Requirements:Advanced Certificate in Supply Chain Management /Logistics/ General Management/ Project Management -NQF level 6 equivalent2 3 years experience in a middle management role, managing the flow of stock within a warehousing environmentDemand Planning experience in the retail environment will be advantageousExperience in communicating with senior leadership of the businessReport writing skills are requiredComputer Literacy: G-Suite (with Advanced Excel)Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations will be an advantageWMS exposure will be an advantageDuties:To coordinate and manage the optimum operational planning of the Distribution Centre in order to recommendpotential action plans and to assist the Operational Management team to make critical daily key decisions.Compile daily operational plan to balance DC capacity and deal with peak periodsSupervises the capturing and displaying of operations departments daily productivity and quality targetsBased on the operational plan, determines the priorities (e.g. labour requirements) for each department per shiftAddresses critical issues that may arise and makes recommendations should the plan not be achievableManage and coordinate monthly new store distributionsFormulate manning requirements for special work activities linked to value-added servicesManage and coordinate seasonal and BTS re-pricing wavesCreate management reports to help senior management make necessary operational decisionsCommunicates daily with all DC internal departments, Central Office Control tower and central planning teamsComplies with health and safety requirements to ensure the health and safety of all personnelFacilitates teamwork and motivates workforce- staff moraleCompile daily operational plan to balance DC capacity through all departments to address any criticalissues/ bottlenecks that may arise, e.g. machinery constraints, line ageing prioritisation, forecast mitigation, etc.Supervises the capturing and displaying of operations departments daily productivity and quality targets in order to reduce costs and increase efficiency and effectivenessManage and assist Scheduler in the optimised daily scheduling for Pick and pack and Full Carton distribution to take placeCommunicates daily with all DC internal departments on plan as well as keep track of progress achieved throughout the day and recommend actions to Assistant DC Manager for implementation should the plan not be achievable.Communicate with Central Office Control tower for problem distributions.Communicate with central planning team on operational problems experienced with distributionsManage all queries on WMS through relevant systems, process and IT stakeholders teams.Understand Product Mix.Scheduling and Planning of product flow in the DC environment.Forecast Model taking into account cube data to reduce transport costs.Ensure lead times are met, as well as picking and despatch standards.Ensure special/urgent orders prioritized.CPU on packaging and Labour is managed according to budget.Analyse trends and make recommendations to increase efficiencies in the DC
