Job description
Key Responsibilities:
• Customer Interaction:
• Conduct video calls and email correspondence with customers / internal department heads
• Lead warehouse floor tours for clients and stakeholders to demonstrate operational efficiency.
• Staff Management:
• Manage timesheets for both agency and full-time staff.
• Oversee staffing requirements, including scheduling, and ensuring appropriate coverage.
• Manage agency workers and support staff to maintain productivity.
• Conduct disciplinary actions, appraisals, interviews, and performance reviews.
• Work alongside General Manager to ensure smooth running of all warehouse processes and expectations.
• Shift Handover Management:
• Prepare detailed handover emails to facilitate seamless transitions between shifts.
• Ensure comprehensive updates from the previous shift and prepare for upcoming operations.
• Daily Preparation and Workflow:
• Support warehouse supervisors to prepare all work areas for operational readiness at the start of each day.
• Alongside warehouse supervisor, monitor and manage workflow to meet cut-off times and maintain productivity targets.
• IT Interaction and Monitoring:
• Raise IT issues promptly and liaise directly with IT support for quick resolutions.
• Monitor and manage internal and customer systems on an hourly, daily, and weekly basis.
• Documentation and Correspondence:
• Maintain professional email communication both with customers and internally within the team.
• Utilize Word and Excel for documentation, data entry, and reporting purposes.
• Floor and Process Management:
• Ensure that all warehouse processes and protocols are followed throughout the day.
• Oversee and support the building of units and other warehouse tasks as needed.
• Act as a leader on the floor, ensuring staff compliance and operational efficiency.
• General Warehouse Duties:
• Perform ad hoc warehouse duties as necessary to support the broader team and maintain operations.
Qualifications and Requirements:
• Proven experience in warehouse supervision or a similar role.
• Forklift operation qualifications (essential).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage in customer-facing activities.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills.
• Ability to manage agency staff effectively and support employee development.
• Familiarity with warehouse management systems.
• Problem-solving skills and the ability to manage workflow to meet deadlines.
Preferred Skills:
• Experience in handling IT-related matters within a warehouse setting.
• Knowledge of cut-off time management and process optimization.