Warehouse Manager
First seen by Alion on Oct 1, 2026.
Company: Nestlé Ghana
Location: Tema, Ghana
Employment Type: Full-Time
About Nestlé Ghana
At Nestlé Ghana, we are committed to improving quality of life and contributing to a healthier future through our people, products, and operations.
Our supply chain teams play a critical role in ensuring that products move safely, efficiently, and reliably from our facilities to customers and consumers.
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We are looking for an experienced, people-focused, and performance-driven Warehouse Manager to lead warehouse operations in Tema.
This role offers an exciting opportunity for an accomplished warehouse professional to lead a diverse workforce, strengthen operational excellence, improve resource utilisation, and contribute to a culture where safety, quality, efficiency, and people development come first.
About the Role
As the Warehouse Manager, you will lead end-to-end warehouse operations, covering inbound activities, storage, inventory management, order preparation, dispatch, outbound operations, and waste management.
You will manage a large and diverse workforce comprising permanent employees, contract staff, and third-party service providers while working closely with internal and external stakeholders to deliver outstanding operational performance.
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You will combine strong people leadership with data-driven decision-making to improve productivity, inventory accuracy, service levels, cost efficiency, and overall warehouse performance.
A Day in the Life
Warehouse OperationsLead and manage permanent employees, contract staff, and third-party service providers to deliver safe, efficient, and reliable warehouse operations.
Direct daily warehouse and shift activities across inbound, receiving, storage, stock management, picking, dispatch, and outbound operations.
Ensure smooth coordination of all warehouse activities and maintain consistent service levels.
Oversee end-to-end inventory and physical-logistics operations.
Manage waste-handling activities and ensure appropriate segregation, storage, documentation, and disposal processes.
Ensure warehouse activities meet approved operational procedures, service standards, and business requirements.
Provide clear direction and leadership through frontline supervisors and team leaders.
Build a culture of accountability, engagement, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Set clear performance expectations and monitor individual and team results.
Coach, mentor, train, and develop warehouse employees to strengthen technical and leadership capabilities.
Identify skills gaps and implement appropriate training and development initiatives.
Promote teamwork, inclusion, respect, and employee engagement across the warehouse.
Manage workforce planning to ensure adequate resources across shifts and operational requirements.
Champion Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) standards across all warehouse activities.
Promote a strong safety culture and ensure employees and service providers follow established safety procedures.
Ensure compliance with quality standards, CARE requirements, company policies, and applicable regulations.
Identify operational risks and implement appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
Conduct or support regular workplace inspections, risk assessments, and safety reviews.
Ensure employees receive appropriate safety training and understand their responsibilities.
Promote safe handling, storage, movement, and disposal of products and materials.
Maintain high levels of inventory accuracy and product traceability.
Enforce strict compliance with First Expired, First Out (FEFO) principles where applicable.
Ensure appropriate stock rotation, identification, labelling, and storage.
Monitor stock movements and investigate discrepancies promptly.
Strengthen stock-control processes to minimise losses, damages, expiries, and obsolete inventory.
Ensure accurate documentation throughout the inventory lifecycle.
Use data and operational insights to identify inventory risks and improvement opportunities.
Establish, monitor, and analyse key warehouse performance indicators.
Drive achievement of operational KPIs covering safety, service, productivity, inventory accuracy, cost, quality, and delivery.
Analyse operational data to identify trends, performance gaps, and improvement opportunities.
Develop and implement corrective actions when performance falls below agreed standards.
Promote a problem-solving culture that encourages employees to identify and resolve operational challenges.
Lead continuous-improvement initiatives that increase productivity and reduce waste.
Introduce practical innovations that improve warehouse processes and service delivery.
Maximise the effective use of people, warehouse space, equipment, technology, and other operational resources.
Lead warehouse capacity planning based on inventory volumes, business requirements, and future demand.
Optimise warehouse layouts, storage capacity, equipment utilisation, and workflow.
Identify resource constraints and develop practical solutions before they affect service delivery.
Balance productivity, service requirements, operational costs, and workforce capacity.
Drive initiatives that improve warehouse efficiency and optimise operating costs.
Identify opportunities to reduce waste, avoid losses, and improve resource utilisation.
Monitor operational expenditure and support effective cost management.
Evaluate processes and recommend improvements that deliver sustainable efficiency gains.
Balance cost optimisation with safety, quality, service, and employee requirements.
Build strong working relationships with factory teams and internal Supply Chain partners.
Collaborate closely with Procurement, Planning, Production, Quality, Finance, and other relevant functions.
Maintain effective relationships with suppliers, customs authorities, transport providers, and other external partners.
Coordinate with transport providers to support reliable and timely product movement.
Communicate operational priorities, challenges, and performance clearly to stakeholders.
Build credibility and trust across a broad range of internal and external partners.
Qualifications & Experience
Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline.
Minimum 5–8 years of relevant professional experience in warehouse, logistics, distribution, or supply-chain operations.
Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end warehouse and physical-logistics operations.
Strong knowledge of transportation, distribution, inventory management, and warehouse processes.
Proven experience leading large and diverse operational teams.
Experience managing contract employees and third-party service providers will be an advantage.
Experience working in a manufacturing, FMCG, food, beverage, or similarly high-volume operational environment will be an advantage.
Key Skills & Competencies
Strong warehouse and logistics management expertise
Excellent people leadership and team-development skills
Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities
Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
Strong resource and capacity-planning ability
Excellent stakeholder-management skills
Strong negotiation and influencing skills
Excellent verbal and written communication
Strong understanding of inventory management and stock-control principles
Knowledge of FEFO, traceability, and warehouse best practices
Strong safety and quality mindset
Strong commercial and cost-management awareness
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced operational environment
Strong change-management and continuous-improvement capabilities
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
Ability to use data and insights to drive operational performance
What Makes You Successful?
You will succeed in this role by combining strong operational expertise with exceptional people leadership.
You will use data to understand warehouse performance, identify opportunities, solve problems, and make informed decisions. You will also empower your team to take ownership, challenge inefficient processes, and contribute ideas that improve safety, quality, productivity, and service.
You will remain focused on the bigger supply-chain picture while maintaining the operational discipline needed to deliver excellent day-to-day warehouse performance.
Most importantly, you will lead by example and create an environment where people feel valued, safety remains non-negotiable, and operational excellence becomes part of the team’s everyday culture.
Why Join Nestlé Ghana?
At Nestlé Ghana, you will join a globally recognised organisation that values operational excellence, continuous learning, innovation, and people development.
This role provides the opportunity to lead a significant warehouse operation, work with diverse teams and stakeholders, strengthen your supply-chain expertise, and contribute to the performance of a globally recognised brand.
If you are ready to lead people, improve operations, and create lasting impact through supply-chain excellence, we welcome your application.
How to Apply
Apply online by clicking on the application button.
Application Deadline: 9 October 2026
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