Distribution Center Manager

Overview:
**We are PepsiCo**

PepsiCo is proud to be one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies. Every day, we are dedicated to bringing our mission to create more smiles with every sip and every bite to life. Our products are enjoyed more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Our portfolio — including Lay’s, Doritos, Gatorade, Pepsi and Quaker — consists of many iconic brands that generate more than US $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales, helping to deliver more than US $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive. Through PepsiCo Positive, we are charting a new course to drive positive action for the planet and people. PepsiCo Positive is an end-to-end strategic business transformation with sustainability at the centre of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change.

In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay's, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. PepsiCo SA employs more than 13, 000 people across our three business divisions: Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice & Beverages.

**Responsibilities**:
**What we’re looking for**:

- Manage the end to end distribution center operations including but not limited to the following key process activities: (Receiving inventory, putaway, storage, picking, packing and loading, delivery to customers, settlement process post-delivery and managing customer invoicing, credit note and claims processing)
- Ensure daily operations scorecards are accurately updated and distributed on time
- Ensure productivity targets are met through efficiency projects and self-identified initiatives.
- Manage the replenishment, receipt, storage and despatch of stock so as to ensure that all stock items can be accounted for at all times and to guarantee the timeous delivery of stock to customers.
- Manage stock control system to deliver inventory control targets.
- Manage the Inventory process tracking, physical count, reporting of inventory variance and stock updating
- Check that all stock movements are correctly controlled and recorded. Review records for accuracy of information and compliance with established procedures. Ensure all Key Control protocols are adhered to.
- Management of aging stock ensuring product availability and freshness to the sales organisation by implementing effective stock rotation (FIFO).
- Ensure that stock levels are maintained within authorised parameters. Coordinate weekly stock counts to ensure 0% stock loss. Report shortages and stock loss with clear mitigation actions to ensure no recurrence
- Identify improvements to working procedures and the working environment in order to enhance efficiency and implement best practice Stock Control procedures.
- Manage the coordination of the picking and loading teams and create measurements for control and reporting thereof
- Ensure freight optimization through effective load planning
- Oversee the scheduling of Key Account deliveries in a timeous and cost effective manner to ensure 100% Customer satisfaction.
- Supervise and administer the full settlement process from dispatch to return of trucks.
- Manage the completion of all related administration (Credit notes, POD’s etc.) accurately and timeously and submit weekly and monthly reporting on distribution center performance. No outstanding PODs or Credit notes.
- Co-ordinate the maintenance, repairs, routine checks and other activities relating to Simba vehicles and equipment in accordance with Transport Department policies.
- Ensure that the optimization of the four KPI’s of cost, service, quality and people are maintained.
- Identify deviations from standards and take corrective action to rectify and to prevent reoccurrence.
- Ensure compliance to company policies and procedures, in particular administration and warehousing
- Manage third party contractors on site aligned to our EHS principles and follow all procurement guidelines (no PO no Pay)
- Responsible for effective site management and security services - liaising with security team to conduct checks, searches and breathalyser functions. Controlling of access to site - contractor management. Flow of vehicles within the premises. Manage the site Security provider (Fidelity) according to the scope of work agreed
- Ensure standard operating procedures are in place, reviewed regularly and strictly adhered to on a consistent basis.
- Ensure all Key Control protocols and sampling requirements are adhered to and submitted on the GCS portal timeously.
- Ensure no outstanding PODs for the site

**Cost**:

- Manage cost with