Job Description

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Overview

We are PepsiCo

PepsiCo is proud to be one of the worldxe2x80x99s leading food and beverage companies. Every day, we are dedicated to bringing our mission to create more smiles with every sip and every bite to life. Our products are enjoyed more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Our portfolio xe2x80x94 including Layxe2x80x99s, Doritos, Gatorade, Pepsi and Quaker xe2x80x94 consists of many iconic brands that generate more than US $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales, helping to deliver more than US $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive. Through PepsiCo Positive, we are charting a new course to drive positive action for the planet and people. PepsiCo Positive is an end-to-end strategic business transformation with sustainability at the centre of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change.

In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay's, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. PepsiCo SA employs more than 13, 000 people across our three business divisions: Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice & Beverages.
Responsibilities

What wexe2x80x99re looking for:

We are looking for a Secondary Transport Manager to join our dynamic team. The role is physically located in Malmesbury, Western Cape reporting to the Transport Lead. The successful candidate will be responsible for the end-to-end management of secondary transport freight from collecting customer demand, securing services to execution of delivery. They will supervise the Transport Planners and ensure execution of centralized planning. They will also be accountable for all secondary transport demand, centralised planning, total optimization of trucks in the secondary space while reporting on all key performance indications against transport including corrective actions

The successful candidate will also be responsible for the following:

• Support Work with the Network Enabler and Technical Development teams to improve solution or technology solution quality
• Work with the field to resolve daily execution issues that arise. Support the field by insuring emergency shipments are managed in a timely manner and meet service expectations (out of regular business hours)
• Manage the order feed processes to the Transportation Management System including those generated by various Order Management Systems and those manually entered
• Monitor system generated exception/error reports and take action as necessary to correct issues
• Work with Warehousing/Manufacturing to develop prioritization rules for loads to minimize delays on loads & improve loading process
• Produce/review various performance reports to drive results.
• Supervise Execution Team within Org to complete all transport execution functions which includes getting vehicles to load and deliver on time and making operation changes to plan to ensure deliveries on time.
• Sign off and implement transport budgets to ensure transport rates aligned
• Measure and identify any deviations to actuals against budget
• Develop and implement corrective actions for any deviations to budgets and productivity
• Provide feedback on performance in weekly Budget review sessions.

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role

• BCom/BTech/Diploma in Logistics, Business Management, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering
• 3-5 years experience in Supply Chain/Logistic/Transport environment.
• Solid background in secondary planning and load optimisation
• Experience with a Transport Management System & SAP (preferred)

Skills Required:

• Planning and organizing
• Relationship Management
• Leadership
• People Management
• Attention to detail
• Teamwork
• Working under pressure
• Adaptability

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