Warehouse Supervisor: Cape Town

Role Title

Warehouse Supervisor

Location

Cape Town

Rewards

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits on offer

Summary

At Smith+Nephew, we believe in our products. We believe that through innovation, development and supporting our customers and patients we can help others achieve a Life Unlimited!

An excellent opportunity has arisen within our Supply Chain Division for a Warehouse Supervisor in Cape Town. The incumbent is responsible for the overall planning, coordinating, and following up the activities of the Team Leaders and Inventory leads and their teams in the Warehouse. Using the system and Dashboards, Supervisors are expected to be able to confidently manage & lead the operations and be able to share reports with senior management on the progress of the Warehouse from an operational viewpoint.

Sound Exciting? We believe so!

Essential Job Functions

• To supervise & lead the activities of his subordinates
• Manage floor resources
• Lead productivity and 5S improvement initiatives, etc.
• To be responsible for good housekeeping in the store.
• Support in management meetings
• Identify and develop new SOPs
• Have an ownership of exploring new areas of opportunity
• Have an ownership to follow up on action plans to continuously improve
• Secure all floor employees to comply with corporate and global safety guidelines
• Must have strong leadership, planning and coordinating skills related to the function
• Responsible for managing all floor employees attendance and leave
• Develop the direct report capabilities by showing a good example
• To investigate disciplinary and grievance problems, and to refer them to the Operations
• Manager for further action.
• To ensure that all daily bookings are carried out accurately
• Facilitate with HSE and Quality requirements for the department.

Requirements

Education:

• Matriculation, A diploma in Supply Chain Management/Operations
• Valid drivers license (Code EB) with no endorsements

Experience:

• At least 3 to 4 years experience in logistics and supply chain. Preferably in medical devices / pharmaceuticals.

Applications:

If you share our passion for groundbreaking innovation and can demonstrate how you meet the criteria outlined, we would love to hear from you.

We continue to actively build an environment where every individual can fulfil their potential and be proud ambassadors for Smith & Nephew, our customers and their patients.

We value the diversity of our people and welcome applications from everyone.

It's more than business at Smith+Nephew - it's personal. What we do every day, changes lives every day.

Healthcare is in Smith+Nephew's DNA. From a single pharmacy in Hull, UK to a presence in over 100 countries, we've spent more than a century and a half working at the leading edge of medical technology.

At Smith+Nephew, you will find a company of people who care about each other, about our customers and their patients, and about the communities where we live and work.

Join us as we continue to make our work personal, to innovate and to develop devices that help to restore patients' bodies, and enable them to regain their futures.