Logistics Manager

Overview

The purpose of a Logistics Manager is to provide, through the relevant teams, an effective, efficient and compliant transport-related activities throughout the company in a manner that meets and exceeds the business’s requirements. These services are inclusive of all packed chemicals, bulk products and exports and includes air, road and sea transport services locally (RSA), and internationally (in- and outbound).

Qualifications

• University / Postgraduate qualification or similar in either Logistics or Supply Chain.

Experience

• General Experience: Deep and wide level of experience providing expert competence (10 years +) in Logistics and 5 years’ + experience in senior logistics management role
• Managerial Experience: Experienced in strategic management and leadership across company functions directing substantial resources over long-time frames (Up to 3 years).
• Proven track record in Logistics ideally in a chemical environment.

Duties

Cost Optimisation

• Deliver on demand forecasting product movement plan in the most cost effective and lowest risk execution plan.
• Set logistics objectives and quality standards for areas of control.
• Ensure Transport Costs are within the budgeted parameters.
• Optimise and drive continuous improvement culture within the logistics teams.

Operational Risk Management

• Enable safe and conducive work environments in the delivery and execution of the Operational plan in the Logistics teams.
• Ensure logistics compliance to all relevant company policies, legislation, regulations and applicable codes of practice.
• Through established programmes and systems ensure the HSE aspect and impacts on
• logistics are measured, understood and continuously improved on.
• Identify, manage and mitigate all transport-related risks to the organisation locally and internationally.

Customer and Stakeholder Management

• Support and deliver on the business On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) targets by performance monitoring, identifying areas of improvement and implementation of the business strategy.
• Set and embed customer focused service standards to optimally service customers according to parameters defined by the business from time to time.
• Investigate and resolve customer queries related to logistics services.
• The employee shall be required to perform any other tasks/ services from time to time as reasonable required by the business.
• Support all internal Stake holders in delivering and improving on the operational efficiency in execution of logistics services.

Operational Enablement

• Clearly defined delivery and performance objectives will be established
• Availability of fit-for-purpose finances, technologies, systems, tools and means of delivery to meet strategic objectives of the business.
• Processes to enable performance and delivery.
• Work climate supporting performance and service excellence.
• Skilled and motivated people.