Warehouse Manager

• Bachelor's Degree qualification. Master’s degree or equivalent experience is an added advantage
• Proven experience particularly in physical distribution activities; with a depth of capability in logistics and customer management / process design and development.
• Ability to take commercial insights and translate into performance to grow the business.
• Proven track record to persuade, influence and build credibility with all levels and all functions
• Analytical, interpretative and decision-making skills within a highly dynamic process environment
• Fully conversant with inventory management processes using SAP systems.
• Detailed knowledge of Diageo warehouse management standards.
• Ability to competently coach and facilitate multi-disciplinary teams.

• Bachelor's Degree qualification. Master’s degree or equivalent experience is an added advantage
• Proven experience particularly in physical distribution activities; with a depth of capability in logistics and customer management / process design and development.
• Ability to take commercial insights and translate into performance to grow the business.
• Proven track record to persuade, influence and build credibility with all levels and all functions
• Analytical, interpretative and decision-making skills within a highly dynamic process environment
• Fully conversant with inventory management processes using SAP systems.
• Detailed knowledge of Diageo warehouse management standards.
• Ability to competently coach and facilitate multi-disciplinary teams.

• Our performance ambition calls for us to build the best performing most trusted and respected consumer products company in the world; this requires the right transportation and Warehouse management assets and processes are in place and improved to support GN annual performance of NSV of about £360m and trading profit of £150m
• The role will drive efficiency across the Guinness warehousing operations and embedding standard processes such as FEFO in other to drive waste/SLOB down.
• Accountable for inventory management from raw materials to components and other category of inventory. The role is also responsible for fulfilment of customers’ order.

Dimensions
Financial:

• This role will provide support to the Logistics Operations Manager in leading performance / operations within a total cost budget of about £20m per annual and support delivery of annual logistics cost savings of £2m per annual.

Market Complexity:

• Works in across all the distribution centres across in Nigeria through own- and third-party logistics service providers to create step changes in customer service delivery to both internal and external customers
• Handles all external warehouses (depots) to ensure the delivery of Guinness Nigeria business goals and objectives.

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Consistently Deliver Phenomenal Performance - This is a significantly matrixed role.
• The role holder will work closely with packaging, sales, Brewery logistics and third-party service providers to deliver GN strategic goals and meet / exceed customer expectation
• Create Conditions for People to Succeed - Leading the Logistics team comprising of L6 and L7.

Purpose of Role

• To deliver and embed best in class processes in all warehouses and customer service operations in Guinness Nigeria through the development of a committed team that is able to deliver significant value and competitive advantage to our business

Key Decision

• Optimisation of Distribution networks
• Empties availability for Brewery operations at the right quality

Job Duties

• Formulate and implement warehousing standard methodology in line with Diageo supply chain capability framework in all brewery distribution and depots to deliver driven service.
• Manage empties and finished inventory to support GN supply chain in meeting customer / consumer satisfaction and to ensure accountability.  
• Play a lead role in the achievement of sales targets and competitive advantage through physical distribution and order fulfilment.
• Ensure the achievement of all key performance indicators in line with GN business objective in order to drive superior performance.
• Formulate and implement critical initiatives as well as suitable logistics operations improvement in all distribution centres to enhance GN supply chain efficiency and effectiveness