Depot Supervisor - Pretoria, South Africa - Affirmative Portfolios

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Pretoria, South Africa

2 weeks ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Warehousing and Transportation ~ Logistics

Pretoria:

Depot Supervisor - Pretoria - Salary Negotiable

Responsibilities:

Planning, execution and management of vehicle deliveries in line with the operational principles and performance standards.
Coordinate driver turnaround in conjunction with the planning department
Managing the applicable operational processes and disciplines
Managing the Vehicle Delivery Tracking System's clerical and administration functions
Professional Interaction with customers from order management through to delivery precision
Route planning and management including enroute fueling and overnight accommodation
Communications with drivers from briefing to debriefing and problems which may arise in between.
Understand, manage and control the operational cost elements to maximize efficiencies and profitability in line with the performance expectations
Identify logístical challenges and implement solutions
Conduct data analysis
Ad hoc tasks and research projects
Daily interaction with all depot Mangers to ensure all relevant parties are kept "in the loop "
Storage yard management
Oversee the daytoday handling of all operational and storage issues within the Rosslyn depot
Managing of pilot vehicles allocated to the depot.
Assist with disciplinary issues in the depot.
Any reasonable instruction issued by Management

Minimum Requirements and Skills:

Extensive experience in logistics and/or project management min 5 years
Degree / Diploma in logistics or relevant tertiary education advantageous
Management and leadership abilities
Must have own reliable transport
Organized and comfortable with data analysis
Very good geographical knowledge of RSA
Fully conversant in Microsoft Excel and Word
Excellent interpersonal skills
Thorough understanding of labour law in the workplace and fair labour practices
Ability to develop and document quality processes
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
Ability to fluently communicate in Zulu and/or isiXhosa would be advantageous
Ability to create and conduct verbal, visual and written presentations
Ability to communicate at all levels
Mechanical appreciation
Ability to work under pressure
Willing to work outside normal office hours and work out of town for short periods
Attention to detail
Logical
Insight and perceptive
Passionate, highenergy levels
Problem solving
Assertive, decisive
Committed
Excellence orientated
Selfstarter
Taking the initiative