Team Lead - Warehousing Vacancy at Damco Limited

Damco is one of the world's leading third party logistics providers specialising in customised freightforwarding and supply chain solutions. The company has about 11,000 employees working in more than 300 offices around the world and a global presence in about 100 countries. Damco is part of the Maersk Group. 

We are recruiting to fill the position of: 

Job Position: Team Lead - Warehousing
Job Location: Nigeria 
Job Description

• As Team Leader for Warehousing, you will be able to bring your experience to the team and work in a pleasant work environment.

Key Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities:

• Cost, Quality and Time
• Establish and implement a reliable stock distribution/evacuation plan to avoid expired items in the warehouses.
• Maintain records/authorizations for warehouse staff designated to receive and dispatch goods.
• You are to ensure cost, quality and timely operation of all warehousing activities.
• Containers must be offloaded on-time without demurrages.
• Lead in conducting fiscal year end stock inventories and ensure that effective stock inventory report is produced.
• Ensure environmental and safety quality of all Damco warehouses.
• Ensure warehouse and stocks are secure, well managed and documented.

Business Development:

• To work closely with sales team in ensuring quotes are timely and accurate.

Continuous Improvement and Process excellence:

• You are to ensure warehouse operation is complaint to health, quality and safety management. Complete ISO certification. Ensure operational report data analysis is completed within the first week of the subsequent month.

Right Equipment:

• You are to ensure that the right equipment is used for all warehouse and heavy lift operation.

Material management:

• You are to ensure no damages or claim issues on stock in the warehouse. Ensure monthly warehouse stock counting and report.

Project, Equipment and Heavy lift operations:

• You are to ensure all heavy lift operation are safely done without claims.

Secondary responsibilities:

• Ensure that all relevant documents are retrieved after cargo delivery so as to fast track the invoicing process which in turn will impact working capital cycle.
• Weekly and monthly stock report.
• Build internal and external relationships to ensure smooth operational process.

Required Qualifications

• A good first degree from a reputable higher institution.
• Knowledge of warehousing and HSE standards.
• Knowledge of Warehouse Management System
• Minimum of two years post qualification job experience in relevant field.
• Proactive and able to respond to issues in a timely manner.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong result orientation.
• Analytical and strategic management skills.
• Innovative
• High levels of energy.