Job Opportunities in South Africa

Overview

The purpose of this role is to plan and schedule all transport activities associated with the distribution of goods to their respective destinations to ensure that predefined inventory levels are maintained, logistics service providers are effectively and efficiently managed, and that the movement of goods is done in compliance with the standard operating procedures, regulations and legislation.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Supply Chain & Logistics

Advantageous Requirements:

• Project Management

Experience

• 3 years demonstrated experience as a Logistics coordinator
• 2 years demonstrated experience in a Warehouse or Logistics environment

Duties

• Transport scheduling management
  • To schedule transport activities to ensure that the appropriate materials are available for production and the necessary products are available for customers to avoid shortages and maintain stock levels.
  • To coordinate and oversee supply activities executed by third party logistics service providers
  • To coordinate the variables such as client demands, production capacity, lead times, storage space, and availability of transport to ensure business objectives are met.
• Administration
  • To continuously gather and interpret data (i.e. costs, productivity and demand patterns) from the ERP, production, operation and 3rd party suppliers and translate the information into business reports and presentations on a monthly basis
  • Processing of leave
  • Processing of purchase order
• Operations efficiency
  • To track and monitor any deviances from the operational plan
  • To work cross-functionally in the business to ensure that relevant information as per the stipulated deadlines is received in order to effectively plan and organise logistics activities
• SHERQ compliance
  • To ensure that all the regulatory and legislative requirements within the department/remit thus ensuring effective management of SHERQ and adherence to stipulated disciplines for continuous improvement of occupational Safety, Health, Environment, Risk and Quality that impact on any organisation.

Job Competencies

Job Related Skills

• Proven written and verbal communication skills
• Proven computer literacy in Excel
• Microsoft AX
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving skills
• Knowledge of distribution principles
• Knowledge of business, processes, resource allocation, monitoring, reviewing, identification of gaps techniques
• Knowledge of MRP planning and/or transport management systems
• Knowledge of relevant legislative and regulatory requirements, as well as understanding of standard contractual terms (SLA's)
• Knowledge of relevant national and cross-border regulatory requirements
• Working knowledge of road transportation regulations

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