Planning & Logistics Co-ordinator - Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa - Helen Wilson Recruitment

Helen Wilson Recruitment

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Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

3 weeks ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Location:
Western Cape, Winelands

Salary:
Market-related salary, medical aid

- and provident fund -contribution Performance-based, discretionary annual bonus

Job Purpose

The purpose of this function is to perform a variety of support tasks in the Logistics Team, with consistent liaisons between various departments within general operations, trade execution and trade, as a Planning & Logistics Co-ordinator.

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Minimum qualifications and experience

Tertiary qualification in Logistics, Transport or related field
2 5 years' demonstrated experience in a similar field, with a proven track record in managing logistics pertaining to road.

Role & Responsibilities

Managing and executing contracts within the delivery periods.
Obtaining quotations and negotiating rates with transporters for new contracts.
Liaising with transporters.
Liaising with silo managers and farmers and arranging loading to destinations.
Booking trucks in to load at silos and farm venues.
Movement planning and scheduling plan loads for following week based on slots confirmed with stakeholders.
Coordinate product delivery schedules with Execution (Client facing) desk.
Book trucks in to offload with Trade Execution Desk in accordance with client demand.
Processing of daily transport orders agreements.
Manage and resolve transport invoice queries and claims.
Average movement of 40, 000 metric tonnes 50, 000 metric tonnes of various grains commodities per person, monthly.

Essential skills

Good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
Fluent in English and MUST be able to understand the Afrikaans language
Comfortable working after hours (logistics hours) and on weekends where applicable
Planning, organising and excellent time management skills.
Critical thinker with emotional resilience to overcome obstacles.

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