Manager, Warehouse & Fulfilment

Job Description

Operational Excellence & Resource Planning

• Daily Leadership: Lead and direct operational staff in daily warehouse and fulfilment activities to ensure smooth, safe, and efficient workflows.

• Resource Optimization: Strategically plan labour load, material handling equipment (MHE), storage capacity, and daily tasks to ensure optimal resource availability against fluctuating customer volumes.

• Inventory & Throughput Management: Oversee end-to-end inventory management, executing robust accuracy, productivity, and loss-prevention programs.

• Capacity & Scaling: Regularly review operational throughput and warehouse utilization metrics to continuously improve facilities, layouts, and manpower strategies to support future business growth.

​ Financial, Commercial & Pricing Management

• P&L Management: Partner closely with the Assistant Vice President (AVP) on P&L management, maintaining a sharp focus on operational cost control and limiting waste.

• Pricing Simulations: Collaborate with Sales, Finance, and Pricing teams to conduct operational pricing simulations, providing realistic costing profiles and resource modelling for prospective client bids.

• Budgeting & Billing: Own the preparation of the annual operating budget and ensure accurate, timely monthly billing submissions for all contract logistics accounts.

Continuous Improvement & Digital Transformation

• Kaizen Culture: Drive work improvement initiatives across the facility by championing LEAN methodologies, 5S frameworks, and Kaizen programs to eliminate operational bottlenecks.

• Digital Innovation: Lead digital transformation efforts within the warehouse, leveraging data dashboards, tracking metrics, and automation to improve performance visibility and operational accuracy.

Quality, Safety & Regulatory Compliance

• Risk Assessment Leadership: Act as the designated RA Leader, reporting directly to the Risk Management (RM) Leader to implement, monitor, and audit comprehensive safety, security, housekeeping, and sanitation programs.

• Documentation Control: Ensure all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions (WIs), and On-the-Job Training (OJT) logs are continuously updated, compliant with corporate standards, and aligned with external regulatory bodies.

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Team Development: Build, motivate, and coach a high-performing operational team, defining KPIs and driving accountability to meet overall business objectives.

• Matrix Collaboration: Navigate a complex matrix environment, managing diverse internal and external stakeholders (clients, regional leaders, commercial teams, and vendor partners).

Any other duties or projects as assigned

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