Warehouse Coordinator at Diageo

Functions:

Supply Chain & Manufacturing is where our brands are made, moved and delivered to the world. 

With over half of our people working across more than 100 sites, this is a complex, large-scale operation that brings together production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships. 

It’s fast-paced and hands-on, with teams working together to ensure quality, efficiency and sustainability at every stage. From sourcing ingredients to getting products into customers’ hands, you’ll play a role in delivering the brands people know and love. 

About the role:

This role interfaces with dynamic transactions/operations with a wide range of inbound and outbound activities both physical and SAP movements, plus the complexity of reverse Logistics that requires maximum attention.

The role serves stakeholders with varying interests and requires appropriate reporting of inventory KPIs for informed decision making in different aspects of the Business. This also implies a high level of inventory accuracy and controls compliance.

This position provides direction and leadership to material and finished goods warehousing teams, responsible for goods receipts, issuing, stock counts and reconciliations plus all relevant reporting.

The role seeks to partner closely with Packaging and Blending team, Imports & Export, Customer service, Third party contractors, Planning and Procurement, Governance and Security plus all the Logistics sections. 

1.      Inventory Management & Quality Control

Monitor inventory levels, stock aging, First In First Out(FIFO) management, batch picking alignment, SLOBs and expiries management.

2.      Coordination and planning

Implement warehouse capacity planning and space optimization, with daily operations set up review and layout configuration to deliver key performance indicators.

3.      Inventory reconciliations

Reconcile stocks (system Vs physical), document variance explanations, and enforce the inventory accuracy requirement.

4.      Warehouse Safety

Ensure warehouse space meets HSE standards with right tools of work, toolbox talks for shop floor teams, hazard identification, PPE compliance and safety walk abouts (spot and correct).

5.      Controls and Compliance

Doing Business the right way, real time and accurate system postings, tracking daily stock movements and timely reconciliation.

6.      Warehouse Hygiene

As guided by Governance and adherence with all relevant quality standards in line with Food protection and defence.

7.      Audits

Ownership of audits both internal and external and accountable for action closure.

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