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Distribution Supervisor

Distribution Supervisor

Objective PersonnelAlberton, South Africa
1 day ago
Job description

Qualifications

  • Matric

Requirements / Duties

  • Wave or realise all orders in SAP, approved for Picking, by date order, collection and delivery point, and recorded via colour sticker on priority.
  • Issue all released orders to the Pickers and record the picking slip and picker details on SAP for the control of orders and Pickers Performance.
  • Issue orders to the Pickers in priority :
  • Delivery due Dates
  • Priority requests
  • Graphical location of delivery address
  • Coloured stickers placed on specific orders of priority
  • Constantly correspond with the Dispatch Area on orders released for delivery to customers.
  • Monitor the wave and pick report to ensure that 90% of all orders are completed before the end of day.
  • Monitor the customer orders to ensure that no order is left incomplete on the Invoicing tables, if there are minimal items still to be invoices, before the end of day.
  • All completed customer orders must be handed over to the Dispatch area, prior to the agreed cut-off period, i.e., one daily only, online orders, etc.
  • Monitor all customer order issued for picking to ensure that the orders are completed and invoiced before the end of day.
  • Oversee the scanning of customer orders pertaining to non-pack size products by following the scanning procedure.
  • Monitor the picking, invoicing and handover to Security and ensure that the signatures
  • are done with the different allocated pen colours :
  • Invoice
  • Pickers
  • Security
  • Drivers
  • Reworks
  • Receiving
  • Monitor the time periods a Picker takes to complete an order. Address any concerns with the Picker.
  • Investigate any shortages on the picking slip and hand it over to the Inventory Clerk for updates and approval.
  • Conduct two random checks on orders daily (multiple lines) on reverse picking, and apply corrective action where required.
  • Control and manage the push system (not pull) from the Pickers to the Invoicing tables.
  • Control and manage the handover by of the stock by the Pickers to the Invoicing tables
  • per the various geographical regions.
  • Control and maintain the correct Employee head count at Invoicing and the Transfer Pullers
  • Conduct regular bin maintenance and identify problems in bins, such as :
  • one item in two different boxes
  • damaged boxes
  • damaged product
  • purpose of white buff tape
  • whether bins are emptied periodically during the day,
  • brooms placed in allocated areas
  • Warehouse floor constantly clear with no empty boxes, plastic, etc.
  • Conduct continuous QC checks throughout the day on invoicing, the quality of packaging, and the handover of orders.
  • Conduct daily QC checks on two random orders (multiple lines) after invoicing and packaging, as well as the overall QC of orders being handed over.
  • Check multiple contents in a box, product categories of the products in the box, as well as the maximum product or volume in a box.
  • Reprint the case label stickers and invoices, only once authorised by the Warehouse Manager. Reasons must be provided upon completion of an investigation.
  • Control and manage the pallets as per the SOP. Consol and Chep pallets must be available every Monday morning.
  • Follow the SLA on Collections, Local Deliveries and Long-Distance Orders.
  • Daily Communication via e-mail with Value in-house on combining of customer orders, and to confirm the ETA on priority orders.
  • Constant communication with Inventory on surplus stock against invoice and signing of once investigated.
  • Conduct regular checks in the picking bins, as maintained by the Pickers daily (retrieval of Consol pallets, damages recoded and removed, general bin maintenance).
  • Daily ongoing communication between Supervisor and subordinates to positively motivate them.
  • Ongoing training and revising on procedures and policies. Once every 3 months a practical and theoretical training session must be done and recorded.
  • You may be required to work in other areas due to operational requirements.
  • Conduct a daily "Green Area" meeting with the staff to discuss the prior days progress, and the days tasks required, and lowest performers on Picking and Invoicing
  • Communicate clearly and actively throughout the business units with the relevant
  • stakeholders (Dispatch, Security and Management).
  • Define or redefine key performance indicators for every role in the Department to measure effectiveness of the Departments operations.
  • Provide reasons to the Warehouse Manager on non-performance.
  • Interview, select, coach, train, manage, and appraise the performance of the staff.
  • Problem solving, negotiate, and address staff challenges in the Department.
  • Continuously evaluate the Departments operations and highlight potential problems or opportunities identified in the operation.
  • Cultivate a culture of teamwork in the Department.
  • Manage and maintain staff performance levels to ensure KPI and SLAs are met continuously.
  • Institute disciplinary proceedings with the HR Department on any Employee who fails to adhere to the KPIs, JDs and any other documented regulations or measures.
  • Escalate any incidents pertaining to the Department that require the involvement and attention of the Warehouse Manager and / or senior management.
  • Carry out any other duties as maybe required by the Warehouse Manager and / or company
  • Senior Management time to time.
  • Check all staffs clothing to ensure that they are dressed in the appropriate PPE issued to them
  • Supervise the procedure of special packing requirements by specific Customers, such as :
  • Game
  • Makro
  • Shoprite
  • One Day Only
  • Confirm the pack size against customers official order, inner and outer barcodes, and placing the correct outer barcode format as per the customers requirements.
  • Identify practical solutions when the work is backlogged through prioritization and rationalization exercises.
  • Investigate customers shortage claims, and the source of the problem, and resolve.
  • Abide by the Health and Safety Standards and attend monthly meetings.
  • Complying with Company procedures, rules, and regulations.
  • Train and upskills staff to ensure they all adhere to the company requirements
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