Warehouse Manager - FMCG
Mid Career (4 - 6 yrs exp)Job Purpose
To manage all cold store operations, ensuring safe storage, stock control, product integrity and efficient dispatch of products while maintaining food safety and temperature compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Operations & Stock Management
- Manage receiving, put away, picking and dispatch of all frozen and chilled products
- Ensure FIFO/FEFO stock rotation and minimize waste/damage
- Conduct daily, weekly and monthly stock takes and reconcile with Meat-Matrix system
- Monitor storage capacity, slotting and organization of cold rooms
- Temperature, Safety & Compliance
- Ensure all cold rooms/freezers run within required temperatures
- Enforce HACCP, food safety and PPE compliance
- Maintain temperature logs, cleaning schedules and audit records
- Ensure compliance with company SOP's
- Team leadership
- Lead and schedule cold store team, forklift drivers and loaders
- Train staff on safe handling, hygiene and equipment use.
- Manage attendance, performance and leave
- Admin & Reporting
- Liaise with dispatch, production, telesales and QA daily
- Report on stock variances, damages and productivity
- Control packaging, racking and equipment maintenance needs
- Assist with load planning to maximize truck space
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Meat-Matrix a MUSTMatric
Diploma/certificate in cold chain management, logistics or food safety advantageous
EXPERIENCE
3-5 years' experience as cold store supervisor/manager in a FMCG or meat facility
Proven experience with Hysters/forklifts, pallet jacks, and meat-matrix and or Oms systems
Knowledge of HACCP, cold chain and meat handling
SKILLS
Strong stock control and admin skills
Good leadership and people management
Computer literate - Excel, OMS
Able to work in cold environments and do overtime when needed
Sectors:
FMCG
Functions:
Retail, Wholesale, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Dispatching & Receiving, Food & Beverage