Warehouse & Logistics Manager
Samir Group
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :20 years, 0 أشهر
Managing and controlling 4 Cold Stores and 3 warehouses Operations.
• Responsible for planning out all warehouse resources & activities in relation to companies objectives & targets. Also keeping track of stock using computer systems, allocating space for storing goods & organizing special requirements for stock.
• Managing all processes and functions within a busy Cold store & Warehouse.
• Managing a team of up to 45 employees within the warehouse.
• Maintaining high standards of materials handling.
• Responsible for the warehouse security and accountability.
• Ensuring stock levels are managed and controlled effectively. Ensuring compliance with all Health and Safety regulations.
• Using automated computer systems to monitor stock control.
• Implement & Lead for new projects WMS.
• Making sure that all freight receipts and deliveries are carried out in time.
• Scheduling work as to meet fluctuations in staffing levels & workloads.
• Leading, motivating, training and developing staff.
• Visiting clients to monitor the quality of service they are receiving.
• Updating & maintaining computerized & paper based administrative records.
• Responsible for the disciplinary & grievance procedures.
• Working with team leaders to review procedures & maximize customer satisfaction.
• Experience of dealing with short shelf life products.
• Experienced in all logistics functions including planning, inventory management, customer service, forecasting, transportation and distribution.
• Introduced and implemented successfully WMS system and concepts into the organization.
• Responsible for preparing regional reports, selecting tools and procedures for planning, inventory
management and replenishment also responsible for planning, forecasting, scheduling, and the replenishment, processes management.
• Responsible for planning out all Logistics & warehouse resources & activities in relation to
Companies objectives & targets. Also keeping track of stock using computer systems, allocating
space for storing goods & organizing special requirements for stock.
• Improved yearly inventory turns in all regions with more focused and logical approach to Slow moving and archaic product.
• Managed transportation & distribution operation in a consistent manner on daily basis with cost, customer service, and corporate strategic requirements
• Creating the Safety and Health Environment department and applying the best practice of the safety program to ensure a safe work environment.
• Leading a project to implement a daily auto replenishment to the outlets outlets) which resulted to optimize the Outlets Inventory by around 10%.
• Aligning the resources with requirements and developing the appropriate organization structure
with all related job description.
• Implementing/leading the system changes to switch from a traditional system to professional
systems.
• Developing the SOP's, process mapping for the operation.
Managing and controlling 3 Cold Stores Operations.
• Managed distribution and warehouse functions for a centralized distribution center.
• Strategic planning and inventory management.
• Streamlined the day to day operations and reporting procedures.
• Developed and implemented cost cutting measures to reduce operating costs.
• Negotiating with Carriers, custom brokers, warehousing, and packaging materials.
• Developed routing guides for all facilities resulting in identifying primary and secondary carriers and optimizing service and cost.
• Adept in streamlining business processes and increasing productivity levels.
• Interacted with international freight forwarders and couriers concerning shipping logistics and Tracking.
• Served as transportation liaison between various organization and countries. Oversaw dispatching, routing, tracking and shipping activities to ensure safe, prompt, accurate delivery.
• Developed routing guides for all facilities resulting in identifying primary and secondary carriers and optimizing service and cost.
• Operate a fleet consisting of owned and leased trucks. Work with contracted core carriers, sales, manufacturing and dealers to schedule and deliver.
• Monitoring short shelf life products.
• Monitoring Expiry products.
• Creating the Safety and Health Environment department and applying the best practice of the safety program to ensure a safe work environment.
• Formulating systems and procedures in the functional areas of distribution,
procurement & warehouse management.
• Achieving operational excellence in warehouse operations and Inventory
management heading taskforces, task allocation & monitoring functional
areas in distribution.
• Indentified/appointed regular suppliers, cleared transfer of products and
payments maintained receipts records of all deliveries and reconciled stocks
against the same. Monitored integrity of the warehouse and order
processing module on the software network.
• Verified all sales order and requisitions from sales Divisions. Authorized issuance of products to clients as per their sanctioned credit limits and outstanding amounts.
• Established and adhered to an intricate inventory management system, with pre-determined critical order levels for each category of products. Monitored all materials and products - new or returned fulfilled specific Logistical journey in minimal time cycle, reducing idle stock.
• Prepared periodic reports highlighting possible anomalies, underlying causes and recommendations to circumvent supply chain bottlenecks.
• Supervised stock - taking and inventory management programs.
• Designed time, as well as cost effective plans for storage and movement of goods. Submitted reports statistics and analysis of the same higher management, to base decisions related to movement of men and materials.