Warehouse Manager Job Ignite Energy Access
- Kenya
- Permanent
- Full-time
Which of your previous experiences will help you fulfil the purpose of this role?Key ResponsibilitiesWarehouse Operations & Planning
- Oversee daily warehouse operations including receiving, storage, inventory handling, order fulfilment, and reverse logistics in collaboration with internal and external stakeholder ·
- Plan and manage warehouse capacity, space utilization, layout optimization, and material flows to support business requirements.
- Ensure efficient allocation of labour, equipment, and resources to meet operational targets.
- Support continuous alignment between warehouse operations and overall company objectives.
- Own end-to-end inventory control, always ensuring high inventory accuracy and integrity.
- Monitor stock levels, conduct cycle counts and periodic physical stock counts, and reconcile variances.
- Investigate inventory discrepancies, damages, losses, and obsolete stock, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Ensure proper handling, segregation, and tracking of serialized, bulk, returned, and reverse- logistics items.
- Implement double-verification before dispatch.
- Ensure serialized device traceability
- Ensure real-time, accurate recording of all inventory movements and enforce full system-usage compliance.
- Ensure 100% on-time reporting of inventory and warehouse data in the company's systems.
- Prepare and present daily, weekly, and monthly warehouse performance reports and dashboards.
- Use data and KPIs to drive operational decisions and continuous improvement.
- Develop, implement, and maintain warehouse SOPs, policies, and process documentation.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives (e.g. Lean, 5S, process optimization) to improve efficiency, accuracy, and cost control.
- Support warehouse budgeting and cost monitoring
- Identify operational risks and implement mitigation and corrective actions.
- Prepare and present daily, weekly and monthly reports on warehouse performance and relevant KPIs
- Lead, motivate, and develop warehouse staff to foster a positive, productive, and safety-focused work environment.
- Set performance goals, conduct regular evaluations, and provide coaching, training, and skills development.
- Plan staffing levels, shifts, overtime, and productivity targets in line with operational needs.
- Manage performance issues, disciplinary processes, and succession planning where required.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in warehouse management, logistics, or supply chain operations, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
- Strong working knowledge of warehouse operations, inventory control, order fulfillment, reverse logistics, and distribution processes.
- Proven experience working with inventory management systems (WMS / ERP) and enforcing system and process compliance
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage performance, and drive operational improvements.
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Professional certifications in logistics, supply chain, or operations management (e.g. CIPS, APICS, or equivalent) will be an added advantage.
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