Warehouse Optimization Manager

Driving operational excellence is the core of what you do.

Streamlining process and strategy implementation is your game.

You have a laundry list of examples of how you have optimized production and stock holding, created process efficiencies, managed business risk, built and managed high performing teams and unlocked cashflow.

A well established and thriving IT hardware company in JHB is seeking a Sr Manager to ensure that the organization runs smoothly, balancing efficiency with environmental, social responsibility and governance.

THE OVERVIEW

Operational efficiency:

• Streamlining processes: Ensure that all aspects of the organisations operations run smoothly and efficiently. This involves optimising processes, reducing costs, and improving productivity across various departments.
• Resource management: Oversee the allocation and utilisation of resources, including human, financial, and material resources, to maximize efficiency and meet organisational goals.
• Strategy implementation: Contribute to or lead the development of operational strategies that align with the company’s overall business objectives.

Governance and sustainability:

• Environmental stewardship: The sustainability aspect of the role focuses on reducing the organisation's environmental impact as a business case for clients and for the organisation. This includes implementing eco-friendly practices, reducing waste, and managing energy use.
• Sustainable business practices: The role also involves integrating sustainability into the core business practices, ensuring that the company’s growth is aligned with long-term environmental societal and governance goals.
• Compliance and reporting: Responsible for ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and reporting on ESG metrics to stakeholders.
• Work with the Finance Manager in building resilience in the value chain.
• As a member of the ESG committee, participate actively in all ESG related activities.

THE BREAKDOWN

Key duties include...

Operations management:

• Analysing productivity data and optimising staffing and production capacity.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and practices including risks and opportunities in the sector.
• Design new processes to improve quality or increase productivity or profitability.
• Manage stock control and inventory checks.
• Communicate changes in order processes to relevant parties.
• Ensure compliance to health and safety regulations.
• Document procedures for third-party monitoring.
• Create and monitor project and teams.
• Review workloads and manpower to ensure targets are met.
• Support the Managing Executive or executive teams vision and strategy.

Financial management:

• Managing departmental budgets.
• Optimise stock holding in line with stockholding targets.
• Devise creative ways on unlocking cash tied in inventory.

Staff leadership and management:

• Resource teams adequately to achieve business and operational targets.
• Manage the effective achievement of InnoVent group objectives through effective leadership, the setting of individual objectives, managing performance, and developing and motivating team to maximise performance.
• Build and manage a high performing team by providing leadership, role clarity, training and career development.
• Ensure open communication channels with staff and implement change management interventions where necessary.
• Define roles, responsibilities, individual goals and performance objectives for the team.
• Set KPIs and provide regular performance feedback through a well-defined and implemented performance review program within the business unit to achieve business targets.
• Performance manage resources in accordance with relevant policy and legislation.
• Promote an InnoVent centric and partnership approach to developing strong relationships with other working groups and ensure adherence to Group governance.

Governance, risk and business continuity management:

• Ensure that appropriate governance systems are in place and in line with future requirements, i.e. policies, procedures and reporting structures.
• Continually assess the competitiveness of all operations programs and practices against the relevant comparable companies, industries and markets.
• Stay up to date of new trends and innovations in operations.
• Manage business risk, through continuous internal and external monitoring of business impact, as well as changes in stakeholder needs.
• Lead and guide improvement projects that will increase profits or protect against risks in the function.

Education:

• Minimum of a Business Management or Engineering degree.
• Management/Leadership program will be advantageous.
• Postgraduate qualification in business or equivalent for degree holders with no commercial qualification.

Experience:

• At least 8 years of experience in an operational role with a demonstrated ability to manage and deliver on expectations.
• At least 5 years experience in a senior management role.

Salary is under R1m.

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