Salary: Market related Location: Olifantsfontein Industry: Food Processing/Supply Reference Number: CWR.NRS.LM.28022024 COMPANY DESCRIPTION: Our client is a leading South African meat wholesaler supplying meat and other food products to sectors of the hotel, restaurant and hospitality industries. They are looking for a Logistics Manager to join their Gauteng team. JOB DESCRIPTION: MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Dispatch

• Plan, manage and evaluate all logistics operations.
• Manage, motivate and control all the staff working in your section on a daily basis.
• Check that staff are at work and report absentees timeously to HR.
• Ensure that staff wear clean undamaged uniforms as per company policy.
• Ensure that your line supervisors adhere to your instructions and perform their duties as per their job descriptions.
• Co-ordinate and handle the dispatch of goods.
• Plan the daily routes of all delivery vehicles.
• Ensure the sorting of picking slips into routes and ensure that all deliveries can be made with the available trucks, if there is a problem report to Operations Manager.
• Ensure the timely loading of vehicles according to planned routes.
• Ensure that all goods are double checked for deviations from quality standards before loading.
• Double check weight of products before loading.
• Manage the dispatch of late and in between orders.
• Handle and resolve customer enquiries about deliveries.
• Liaise with internal staff and managers, suppliers, logistics providers, transport companies and customers.
• Check to see that the trucks are back in the yard in time to be loaded, report to the Operations Manager if there are problems.
• Communicate with staff regarding which trucks to load first and get invoices and sort accordingly.
• Make sure that there is staff to help load, and start loading trucks until others are able to take over.
• Manage the documentation and allocation of all products returned from customers.
• Take all measures possible to prevent stock losses or theft of company property.
• Manage and ensure that all stock produced is collected and sorted into the different routes in the Dispatch freezer. STOCK CONTROL.

Receiving

• Co-ordinate and manage the receiving of goods plus storage of raw materials being delivered.
• Ensure the correct documentation of all goods received.
• Ensure that the weights and quantities of all goods received are checked and documented.
• Ensure the immediate labelling of all products received for traceability purposes.
• Manage the receiving of late and in between deliveries from suppliers.

Quality / Food Safety and Health & Safety

• Manage, maintain and enforce food safety procedures and requirements.
• Manage, maintain and enforce quality policies, procedures and requirements.
• Manage, maintain and enforce health and safety legal requirements plus company procedures.
• Ensure that all food safety and quality documents are completed timeously and handed to the HACCP section at the end of the week.
• Ensure that new templates for all food safety and quality documents are sourced from the HACCP section at the start of the working week

Vehicles

• Check and inspect all trucks for damage, cleanliness, general maintenance and refrigeration every Monday.
• Ensure that drivers do not idle any vehicle unnecessarily for long periods while on the premises.
• Check that trip sheets are completed daily.
• Check that all necessary equipment is available i.e. spare wheel, jack and emergency triangle.
• Ensure that all trucks are serviced within specified schedules.
• Ensure that all vehicles licenses are renewed prior to expiry.
• Ensure that all service records for all vehicles are completed / filed.
• Ensure that a petrol log is kept for each truck.
• Monitor vehicle movement on a continuous basis during the day and address deviations.
• Make sure that all drivers have valid PDP licenses and are renewed annually prior to expiry.
• Keep all truck & drivers documentation on file.

General

• Attend weekly management meeting with Operations manager, section managers and supervisors.
• Identify and resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports or customer issues.
• Implement and maintain best practice logistics principles, policies and procedures to improve operational and financial performance.
• Ensure that all expenses are documented and keep track of budget limits.
• Negotiate rates and contracts with transportation, fuel and logistics providers.
• Review impact of logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes or carriers and report results to senior management.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify inefficiencies and cost optimization opportunities.
• Identify and resolve any inventory discrepancies and ensure inventory and system records agree.

Housekeeping

• Ensure that the Dispatch area, Dispatch freezer and yard areas are clean, neat and tidy at all times.
• Do the cleaning sign off daily, to agree that the cleaning was done properly.
• Ensure that the Dispatch area, Dispatch freezer and yard areas are left in a neat condition at the end of every working day.
• No stock is allowed to stand on the floor or left in the Dispatch area after hours, it must be sorted and packed in the fridges.

Critical Limits

• All stock must be dispatched on time.
• Ensure that there is no wastage or damage when dispatching the products.
• Ensure that there are no stock shortages when dispatching orders and report shortages to the Operations Manager
• Ensure that collections are handled as fast as possible.
• No stock to be dispatched without correct paperwork in place.
• All customer queries on delivery times to be handled as fast and professionally as possible.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Matric
• Tertiary qualification in Logistics, Transport, Supply Chain or relevant field

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Proven working experience as a Logistics Manager
• In-depth knowledge of the consumer goods industry
• Solid understanding of logistics and inventory management
• Outstanding analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

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