Warehouse Manager

Why This Role Exists

Our warehouse is the operational engine of our business. The place where inventory becomes assembled vehicles, battery systems, and charging infrastructure on the ground in Tanzania.

We need a Warehouse Manager who owns it like it’s their company: inventory, people, China flow, safety, capital efficiency, and execution with zero excuses. No bureaucracy. No firefighting. Just dependable delivery of what markets and customers actually need. On time, in full, every day.

Founder’s note: For us, a warehouse isn’t storage - it determines how fast our products get into the hands of our customers. We care about speed of execution and inventory that supports our growth without tying up capital.

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Your 12-Month Scoreboard

• Zero critical stockouts that delay sales or service

• Inventory accuracy consistently >98%

• Working capital tied up in inventory minimized month over month

• Fully staffed, high-performance warehouse team delivering against operational targets

• Safe warehouse operations with no major incidents

What You’ll Own

1. Operational & Inventory Ownership

   • End-to-end accountability for inventory: stock levels, locations, issuing, cycle counts, and valuation

   • Define and enforce min–max levels for all SKUs. From CKD kits to high-voltage batteries

   • Translate consumption patterns into proactive stock decisions that protect cash flow

   • Prevent stockouts and slippage that impact assembly, maintenance, or customer delivery

2. Warehouse Flow & Execution

   • Oversee receiving, inspection, storage, picking, issuing, and returns

   • Ensure timely availability of parts for assembly and after-sales needs

   • Continuously optimize layout and workflows to reduce waste and frustration

   • Design standard operating procedures (SOPs) that scale with volume

3. Supply Chain Coordination

   • Turn demand signals into actionable plans with our China supply-chain team

   • Track lead times, shipping status, customs clearance, and incoming receipts

   • Proactively flag risks and lead corrective action to avoid operational disruption

   • Validate BOMs and shipments against operational needs and seasonality

4. People Leadership

   • Build, coach, and lead your team, including the Lead Technician and Storekeeper

   • Hire, onboard, develop, and, when necessary, replace staff to protect performance

   • Set performance expectations, give direct feedback, and elevate capability

   • Turn your warehouse into a place people choose to grow their careers

5. Safety & Compliance

   • Apply and enforce safety standards appropriate for batteries, electrical components and workshop tools

   • Ensure a safe, compliant, clean and auditable warehouse environment

   • Investigate incidents, propose corrective actions, and prevent recurrence

   • Protect high-value assets from loss, damage, or misuse

6. Systems, Reporting & KPIs

   • Maintain clean, trusted inventory data, whether through a spreadsheet system or ERP

   • Own reporting on core metrics that drive cash and execution:

     • Inventory accuracy, Stockouts, Inventory turnover, DIO, Staff productivity

   • Use data to anticipate problems, not just report them

   • Ensure audit readiness and strong internal controls

This Role Does Not Own

• Supplier price negotiations

• Supplier selection or contracting

• FX decisions and financing strategy

• Final sales forecasting

N/B: You inform and empower decisions, but execution & accountability stay with you.

Must-Have Grit & Toolkit

• 5+ years in warehouse/operations management in a technical, assembly, or logistics environment

• Direct experience owning inventory, flows, and people in a fast, dynamic context

• Comfortable with Excel/Sheets and able to manage data with discipline

• High ownership mindset with relentless execution discipline

• Experience with batteries, electrical systems, or industrial equipment is a strong plus

• Based in/willing to relocate to Dar es Salaam

What’s in it for You

• Impact: Run the operational core of an emerging leader in African e-mobility

• Autonomy: You own the warehouse. Decisions show up in daily execution

• Trajectory: Early leadership seat with equity upside

• Flexibility: Outcome-focused work hours and collaborative culture

• Competitive compensation: Base pay + equity component