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Warehouse & Inventory Manager

Warehouse & Inventory Manager Cape Town | On-Site/Hybrid | Full-time

We’re looking for a systems-minded, highly accountable Warehouse & Inventory Manager who is ready to take full ownership of the end-to-end operational flow and champion the highest quality standards. If you want to drive efficiency, profitability, and quality delivery in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, this role is for you.

You’ll Own and Deliver:

This is an operational leadership role where your focus is ensuring seamless, efficient, and profitable operations.

  • Warehouse Operations: Complete ownership of all warehouse activities, optimizing the layout, movement of goods, storage, and upliftment preparation.

  • Inventory & Cost Control: Full management of all inventory (raw materials, packaging, and finished goods) , maintaining optimal stock levels for production , and enforcing the First In, First Out (FIFO) rotation method.

  • Procurement Accountability: Accountable for the procurement of all materials, consumables, and utilities needed for production , including matching Purchase Orders (POs) and reporting price irregularities to Finance.

  • Operational Efficiency: Driving profitability by minimizing costs (COGS) and leading the “War on Waste” (WOW) through daily reviews and root cause analysis.

  • Quality & Compliance: Managing the facility to HACCP & FSSC standards , driving continuous quality improvement , and championing GMP housekeeping practices.

  • Team Leadership: Managing, training, and motivating a team of Facility Managers, Warehouse Assistants, and Forklift Drivers , fostering accountability, and ensuring effective shift handover rituals.

Why This Role is Exciting:

  • Impactful Leadership Seat: Directly manage the team responsible for movement and logistics.

  • Deep Operational Exposure: Work closely with the Production team to optimize efficiency and material allocation.

  • Culture of Excellence: Be a flag bearer for Tiny Keg Values (Trust, Learning, Flexibility, Partnerships) and champion the Manufacturing Excellence Programme (Tiny Keg Way of Customer Success).

  • Problem Solver: Engage in problem-solving techniques to assist with root cause analysis of quality issues and proactively address customer concerns.

Who We Want:

Someone technically strong in inventory and warehousing systems, proactive, and committed to high performance and quality. You must be able to hold teams accountable for performance and uphold all Health & Safety policies and regulations. Experience in a high-quality manufacturing or FMCG environment is a strong advantage.

If this sounds like the challenge you’re looking for, we encourage you to apply and help us deliver quality to our customers.

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