Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Drive and manage profit and loss as well as identify revenue leakage and improvement.
• Prepare and send management reports with detailed feedback and corrective action
• Ensure service delivery to both external and internal clients
• Vendor management of all transporters, vendors and SLAs in place and managed through monthly meetings
• Rate negotiations and implementations and participation in key road freight quotes and tenders
• Work with sales to secure new business and retain existing business
• Ensure financial and operational reports are actioned and responded to on time and errors are assessed for root cause and training
• Manage Project department Productivity and workflow and provide monthly Management Reports
• Successful project close out and evaluation and feedback to all key stakeholders
• Management of P&L and accountability
• Resolving/training/disciplining of Quality/errors by staff
• Customs and operational compliance are understood and implemented and adhered to in processes and communication
• Ensure the department complies with the internal audit process and aligns with the various SOPS
• QSHE compliance and implementation within the team
• Ensure customer service standards to SLAs are met and implemented within the team
• Review Metric and financial KPI milestone reports and manage for effective outcomes
• Risk mitigation, ensure solid operational processes with Work instructions are in place
• Lead key client implementations within the project and road environment
• Responsible for client interaction and retention and prepared to get involved in securing new sales business and supporting the sales process

Requirements:

• Matric
• Supply Chain / Logistics Degree advantageous and/or years of work experience
• A minimum of 5-10 years cargo project management experience and dealing with Africa
• Cross border knowledge SA to SSA region
• Able to manage road carrier negotiations, contracts and tender submissions.
• Previous team management experience essential
• Strong knowledge on Customs compliance both inbound and outbound
• Incoterm knowledge essential
• Good supply chain knowledge and risk and problem anticipation to manage client expectations
• CargoWise One (Advantageous)
• SAP

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