Warehouse Manager

Job description

• Manage the complete warehouse cycle: receiving, verification, put-away, storage, picking, issue/transfer, finished-goods receipt and dispatch.
• Ensure materials are available to Production according to authorized requirements.
• Control all inter-warehouse and production-floor material movements.
• Maintain structured warehouse locations, bin coding, labeling and material identification.
• Optimize warehouse layout, racking and space utilization.
• Ensure segregation of raw materials, WIP, finished goods, rejected, damaged, obsolete, scrap and quarantined materials.
• Maintain material and component traceability and apply FIFO or other approved rotation rules.
• Organize and execute cycle counts, periodic counts, surprise counts and annual physical inventory.
• Investigate physical discrepancies and implement corrective actions.
• Control stock loss, damage, shrinkage and unauthorized movement.
• Ensure timely and accurate execution of warehouse transactions through the approved ERP/Warehouse system.
• Ensure physical movement, supporting documents and system transactions remain synchronized.
• Prevent undocumented or off-system stock movements.
• Coordinate daily with Production and Planning regarding material requirements, priorities and availability.
• Ensure authorized materials are issued accurately and on time and control the return of unused or excess materials.
• Coordinate incoming material handling with Quality and ensure rejected or quarantined materials cannot be issued accidentally.
• Control physical handling and segregation of scrap, damaged and obsolete materials.
• Lead Warehouse Supervisors, Storekeepers and warehouse workers; define responsibilities, shifts, workload and custody.
• Train employees on approved procedures, ERP transactions, material handling, traceability and safety.
• Evaluate team performance and take appropriate corrective and development actions.
• Maintain safe storage, stacking, handling and material-movement practices.
• Maintain warehouse housekeeping and 5S standards.
• Control access to warehouse areas and protect company inventory and assets.
• Participate in warehouse restructuring, ERP implementation and process-improvement projects.
• Implement and ensure compliance with approved warehouse SOPs and material-flow procedures.
• Identify operational gaps, bottlenecks and control weaknesses and escalate them with practical recommendations.