looking for a Warehouse Manager/Supervisor to join their team. The ideal candidate will be an experienced, reliable, and organised professional with strong leadership skills and a solid understanding of warehouse operations.
• The successful candidate should be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, demonstrate excellent attention to detail, and maintain high standards of professionalism, accuracy, and safety.

• Overall management of the warehouse and its day-to-day operations 
• Ensuring that monthly throughput and productivity targets are met 
• Look for more efficient ways to improve processes in the warehouse
• Compile and submit accurate daily, weekly and monthly reports on stock levels, throughput, shrinkage/variances, staff productivity and security incidents
• Maintain organised, audit-ready documentation and records to support internal and external audits
• Report key metrics and any material irregularities directly to the Supervisor, escalating urgent matters immediately
• Manage warehouse employees to ensure everybody is performing to the required standard and that tasks are completed on time.
• Look for ways to boost employee productivity 
• Enforce company policies, procedures and codes of conduct consistently and fairly, including managing poor performance and misconduct in accordance with company policy and South African labour legislation 
• Train, coach and mentor warehouse staff on safe work practices, stock control procedures and security protocols
• Report key metrics and any material irregularities directly to the Supervisor, escalating urgent matters immediately
• Enforce strict access control to the warehouse and high-value storage areas, including visitor, contractor and staff entry/exit procedures 
• Monitor and manage CCTV, alarm systems, scales and any other loss-prevention equipment on site; report faults or tampering immediately 
• Identify and escalate any suspected theft, fraud, collusion or irregular conduct promptly to management 
• Ensure segregation of duties between receiving, weighing, processing and dispatch functions to reduce opportunities for collusion or theft 
• Maintain strict custody and control over keys, access cards, safe/vault access and any other security-critical items
• Overall responsibility for the inventory and stock of the warehouse 
• Daily inventory checks and stock takes, and reporting of this to management 
• Record inventory on the company system to ensure that this corresponds to the physical inventory 
• Oversee the quality of the inventory and stock received and report to management on quality changes
• Resolve any inventory management problems or concerns 
• Arrange, manage and oversee the loading of containers for shipment 
• Ensure that the inventory quantities correlate with shipping weights
• Compile and submit accurate daily, weekly and monthly reports on stock levels, throughput, shrinkage/variances, staff productivity and security incidents 
• Maintain organised, audit-ready documentation and records to support internal and external audits 
• Report key metrics and any material irregularities directly to the Supervisor, escalating urgent matters immediately

Minimum Requirements 

• Grade 12.
• Qualification in Warehouse Management, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field is advantageous.
• Proven warehouse management/supervisory experience.
• Strong inventory and stock control experience.
• Experience managing warehouse staff and daily operations.
• FMCG, manufacturing, distribution, or inventory-based environment experience is preferred.