Warehouse Coordinator

Job Title: Warehouse Coordinator

Reports To:

Warehouse Manager - Uganda Breweries Ltd (UBL)

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.

Role Responsibilities:

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.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Degree or equivalent experience in Business Commerce, Business Administration or an equivalent with good accounting knowledge.

• Supply chain knowledge

Experience:

• >5 years hands-on experience in inventory management and reconciliation preferably in an FMCG environment.

• Super User of SAP

• Experience in overall Logistics operations is an added advantage.

Diversity statement:

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And crafting an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, attitudes, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.