Equator Bottlers Limited
Supply Chain & Procurement
Kisumu Full Time
Manufacturing & Warehousing
KSh Confidential
Job Description/Requirements
Job Description
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa is the largest African Coca-Cola bottler, accounting for 40% of all Coca-Cola volumes on the continent. CCBA is a market leader in the NARTD non-alcoholic ready to drink market in Africa. CCBA has an extensive footprint in Africa, employing approximately 14 000 employees in Africa, and approximately 7 000 employees in South Africa. The purpose of this role is to ensure the safe guarding of company assets & inventory whilst minimizing risk, fraud and losses through ensuring compliance to stock management and control processes and procedures.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Warehouse and Distribution process understanding:
• Advanced knowledge of all processes impacting stock management and customer accounts and how it influences the waste lines in the CCBSA income statement - Effective stock management and reconciliation:
• Manage the stock team to ensure:
o Stock on floor and stock on hand are aligned at all times
o All stock variances are investigated and resolved, and that unresolved variances are posted daily.
o The daily reconciliation of all inbound and outbound processes, including PD, SD, 3rd Party, Production and Chep pallet management
o Effective Chep pallet management in terms of cost, transactions and operational requirements
o Perform daily write up’s and write downs
o Proper stock age management and associated write offs / salvaging
• Drive the correct daily resolution of daily controls, communicate the impact of non-adherence and identify non-complying parties
• Report all incidence of non-compliance to / governance controls for corrective action - People management: Manage team and own performance:
• Manage own performance
• Continuous on-the-job training, coaching, counselling and support for team members
• Management of resources to ensure meeting of operational requirements in terms of work hours and days of the week
• Planning and managing of change within the organisation
• Effective team meetings and active resolution of issues encountered
• Provision of clear direction and communication of KPI’s and achievement against KPI’s
• Effective stakeholder engagement and communication
• Maintain a healthy industrial relations climate
• Administer conditions of employment for the team
• Facilitate effective team work, and create an environment for a high-performing team
• Maintain health, safety and environment (HSE) standards - Effective Financial Management of areas impacting Warehouse cost
• Manage the reduction in unaccountable waste and accountable waste
• Manage effective management of Chep pallet-associated costs whilst meeting operational requirements
• Leverage information systems to drive achievement of Key Performance Indicators
• Drive effective asset care in place within the team
• Ensure effective pay cost management by appropriate resource planning and reduction in seasonal workers
Skills, Experience & Education
Qualifications
• Minimum requirement: Bachelors Degree in B.Com or appropriate equivalent qualification
• Added advantage: Warehousing, Logistics or similar applicable qualification.
Experience
• At least 3 – 5 years’ experience at supervisory level within an operational environment, Wet Depot / Production Interface experience will be an advantage,
• Advanced Computer skills, SAP and Excel experience will be an advantage,
Knowledge:
• Advanced knowledge of all Warehouse Processes (and accountable parties) and understanding of inter-relationships between processes
• Advanced understanding of the Proof of Delivery and Stock Management Processes
• Advanced insight into stock and POD management performance measures and levers that impact on the achievement of measures
• Extensive systems knowledge (SAP)
• Extensive knowledge of HR and IR policies and the application thereof
Skills:
• Intuitive understanding of areas impacting accountable and unaccountable waste
• Sound management of employee relations and the creation of a healthy IR climate
• Effective coaching ability
• Effective team management through team and individual development
• Ability to show initiative within the confines of process adherence
• Ability to make decisions based on information gathering, knowledge of stock management processes, and an understanding of the desired outcome
• Ability to utilize technology
• Strong ability to influence Operational teams to drive governance adherence
General
• Strong work ethic
• Strong conflict resolution ability
• Excellent attention to detail and high focus on accuracy
• Strong communication skills
• Strong customer service orientation with particular focus on service to the Driver
• Creates an environment of dignity and respect.
• Strong self-management skills
• Highly self-motivated, self-disciplined and demonstrates ethical behaviour