Warehouse Supervisor
2025-04-10T08:56:57+00:00
Zambian Breweries
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FULL_TIME
Lusaka
Lusaka
10101
Zambia
Manufacturing
Lawyers & Lobbyists
2025-04-12T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
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Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?
The key purpose of this role is to ensure the effective implementation and upholding of AB InBev safety standards while overseeing warehouse inventory and operations. Responsible for supervising the safe receipt, storage, retrieval, and timely dispatch of goods to optimize customer service levels and achieve benchmarked productivity standards.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Adherence to health, safety and environmental standards:
- To ensure that company and legal stacking regulations are adhered to
- Adherence to and maintenance of site housekeeping standards
- Wearing the correct PPE always as designated by site and area
- Full implementation and adherence to VPO and DPO protocols
Warehouse Supervision:
- Ensure compliance to 5s standards within and around the warehouse operations and show evolution
- Cascade all global policies and ensure compliance to them
- Continuously validate SOPs through management routines by using tools and ensure understanding by all warehouse employees (SCL, OWD etc.)
- Update and use of team rooms for routine meetings and problem solving
- Maintain SCL routines and track adherence thereof
- Ensure and maintain a safe warehouse operation driving awareness and compliance to all the relevant safety blocks. Track compliance to all safety related processes in the warehouse function
- Use problem solving tools such as 5Why, Abnormality Reports, SIC, OPL’s, RACI’s, OWD’s, PDCA’s etc. to develop action plans to show improvement in PI’s and KPI” s
- Cascade KPI’s and PI’s to individual warehouse employees, standardize the KPI/PI achievements and monitor individual results
- Ensure adherence to best practice generation process and execute approved projects and show results evolution
- Ensure adherence to warehouse layout such as empties zone, refusal zone, order picking zone, FG zone etc.
- Ensure and track ABC compliance to realize warehouse efficiencies
Loading & unloading activities:
- Load summary is used to load correct quantities of split and full pallets
- To ensure loading/unloading of products is done as per processes, all products are counted, both at load location and unload locations, and delivery documents are duly signed and issued
Stock quality management:
- Ensure adherence to warehouse stock age standards by means of applying stock rotation principles
- Ensures quality control through checking packaging on warehouse floor prior to loading
- Ensure FEFO for all sales orders and LIFO for all inter depot transfers
- Ensure no blocked stocks are loaded for customer deliveries and that daily updates are shared on blocked stocks
- Full implementation and adherence to VPO and DPO protocols
Inventory management:
- Participate in handover processes before and after every shift
- Accurate daily stock counts, duly signed off before and after each shift
- Supervise containers handed over to production and ensure its of good quality to avoid DCBL
- Receive full beer from production and ensure agreement between all parties on quantity received
- Control warehouse breakages and inventory losses and show continuous improvement in tracking of these losses
- Credit empties return into warehouse in time per the SOP
- Maintain clear and effective communication with Inventory Analyst/Clerk and Warehouse Checker.
Implement and maintain picking & sorting standards:
- Ensure adherence to standard picking process through use of management routines
- Ensure picking & sorting area has a productive ergonomic layout that allows zero-man machine interactions
- Create and monitor picking & sorting KPI’s/PI’s per man hour and track replenishment adherence, inclusive of MBFU with positive trend
- Monitor and track adherence to sorting guidelines and sorting targets
- Train all resources and ensure quality sorting inspections are taking place regularly. Open gaps and implement actions to close them
Cost control:
- To observe standard provided for fuel usage per hour, reduce idling time, no excessive breaking etc.
- To ensure breakages and missing bottles are eliminated to zero by following safe driving principles
Reports:
- To ensure pre-trip inspection forms are filled out accurately daily
- Accurate fuel records are kept, and fuel reports submitted on time as per process
- On time submission of any DPO related reports and requirements, such as reporting of SIO’s
- Accurate stock count sheets are submitted on time and duly signed
People Management:
- Ensure that the Shop Floor are aligned in terms of goals and meeting routines to drive continuous improvement
- Ensures that Monthly One on Ones are conducted in line with the target review process
- Follow up on Engagement Survey results with clear actions to correct areas of concern
- Recruitment of talent and building of pipeline
- Perform 180 reviews and address poor performance where required by means of improvement plans and or disciplinary hearings
Minimum Requirements:
- 3-years relevant diploma/degree in Supply Chain or Logistics
- 2+ years Warehouse and or logistics experience
- Highly level computer user (MS Office, Oasis, Handheld devices)
- Syspro proficient
- Good interpersonal skills / builds good relationships
- Superior planning ability
- Good verbal and communication skills
- Good self-management practices
- Strong achievement orientation
- Ability to adapt to and implement change effectively
- Excellent coaching capability
Adherence to health, safety and environmental standards: To ensure that company and legal stacking regulations are adhered to Adherence to and maintenance of site housekeeping standards Wearing the correct PPE always as designated by site and area Full implementation and adherence to VPO and DPO protocols Warehouse Supervision: Ensure compliance to 5s standards within and around the warehouse operations and show evolution Cascade all global policies and ensure compliance to them Continuously validate SOPs through management routines by using tools and ensure understanding by all warehouse employees (SCL, OWD etc.) Update and use of team rooms for routine meetings and problem solving Maintain SCL routines and track adherence thereof Ensure and maintain a safe warehouse operation driving awareness and compliance to all the relevant safety blocks. Track compliance to all safety related processes in the warehouse function Use problem solving tools such as 5Why, Abnormality Reports, SIC, OPL’s, RACI’s, OWD’s, PDCA’s etc. to develop action plans to show improvement in PI’s and KPI” s Cascade KPI’s and PI’s to individual warehouse employees, standardize the KPI/PI achievements and monitor individual results Ensure adherence to best practice generation process and execute approved projects and show results evolution Ensure adherence to warehouse layout such as empties zone, refusal zone, order picking zone, FG zone etc. Ensure and track ABC compliance to realize warehouse efficiencies Loading & unloading activities: Load summary is used to load correct quantities of split and full pallets To ensure loading/unloading of products is done as per processes, all products are counted, both at load location and unload locations, and delivery documents are duly signed and issued Stock quality management: Ensure adherence to warehouse stock age standards by means of applying stock rotation principles Ensures quality control through checking packaging on warehouse floor prior to loading Ensure FEFO for all sales orders and LIFO for all inter depot transfers Ensure no blocked stocks are loaded for customer deliveries and that daily updates are shared on blocked stocks Full implementation and adherence to VPO and DPO protocols Inventory management: Participate in handover processes before and after every shift Accurate daily stock counts, duly signed off before and after each shift Supervise containers handed over to production and ensure its of good quality to avoid DCBL Receive full beer from production and ensure agreement between all parties on quantity received Control warehouse breakages and inventory losses and show continuous improvement in tracking of these losses Credit empties return into warehouse in time per the SOP Maintain clear and effective communication with Inventory Analyst/Clerk and Warehouse Checker. Implement and maintain picking & sorting standards: Ensure adherence to standard picking process through use of management routines Ensure picking & sorting area has a productive ergonomic layout that allows zero-man machine interactions Create and monitor picking & sorting KPI’s/PI’s per man hour and track replenishment adherence, inclusive of MBFU with positive trend Monitor and track adherence to sorting guidelines and sorting targets Train all resources and ensure quality sorting inspections are taking place regularly. Open gaps and implement actions to close them Cost control: To observe standard provided for fuel usage per hour, reduce idling time, no excessive breaking etc. To ensure breakages and missing bottles are eliminated to zero by following safe driving principles Reports: To ensure pre-trip inspection forms are filled out accurately daily Accurate fuel records are kept, and fuel reports submitted on time as per process On time submission of any DPO related reports and requirements, such as reporting of SIO’s Accurate stock count sheets are submitted on time and duly signed People Management: Ensure that the Shop Floor are aligned in terms of goals and meeting routines to drive continuous improvement Ensures that Monthly One on Ones are conducted in line with the target review process Follow up on Engagement Survey results with clear actions to correct areas of concern Recruitment of talent and building of pipeline Perform 180 reviews and address poor performance where required by means of improvement plans and or disciplinary hearings
Syspro proficient Good interpersonal skills / builds good relationships Superior planning ability Good verbal and communication skills Good self-management practices Strong achievement orientation Ability to adapt to and implement change effectively Excellent coaching capability
3-years relevant diploma/degree in Supply Chain or Logistics 2+ years Warehouse and or logistics experience Highly level computer user (MS Office, Oasis, Handheld devices)
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Vacancy title:
Warehouse Supervisor
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Manufacturing, Category: Lawyers & Lobbyists]
Jobs at:
Zambian Breweries
Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, April 12 2025
Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, April 10 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?
The key purpose of this role is to ensure the effective implementation and upholding of AB InBev safety standards while overseeing warehouse inventory and operations. Responsible for supervising the safe receipt, storage, retrieval, and timely dispatch of goods to optimize customer service levels and achieve benchmarked productivity standards.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Adherence to health, safety and environmental standards:
- To ensure that company and legal stacking regulations are adhered to
- Adherence to and maintenance of site housekeeping standards
- Wearing the correct PPE always as designated by site and area
- Full implementation and adherence to VPO and DPO protocols
Warehouse Supervision:
- Ensure compliance to 5s standards within and around the warehouse operations and show evolution
- Cascade all global policies and ensure compliance to them
- Continuously validate SOPs through management routines by using tools and ensure understanding by all warehouse employees (SCL, OWD etc.)
- Update and use of team rooms for routine meetings and problem solving
- Maintain SCL routines and track adherence thereof
- Ensure and maintain a safe warehouse operation driving awareness and compliance to all the relevant safety blocks. Track compliance to all safety related processes in the warehouse function
- Use problem solving tools such as 5Why, Abnormality Reports, SIC, OPL’s, RACI’s, OWD’s, PDCA’s etc. to develop action plans to show improvement in PI’s and KPI” s
- Cascade KPI’s and PI’s to individual warehouse employees, standardize the KPI/PI achievements and monitor individual results
- Ensure adherence to best practice generation process and execute approved projects and show results evolution
- Ensure adherence to warehouse layout such as empties zone, refusal zone, order picking zone, FG zone etc.
- Ensure and track ABC compliance to realize warehouse efficiencies
Loading & unloading activities:
- Load summary is used to load correct quantities of split and full pallets
- To ensure loading/unloading of products is done as per processes, all products are counted, both at load location and unload locations, and delivery documents are duly signed and issued
Stock quality management:
- Ensure adherence to warehouse stock age standards by means of applying stock rotation principles
- Ensures quality control through checking packaging on warehouse floor prior to loading
- Ensure FEFO for all sales orders and LIFO for all inter depot transfers
- Ensure no blocked stocks are loaded for customer deliveries and that daily updates are shared on blocked stocks
- Full implementation and adherence to VPO and DPO protocols
Inventory management:
- Participate in handover processes before and after every shift
- Accurate daily stock counts, duly signed off before and after each shift
- Supervise containers handed over to production and ensure its of good quality to avoid DCBL
- Receive full beer from production and ensure agreement between all parties on quantity received
- Control warehouse breakages and inventory losses and show continuous improvement in tracking of these losses
- Credit empties return into warehouse in time per the SOP
- Maintain clear and effective communication with Inventory Analyst/Clerk and Warehouse Checker.
Implement and maintain picking & sorting standards:
- Ensure adherence to standard picking process through use of management routines
- Ensure picking & sorting area has a productive ergonomic layout that allows zero-man machine interactions
- Create and monitor picking & sorting KPI’s/PI’s per man hour and track replenishment adherence, inclusive of MBFU with positive trend
- Monitor and track adherence to sorting guidelines and sorting targets
- Train all resources and ensure quality sorting inspections are taking place regularly. Open gaps and implement actions to close them
Cost control:
- To observe standard provided for fuel usage per hour, reduce idling time, no excessive breaking etc.
- To ensure breakages and missing bottles are eliminated to zero by following safe driving principles
Reports:
- To ensure pre-trip inspection forms are filled out accurately daily
- Accurate fuel records are kept, and fuel reports submitted on time as per process
- On time submission of any DPO related reports and requirements, such as reporting of SIO’s
- Accurate stock count sheets are submitted on time and duly signed
People Management:
- Ensure that the Shop Floor are aligned in terms of goals and meeting routines to drive continuous improvement
- Ensures that Monthly One on Ones are conducted in line with the target review process
- Follow up on Engagement Survey results with clear actions to correct areas of concern
- Recruitment of talent and building of pipeline
- Perform 180 reviews and address poor performance where required by means of improvement plans and or disciplinary hearings
Minimum Requirements:
- 3-years relevant diploma/degree in Supply Chain or Logistics
- 2+ years Warehouse and or logistics experience
- Highly level computer user (MS Office, Oasis, Handheld devices)
- Syspro proficient
- Good interpersonal skills / builds good relationships
- Superior planning ability
- Good verbal and communication skills
- Good self-management practices
- Strong achievement orientation
- Ability to adapt to and implement change effectively
- Excellent coaching capability
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: associate degree
Job application procedure
- Additional Information:
- Band: VIII
- ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements.
The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.
- To apply for this job please visit wd1.myworkdaysite.com.
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