Warehouse & Stores Manager

Qualifications

• Dip/ Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Logistics or Supply Chain Management.
  
• 3-7 years of experience in the warehouse setting having taken up a supervisory role.
  
• A thorough understanding of warehouse procedures and the day to day operations.
  
• Expertise in inventory management, store keeping, storage methods and control techniques.
  
• Excellent communication with procurement, logistics, production and finance departments.
  
• Understanding of workplace safety regulations, PPE requirements and OSHA standards.
  

• Make arrangements on Purchase and regulation of equipment. Handle clients' staff correspondence and inquiries about equipment.
  
• Prevent unauthorized persons from entering into the stores. Co-ordinate the work of staff in the stores department.
  
• Periodic comparison of balances with physical quantities in stock.
  
• Advise management of obsolete and slow moving stocks. Prepare daily reports and share with relevant departments.
  
• Manage/ Prepare and analyze decommissions.
  
• Assist in cost research and comparisons of various equipment.
  
• Issue and keep records on available/ issued or needed PPE
  
• Inventory Management, maintain accurate stock records and ensure proper stock levels. Warehouse Operations, oversee receiving, warehousing, distribution, and maintenance operations.
  
• Team Management, Lead, train, and supervise warehouse staff, plan and organize staff shifts and schedules.
  
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations, including warehouse safety practices. Manage relationships with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of goods.
  
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly warehouse reports, track and analyze warehouse performance metrics.
  
• Receive materials into the stores after checking the contents of the goods received. Store the materials in the allotted places.
  
• Maintain proper record of receipt, issue and balance of all items of materials. Monthly stock balances and reconciliations.
  
• Employ location marking and stores coding for easy identification of every item of stores. Protect material/ equipment from losses due to fire, theft, evaporation, obsolescences etc.
  
• Issue materials and equipment, against proper authorization in right specification and at the right time.
  
• Ensure that the stock neither exceeds the maximum level nor go below the minimum level at any point of time.