Contract Logtistics Manager - Warehousing

SUMMARY:
Contract Logistics Manager - Warehouseing

POSITION INFO:

Strategic role in dealing with planning, administration and general Contract Logistics. Knowledge of Sea/Air/Road Freight - Strong Warehouse Experience. 
management of the site.
❑ Meeting the commercial objectives of the Contract Logistics division, be it sales, new
business development and / or supporting sales and the servicing team with tenders and
quotations.
❑ Motivating, organising and encouraging teamwork within the workforce to ensure set
productivity targets are met.
❑ Manage P&L, site budget and forecasts to meet financial targets as set and agreed with
the board of management.
❑ Manage and drive day to day personnel’s performance, operational culture, customer
expectations and experience to meet contractual SLA / KPI.
❑ Engage with staff positively with the regular support of Company`s HRBP’s (Human
Resources Business Partners) to a high level of Operational excellence, ensuring business
disruption or downtime is avoided at all costs.
❑ Training staff and monitoring their performance and progress.
❑ Communicating with other departments, staff groups and customers.
❑ Overseeing stock control, Invoicing as well as the processing of JIT / JIS orders.
❑ Ensuring that quality, delivery and budget objectives are met within the Logistics
department.
❑ Carrying out responsibilities for the use of automated and computerised systems - WMS.
❑ Responding timely to and dealing with customer communication by email, telephone and
on a regular face to face basis.
❑ Keeping Inventory control systems up to date and planning future capacity requirements.
❑ Producing regular reports and statistics on a daily, weekly and monthly basis and
submitting those to Corporate HO – specific to CL.
❑ Briefing team leaders on the opportunities and / or challenges for that day.
❑ Visiting and engaging actively with customers to monitor the quality of service they are
receiving.
❑ Utilising the Company`s X-site program, ensure the health & safety, housekeeping,
cleanliness, environment and security of the warehousing environment.
❑ Oversee and continually monitor the planned maintenance of relevant vehicles, machinery,
equipment and site infrastructure.

Minimum 10 - 15 years in warehouse management, logistics operations, material handling
and inventory control, with a firm contact to existing and new customer opportunities.
❑ Post Matric qualification in any of the following: Warehouse Management, Logistics, Supply
Chain Management, Procurement and Inventory control.
❑ Relevant degree advantageous.

Leadership skills.
❑ Communication and Collaboration skills.
❑ Computer skills, with working knowledge of Microsoft Office and WMS’s.
❑ Drive and deliver results.
❑ Good interpersonal and communication skills.
❑ Ability to interact with clients and colleagues and reconcile accounts.
❑ Deep knowledge of logistics management specifically warehousing, transporting and
logistics accounting.
❑ Inventory management.
❑ Client, partner and supplier relationship management and influence.
❑ Operational Risk Management including Health, Safety and Security.
❑ Commercial Acumen.

 

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