Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

AGL (Africa Global Logistics), the reference multimodal logistics operator in Africa, is part of the MSC family. With 23,000 employees in 50 countries, the company connects Africa to Africa and to the rest of the world. AGL relies on its 250 subsidiaries in Africa, Haiti, Timor and Indonesia to provide port, ocean, logistics and railway solutions.

Responsibilities or duties

Coordinate activities between WMS/ESR/PALLETIZING and Production (SMD/PMD) to ensure efficient transfer of both materials and FG.ODS Operations:

• Supervising WMS/ODS Data clerks, material transporters, palletizing warehousemen and MHE operators at ODS/Palletizing.
• Supporting the factory by following BAT's Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure proper material issuance.
• Supporting the production team by ensuring that FG has been correctly received and posted while adhering to BAT's SOPs.
• Hourly interval visits to the factory modules to check Kanban reorder levels and inclusion of Kanban material levels, production schedule and any other important information in the 3-hour SICs.
• Ensure that verification of materials outgoing to SMD/PMD and recording on the checker's book with the necessary requirements has been done.
• Ensure that materials at the Factory Kanbans do not exceed the required Kanban levels and that materials delivered are for the specific module.
• Act as liaison between WMS/Palletizing departments and Production (SMD and PMD) teams.
• Ensure data clerks accurately manage inventory through stock checks, audits, and cycle counts following company procedures.
• Provide timely and accurate daily reports, such as cycle counts, production reports, and others, to maintain proper internal reporting and track materials movements.
• Participate in mid and end-month stock taking activities.
• Communicate effectively and efficiently with factory and warehouse personnel to ensure accurate data capture and timely resolution of issues.
• Monitor performance and ensure operations are being done safely.
• Ensuring that ODS housekeeping is always on point following the 5S technique.
• Ensure daily Pulsar observation is done.
• Conduct daily toolbox meetings to communicate goals, objectives, and performance expectations and that sign offs for the same are done.

Documentation:

• Ensure that detailed records of all documentation books at ODS have been done with real-time accuracy.

Other:

• Proactively carry out all delegated tasks from the Warehouse Supervisor

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• Tertiary education in logistics, supply chain or a related field.
• SAP/EXCEL is required.
• Training in MS Office suite and other industry related courses would be an advantage.

Experience needed

• 2 years' experience in supply chain or a related field.

• Supervising WMS/ODS Data clerks, material transporters, palletizing warehousemen and MHE operators at ODS/Palletizing.
• Supporting the factory by following BAT's Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure proper material issuance.
• Supporting the production team by ensuring that FG has been correctly received and posted while adhering to BAT's SOPs.
• Hourly interval visits to the factory modules to check Kanban reorder levels and inclusion of Kanban material levels, production schedule and any other important information in the 3-hour SICs.
• Ensure that verification of materials outgoing to SMD/PMD and recording on the checker's book with the necessary requirements has been done.
• Ensure that materials at the Factory Kanbans do not exceed the required Kanban levels and that materials delivered are for the specific module.
• Act as liaison between WMS/Palletizing departments and Production (SMD and PMD) teams.
• Ensure data clerks accurately manage inventory through stock checks, audits, and cycle counts following company procedures.
• Provide timely and accurate daily reports, such as cycle counts, production reports, and others, to maintain proper internal reporting and track materials movements.
• Participate in mid and end-month stock taking activities.
• Communicate effectively and efficiently with factory and warehouse personnel to ensure accurate data capture and timely resolution of issues.
• Monitor performance and ensure operations are being done safely.
• Ensuring that ODS housekeeping is always on point following the 5S technique.
• Ensure daily Pulsar observation is done.
• Conduct daily toolbox meetings to communicate goals, objectives, and performance expectations and that sign offs for the same are done.
• Ensure that detailed records of all documentation books at ODS have been done with real-time accuracy.
• Proactively carry out all delegated tasks from the Warehouse Supervisor

• SAP
• EXCEL
• MS Office suite

• Tertiary education in logistics, supply chain or a related field.
• SAP/EXCEL is required.
• Training in MS Office suite and other industry related courses would be an advantage.