Warehouse Manager

We are urgently seeking to hire an experienced Warehouse Manager for our client a leading logistics and infrastructure organisation. The Warehouse Manager will be responsible for overseeing and ensuring safe and efficient operation of the warehouse and inventory management.

Job Title: Warehouse Manager

Salary: Attractive

Experience: 5 7 years of experience

Industry: Manufacturing

Location: Lagos

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop lead and execute warehousing strategies for Bisedge to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
• Create and implement warehouse policies and procedures to increase efficiency and reduce costs
• Monitor inventory levels and implement inventory control measures to optimize stock levels and minimize stock outs
• Analyse data to optimize warehouse operations.
• Monitor and analyze warehouse performance metrics and provide reports to Management
• Conduct regular inventory audits to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies
• Ensure inventories are accurate and control inventory levels by ensuring physical counts are conducted and reconciled with automated system utilising help of the warehouse team
• Manage purchase orders and coordinate receipt of goods and services

Requirements & Skills

• Proven management skills with the ability to optimise team performance and development
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills coupled with the ability to negotiate and influence at all levels within the business
• Ability to build lead and motivate a skilled team able to meet objectives and agreed targets
• Good IT skills in particular spreadsheets and databases and a knowledge of warehouse systems
• Analytical and numerical
• Strong decisionmaking skills
• Excellent attention to detail skills

Educational Qualification & Experience

• BSc or HND in Social Sciences or in a related field
• Demonstrable experience of running a warehouse preferably in the automotive industry with 25 years’ experience and managerial capacity in inventory management and control role
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply or Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of warehouse management software and systems
• Knowledge and understanding of lean techniques may be advantageous
• Knowledge and understanding of warehouse and inventory management & control principles