Receiving Team Leader

A fast paced, challenging role exists at Sherwin-Williams at our Durban manufacturing site for a Receiving Team Leader. The successful candidate must have relevant Warehousing experience in a manufacturing site that handles hazardous goods.

• Performs a variety of transactional and supportive duties in the receiving, and transportation of products and materials.

• Responsibilities include receiving, preparing and distributing orders and providing related clerical reports. 

• Ensure product compatibility and stacking / storage compliance

• Collaborate with Purchasing staff and transporters to list expected deliveries

• Receive delivery notes and capture on Oracle 11i 

• Verify packages according to order and invoices (quantity, quality, price etc.). Contact Purchasing or shipper if a mistake is identified

• Assume responsibility for returning unsatisfactory shipments or receiving replacements

• Prepares and completes a variety of documentation as required

• Prepare labels, ensures product is labelled correctly and put-away have been completed physically and systematically

• Responds to routine questions and concerns from warehousing functions, provides standard information, and other assistance as required

• Follows guidelines to ensure compliance with DOT, hazardous materials, HSE and other regulations, policies, and procedures

• Performs various clerical duties, such as entering data, sorting, copying and filing documents, and related clerical functions

• May perform a variety of other supportive duties within the operations environment relating to inventory, production, quality, scheduling, warehousing, and other related areas

• Assumes responsibility for clearing on hold invoices.

• Responsible for ordering diesel and pallets.

• Responsible for ensuring that peroxides are checked and appropriate actions effected.

• Responsible for ensuring that monomers are checked and appropriate actions effected.

• Ensure expired stock is moved from good stock to expired stock locations.

• Checking vehicle safety

• Leading a small Receiving team and ensuring all system transactions are completed timeously

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Relevant tertiary qualification, supported by 2 years lead/supervisory work experience or 5 years relevant inventory experience.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Two years of Warehouse team lead/supervision with experience in Warehousing, Inventory management, clerical or office support experience within a shipping, receiving or transportation environment. 

Strong systems / ERP / WMS experience

Experience with hazardous goods and with a high volume of SKUs