Transport Operations Manager (Logistics / Operations / 3PL / 4PL) – Johannesburg, South Africa

Transport Operations Manager (Logistics / Operations / 3PL / 4PL) – Johannesburg, South Africa

Reference Number: TOMDS

Job Description:

The Transport Operations Manager will be responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the activities for the inbound, outbound and distribution departments in the Logistics and Supply chain industry.

Responsibilities:

• Managing daily operations of the route and bulk distribution activities to ensure that people and equipment levels meet service requirements and are employed efficiently
• Ensure the highest level of service is provided to internal, external customers and stakeholders driving performance to meet contracted service level KPI’s
• Act as a senior point of contact for both internal and external stakeholders
• Review weekly commercials identifying errors and significant variations from budget, and direct/initiate remedial action.
• Responsible for a structured approach to continuously improve the business
• Plan and implement various other processes in line with the KPI and contractual obligations.
• Ensure Transport operation processes are followed in operations and admin.
• Maintain and update various reports in line with KPI and contractual obligations.
• Compiling of reports & spreadsheets as per SOP's.
• Appropriate management of costs, assets, employees, and processes such as service level costs, overtime costs, account costs.
• Adherence to current service level agreements.
• Initiating and implementing performance management of staff.
• Manage and reporting of Distribution orders of 3PL/4PL
• Manage and reporting of linehaul orders of 3PL/4PL
• Comprehensive understanding in warehousing with experience
• 3PL and 4PL supplier management, managed tender projects
• ICT system related experience in TMS and WMS (not as users), knowing how to set up between systems for structures, functions, and correlations, particularly for 3PL and 4PL.
• Conducting regular performance reviews to evaluate each line performance and identify growth
• Manage customer's consignee’s relationships and provide effective communication to ensure on time, cost efficient deliveries
• Accounting for all movements of orders for distribution network and generate reporting mechanism reviews

Requirements:

• Tertiary Education: Diploma / Degree in Logistics or Warehouse Management.
• Computer Literacy Level: MS Suite, SAP– Intermediate
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Logistics and /or Transportation with 3PL.
• Minimum of 3 years supervisory/managerial experience.

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Dylan Smuts

Banking and Finance         

CA Global Finance

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