- Manage the complete warehouse cycle: receiving, verification, put-away, storage, picking, issue/transfer, finished-goods receipt and dispatch.
- Ensure materials are available to Production according to authorized requirements.
- Control all inter-warehouse and production-floor material movements.
- Maintain structured warehouse locations, bin coding, labeling and material identification.
- Optimize warehouse layout, racking and space utilization.
- Ensure segregation of raw materials, WIP, finished goods, rejected, damaged, obsolete, scrap and quarantined materials.
- Maintain material and component traceability and apply FIFO or other approved rotation rules.
- Organize and execute cycle counts, periodic counts, surprise counts and annual physical inventory.
- Investigate physical discrepancies and implement corrective actions.
- Control stock loss, damage, shrinkage and unauthorized movement.
- Ensure timely and accurate execution of warehouse transactions through the approved ERP/Warehouse system.
- Ensure physical movement, supporting documents and system transactions remain synchronized.
- Prevent undocumented or off-system stock movements.
- Coordinate daily with Production and Planning regarding material requirements, priorities and availability.
- Ensure authorized materials are issued accurately and on time and control the return of unused or excess materials.
- Coordinate incoming material handling with Quality and ensure rejected or quarantined materials cannot be issued accidentally.
- Control physical handling and segregation of scrap, damaged and obsolete materials.
- Lead Warehouse Supervisors, Storekeepers and warehouse workers; define responsibilities, shifts, workload and custody.
- Train employees on approved procedures, ERP transactions, material handling, traceability and safety.
- Evaluate team performance and take appropriate corrective and development actions.
- Maintain safe storage, stacking, handling and material-movement practices.
- Maintain warehouse housekeeping and 5S standards.
- Control access to warehouse areas and protect company inventory and assets.
- Participate in warehouse restructuring, ERP implementation and process-improvement projects.
- Implement and ensure compliance with approved warehouse SOPs and material-flow procedures.
- Identify operational gaps, bottlenecks and control weaknesses and escalate them with practical recommendations.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Commerce, Business Administration, Engineering or a related field.
- Experience: 8–12 years of warehouse experience, including 3–5 years in a supervisory or managerial role, preferably in manufacturing.
- Strong Preference: Automotive components, electrical components, wire harness or high-volume discrete manufacturing.
- Must Have: ERP experience, strong Excel, physical inventory management, cycle counting, documentation discipline, FIFO, traceability, stock variance investigation, team management and warehouse location management.
- Personality: Hands-on, highly organized, process-disciplined, strong shop-floor presence, firm on undocumented movements and capable of effective cross-functional cooperation.