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Distribution Center Manager - Cape Town

Reference PE003282
Location Western Cape, CPT - Northern Suburbs
Salary Interval Monthly
Package None-negotiable
Description Our client, a global leader in the FMCG / Manufacturing industry, is currently looking to employ an experienced Distribution Center Manager based in Parow, Cape Town.

Requirements:
  • Grade 12 is essential. 
  • Recognized qualification in Production Supervision and Management, Logistics or Operations Management.
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience in the Manufacturing or Logistics environment.
  • 3 - 5 years' experience in a supervisory / managerial role with relevant experience in managing a Distribution Center.
Responsibilities, but not limited to:

1. Safety and Security:
  • Provide and maintain a workplace which is safe and without risk to health.
  • Oversee and review safety statistics, providing improvement recommendations around equipment, processes and site layout to maintain safety standards.
  • Provide appropriate supervision, instruction, training and information to employees so that they perform their tasks in a manner that ensures the health and safety of all personnel.
2. Achieve DC Operation targets:
  • Plan weekly production and distribution requirements ensuring most efficient utilization of plant and resources.
  • Ensure SLA’s are adhered to and improved on where necessary.
  • Ensure that all site providers/suppliers are regularly reviewed and enforce strict adherence to SLA’s.
  • Achieve production standards.
  • Use of tools to continuously investigate and implement means to improve production capacity and capability.
  • Resolve production problems to minimize cycle times.
  • Manage equipment availability, downtime and planned maintenance for the site.
3. Quality Standards:
  • Ensure products are packed and distributed according to work instructions and procedures.
  • Propose improvement recommendations at quality improvement meetings; improve production process to reduce non-conformances.
  • Ensure ISO 9001 compliance.
  • Investigate all non-conformances by using leadership diagnostic tools.
  • Investigate alternate means of recycling/reworking non-conforming products at minimum cost, while maintaining quality standards.
4. Inventory Management:
  • Maintain systems to monitor and control inventories, taking corrective action in terms of system parameters, subordinate practice and logistics decisions.
  • Accurate management of inventory through cycle counts, monthly cycle count audits, Stock Counts and Investigating stock variances i.e. losses and gains.
5. Fleet Management and Distribution:
  • Manage accurate and prompt distribution to customers and inter branches.
  • Manage the accuracy and proper recording of administration in dispatch.
  • Manage the maintenance of the delivery vehicles.
  • Manage reducing cost of the dispatch department.
6. Engineering:
  • Develop and monitor engineering PMS on machines, equipment and building.
  • Carry out equipment audits and reporting variances or defects.
Kindly be advised that should you not receive a response within two weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful. 

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