The Warehouse and Distribution Manager is responsible for the efficient, safe, and cost-effective receipt, storage, and dispatch of Chivita|Hollandia products. The role drives inventory accuracy, transport efficiency, and productivity by coordinating warehouse operations, fleet activities, and stakeholder collaboration to ensure smooth, on-time distribution.
Key Responsibilities:
- Quality, Health, Safety & Compliance: Lead first-level implementation and compliance with QHSE, GMP, food safety, warehouse safety, yard management, life-saving rules, and fleet/route-to-market logistics standards, ensuring full regulatory and internal compliance.
- Warehouse & Distribution Operations: Drive day-to-day warehouse and distribution operations in line with Supply Chain strategy, ensuring inventory accuracy, security, OTIF/CFR performance, and on-time material availability.
- Operational Excellence & Risk Management: Optimize warehouse layout, space utilization, and material flow while minimizing risks of loss, theft, downtime, and ageing stock through strong controls and preventative maintenance.
- Customer & Service Delivery: Ensure efficient receiving, storage, and dispatch operations that consistently deliver high service levels and customer satisfaction.
- Continuous Improvement: Lead performance reviews, CAPA implementation, benchmarking, and process improvements to enhance efficiency, compliance, and cost effectiveness.
- Financial & Cost Management: Manage the warehouse operating budget, lead annual planning, control costs across freight, maintenance, equipment, and fleet, and deliver targeted efficiency savings.
- People & Stakeholder Management: Build a capable, engaged warehouse team through coaching, training, and succession planning, while maintaining strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external service providers.
Education, Knowledge & Experience:
- HND or Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Accounting, or a related business discipline.
- 5–7 years’ experience in Supply Chain Operations, preferably across Warehouse, Inventory, and Distribution Management.
- Strong understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain and Logistics operations.
- Good data analysis and reporting skills, with the ability to draw insights that support operational and business decisions.
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
Ghana
Job Overview
Location
Ghana