Warehouse Team Leader - Shatterprufe ARG (Durban) at PG Group

About the position

Shatterprufe® is the leading manufacturer and distributor of OE Auto and aftermarket replacement glass products. The company manufactures genuine Shatterprufe® laminated windscreens and Armourplate® toughened automotive safety glass products. Three automotive glass plants manufacture over 4 million pieces of laminated and toughened glass a year for customers worldwide. Shatterprufe® products are installed by Original Motor manufacturers in Southern Africa.

Main job purpose

• To manage and coordinate the activities of the Warehouse to ensure effective and efficient service delivery to its customers and continuous growth of the business.

Main Objective

• To optimise the warehouse through the effective utilisation of resources and management of inventory control in order to control risk (e.g. damages and safety) and ensure that the business delivers the right product in the right quantity at the right time in order to always satisfy the customer.
• To take overall responsibility for the Warehouse systems and processes; thereby ensuring overall data integrity and customer satisfaction relating to ARG's product and service delivery.
• To oversee all maintenance, repairs and security through the effective management of relevant service providers thereby ensuring overall business functionality on a day-to-day basis to ensure optimal service delivery.
• To manage and lead the warehouse by directing activities, monitoring performance and developing staff to ensure that the objectives of the warehouse are achieved on an ongoing basis.
• To manage the costs of the warehouse, by providing input into the budget and managing expenditure accordingly, on a daily basis.
• To liaise and build effective working relationship with key stakeholders; including suppliers and customers; in order to improve supplier efficiencies and quality as well as ensure overall customer satisfaction.
• To ensure effective communication of relevant information to all stakeholders to support effective decision making for the business.

Critical job requirements

• Grade 12
• 3 years relevant warehouse or logistics experience
• Exposure to IR related matters
• 2 years leadership experience
• Packing experience
• Quality monitoring experience
• Inbound - Outbound transport experience
• 3 year's experience in a warehousing manufacturing environment

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Health and Safety in a Warehouse environment
• Knowledge of importing and exporting of goods
• IR Knowledge
• Knowledge of the OHSA
• Knowledge of equipment maintenance
• Working knowledge of optimising warehouse efficiency
• Knowledge of compiling SLA's for service providers
• Working knowledge of current best practices in operations and warehouse management

Skills

• Leadership and Management Skills
• Motivating Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication skills (verbal and written)
• Listening Skills
• Computer Skills (MS Office)
• Analytical Skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Conflict Management
• Business Acumen
• Customer Focused Skills
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making
• Organisational Skills

PG Group, and its subsidiaries, are committed to the principles of employment equity and as such are equal opportunity employers. Qualified applicants who apply for any vacancies will be considered with due consideration based on of fairness and equity. Factors such as race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability are not consider exclusively and are not determinative of any appointments made by PG Group or its subsidiaries

Requisition ID: 3030