Warehouse Manager at Guinness Nigeria Plc - Benin

Guinness Nigeria Plc is one of the largest beverage companies in Nigeria. It is quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and a significant player within the Nigerian Economy. Guinness Nigeria Plc’s vision is to become the most celebrated company in Nigeria.

Nigeria is currently the world’s No. 1 market for the Guinness Brand. Guinness Nigeria has recently increased its current capacity and this initiative has increased the company’s supply chain responsibility.

We are recruiting for the position of:

Job Title: Warehouse Manager

AutoReqId: 35305BR
Function : Customer Service
Location: Benin
Reports To: Regional Distribution Manager

Dimensions

• Financial: Partly responsible for adding value to the supply chain by ensuring excellent customer service to customers and minimum cost in line with the brewery distribution budget
• Market Complexity: Sophisticated and highly competitive market with multinational players that require a high level of inventory and warehouse management expertise that will enable us to gain and maintain competitive edge over competition
• Leadership Responsibilities: Should be able to develop and maintain warehousing and inventory management best practices in accordance with Diageo warehouse management standards. Take leadership and develop a high performance team culture in warehousing, inventory management and customer service. Copied from: www.hotnigerianjobs.com

Key Accountabilities

• Management of inventory and control of fulls and empties and accountable for the efficient receipt of products to achieve set objectives and ensuring fraud-free distribution operations
• Responsible for ensuring efficient support to packaging lines with empties and provision of adequate storage space for packaged products
• Manage vehicle utilization and efficiency to achieve target turn-round and journey times in the breweries to maximize operational efficiency to support the downstream supply chain activities
• Develop and closely follow up on the training and development needs of his / her team in order to enhance and embed productivity in the warehouse in line with departmental objectives
• Responsible for the effective management and prompt handling of customer complaints and sales / marketing related issues
• Manage compliance with service level agreements (SLAs) with internal and external customers
• Implement and monitor waste minimization initiatives

Qualifications and Experience

• B.Sc./HND in a relevant discipline
• Minimum of 4 years working experience in a related operations or inventory management role
• Computer literate and ability to work under pressure and respond to tight deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills and a team player. Copied from: www.hotnigerianjobs.com
• Good Communicator, commercially aware and able to adapt to a fast changing operations environment

Application Closing Date
14th January, 2013

Method of Application
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