Logistics Unit Manager - Boksburg, South Africa - Unilever

Unilever

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Boksburg, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Logistics Unit Manager

MAIN JOB PURPOSE:
Manage the warehouse, inventory control, material handling, customer service, transportation and planning workers. Manage employee recruitment, training, coaching and development. Also manage performance and evaluate performance reviews.

JOB SUMMARY:

Strategically plan and manage logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer services
Direct, optimize and coordinate full order cycle
Liaise and negotiate with suppliers and manufacturers
Keep track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and efficiency
Arrange warehouse, catalog goods, plan routes and process shipments
Resolve any arising problems or complaints
Supervise, coach and train warehouse workforce
Meet cost, productivity, accuracy and timeliness targets
Maintain metrics and analyze data to assess performance and implement improvements
Inventory Control: Monthly Stock count (Pack, material and raw materials) and daily cycle counts
People management
Pallets Management & Budget control (Invoicing)
WCM Logistics
Bulk Management: Internal, External and Super group
FG Transfer and Sign off
Savings projects (Contribution to factory target) and Waste Management
SAP, Ariba, MS Office
Administrative duties

Additional

Ensure that Indirect costs are kept within budget
Manage outbound logistics of the site
Improve material flow. Packaging, Raws and FG
Improve Business Processes to attain world class status
Improve SAP Utilization in the plant, implement world class practices
Reduction of MUC and MUV Variances
Implement WMS to accurately manage inventory on pallet level
Ensure that all transporters & contractors have signed off SLAs
Chair and support the cost governance process and meetings
Support Khanyisa and Lords view on cost saving initiatives
Lead the Customer Service & logistics Pillar to attain World Class Manufacturing standards
Support waste reduction initiatives in plant
Ensure that OTIF, DR and OR levels are managed at BBDC
Reduce the waiting and loading time of trucks (Turn Around Time <1hrs)
Ensure that stock recordings on daily production are done timeously
Ensure that all planned production is according SO&P projection to achieve the budgeted recoveries
Compile and report on monthly stock ageing reports
Design, Implement and Manage Mass Balance Report to affect a loss deployment process
Ensure that all Process Orders (Works Orders) are analysed weekly against the BOMs
Reduce 3P costs
Reduce Pallet Costs

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

Grade 12/ Matric
Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, Logistics / Warehouse /Operations Management will be an advantage

years' working experience in Production, Logistics, Warehouse, FMCG/ Manufacturing

Liaise and negotiate with suppliers/ third parties, contractors and manufacturers
Understand raw materials, processing, making and packaging
Working knowledge and experience in production, supply chain, and planning
Have excellent supervisory, coordination, organization, planning
People management

skills - leading and coordinating a team