Warehouse Operations Manager Vacancy in a Mobile B2B Trading Platform

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Rovedana Limited - Our client is a mobile B2B trade platform that connects retailers in emerging markets directly to Consumer Goods Brands for ordering and delivery. Our client leverages a hyper-local marketplace to save suppliers up to 25% of delivery logistics costs and provides millions of small retail outlets with reliable product supply at the best prices. They are recruiting to fill the position below:   Job Title: Warehouse Operations Manager Location: Lagos Job Aim

• The Warehouse Operations Manager has full responsibility for our client’s warehouse operations.
• This involves building and improving effective and sustainable systems that guarantee that corporate fulfilment and productivity targets are met.
• The job holder is also expected to ensure that optimum/required inventory levels are properly received, stored and shipped across our client’s warehouses/depots.

Responsibilities Warehouse Operations:

• Re-engineer and lead our client’s warehouse operations structure while maintaining full understanding of the financial and operational implications
• Develop and review warehouse design by planning layout, product flow and product handling systems as required while ensuring efficient space utilization
• Overall responsibility for order processing and order fulfilment at all storage/pickup facilities
• Maintain safety and security standards in the warehouses/depots
• Ensure efficiency in receiving, material handling, warehousing operations
• Control both aggregate and individual inventory levels across all storage/pickup facilities

Leadership:

• Provide strong leadership role to the Warehouse Operations team, building and growing a world class team.
• Ensure the adoption of best practices to support job performance of the Warehouse Operations team.

General Responsibilities:

• Provide input and realistic forecasts to the management team
• Ensure detailed and accurate records are maintained
• Adhere to our client’s Equal Opportunities policy in all activities and to actively promote equality of opportunity wherever possible
• Keep abreast of all legislation and regulations and ensure adherence
• Undertake such other duties as may be reasonably expected

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 3 years’ work experience in a similar role preferably in the FMCG industry
• Numerical skills and a high level of computer literacy
• Effective problem solver
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong business sense and industry expertise
• Expertise in warehouse management
• Excellent mentoring, coaching and people management skills

  How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] The Subject of the mail should be “Warehouse Operations Manager”. Note: Only qualified candidates with the requirements will be contacted   Application deadline  31st May, 2019.

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