Warehouse Supervisor at Healthy U
Healthy U
Nairobi, Kenya
Permanent
Published 1 month ago · Expires 3 weeks from now
Job description
## Title: Warehouse Supervisor
About the Role
Healthy U is expanding its dynamic team and seeking a talented Warehouse Supervisor to join our operations in Nairobi, Kenya. This role is central to optimizing warehouse efficiency, inventory management, and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure FIFO and LIFO inventory methods are adhered to when picking orders
- Manage smooth stock movement, prioritizing fast-moving and slow-moving inventory
- Arrange goods by brand and verify they are in good condition
- Minimize backorders through effective order fulfillment by coordinating item availability across warehouses and sharing slow-moving SKUs
- Support warehouse rebalancing initiatives
- Monitor stock-out levels and provide stock-out lists to procurement for timely replenishment
- Reduce operational lead times in picking, loading, and truck dispatch
- Minimize transit loss and warehouse breakages, with proper cost accountability through invoicing procedures
- Conduct quarterly stock takes and prepare stock-take reports for relevant stakeholders and planning purposes
- Share sales order tracking on a daily or weekly basis
- Report daily and weekly sales metrics that align with corporate warehousing strategy
- Maintain cleanliness and organization throughout the warehouse
- Drive proactive improvements, innovation, and cost reduction initiatives
- Monitor and control access and security to the damages cage
- Perform additional duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Degree or diploma in Supply Chain Management or related discipline
- In-depth knowledge of warehouse professional standards and best practices
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Strong market knowledge and ability to develop relationships with key stakeholders
- Good understanding of FMCG manufacturing operations
- Exemplary planning skills
- High level of integrity
- Excellent team management skills