Warehouse Manager Roles Training

Introduction

Storage facility costs have increased tremendously in recent years and require careful management by analysis monitoring and control as to which stock items are required to be 'at hand' and what are the priorities according to customer needs. Facilities and resources need to be constantly reviewed to maximize and optimize for expected service levels. With the advent of stringent Health and Safety regulations to protect employees and the general public, the burdens and tasks placed on the Warehousing and Distribution Manager are reliant upon what information he has and how he controls personnel and goods within the warehousing environment or during transit.

Objectives

On completion of this course, the participant will have a full understanding of the skills and knowledge required of the Warehousing Manager for the organization, strategy, and physical deployment of goods using safe practices. The participant will also understand the activities and the management of day to day operations and ensure successful stores and transit facility. They will also learn Health and Safety requirements, which are applicable within the environments, and how they impact upon his responsibilities. 

The main objective of this warehouse supervisor training course is to empower professionals with—

• in-depth understanding and knowledge of best practices in warehouse management
• the required skills, experience, and confidence to review existing processes to check for gaps or opportunities for enhancement and implement relevant changes seamlessly
• the necessary confidence, experience, and knowledge to enhance the quality and productivity of warehouse operations, thus supporting organizational growth
• the knowledge and potential to train other executives and managers on specific skills required to manage warehouse operations
• the knowledge and capabilities to apply advanced concepts and techniques to enhance warehouse operations
• the perspective and foresight to anticipate risks and make provisions to manage risks and prevent impact on organizational growth
• the skill and experience to motivate team members to deliver high performance
• the potential, capability, and confidence to contribute to client and employee satisfaction as well as organizational growth through effective management, thereby demonstrating talent and potential to undertake opportunities fostering growth and progression
• the overall skill set, knowledge, experience, and confidence to successfully undertake any opportunity in warehouse management across any industry, thus increasing scope for career growth and progression

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practices. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.

Who Should Attend?

The course is intended for potential or existing Warehousing and Distribution Managers and supervisors from private and public organizations. Ideally, they would have at least five years of experience within the environment and possess some exposure to either discipline.

Course Outline

Day 1:

• Introduction to the role, responsibilities, and management skills necessary
• Cost of Warehousing and Stock items: Rolling, turnover and dead stock, warehousing maintenance, and running costs
• Inventory Control: Stock policy and customer expectations

Day 2:

• Control of Stock Range: Coding systems and ABC
• Automation, R & I, Discrepancies, Security and Loss Prevention, Redundant and Obsolete Storage, Ongoing inventories/bin cards/stock records/review cards
• Cost accounting methods,
• Control of Stock Levels: Forecasting and Planning, Lead times, MRP, MRP II
• Management of Storage Facilities: Analyzing Requirements, Optimizing Space Allocation
• Health and Safety: Moving Equipment and Environment Effects

Day 3:

• JIT, System Selection, Manual and Computerized operations
• Physical Management of Stock: Stores Accounting Management: Stock valuations,
• Depreciation, Wear and Tear, Life span and beyond economical repair
• Stock checking and stocktaking, Stocktaking procedures, Write off accounting

Day 4:

• Handling Equipment: Types and Usage
• Moving Goods: Modes of Transport, Containers, Loads, Transporting
• Hazardous Goods and Hazardous Stock
• ISO 14000: EU Legislation, Restrictions, and Guidelines
• Managing the Distribution Function: Planning and Operations
• Distribution Planning: Strategies and Allocation of Resources
• Fixed and Random Locations: Analysis and Decisions
• Shipping and Transportation
• Controlling Inventory In Distribution Channels

Day 5:

• Measurement of Performance Techniques: Systems Feedback and Controls
• Documentation: Standard operating procedures, Creating and Maintaining, Manuals and Data, Storage and Usage, Standard forms, issue, and distribution,
• Work Flow Charts: Construction and Usage
• Case Studies, Exercises, and Review