Job Description

The ideal candidate must meet the following requirements:

Minimum Requirements
Grade 12
Tertiary qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering an advantage.
Experience in warehouse -and transport industry.
Intermediate computer literacy level in MS World and Outlook
Knowledge in Warehouse Management Systems Highly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint for data management and reporting

Job Related requirements

• Experience in expediting, planning, scheduling & balancing of workload
• Experience in a warehousing environment
• Intricate understanding of work balancing and capacity planning between multiple departments within an operation to find synergies to be able to achieve the highest output from a limited amount of resources
• Sound and proven skills in Planning, Organizing, Directing, Controlling & Monitoring.
• Must be able to meet and manage customer expectations and ensure compliance to Policies, Regulations, Work Instructions and Workloads.
• Good interpersonal skills for client account management.
• Very good analytical and -problem solving skills, and ability to think logically.
• Be able to lead and manage a team
• Comfortable presenting & communicating to all levels of management

Added Advantages for the role
Experience in fashion & retail environment Description High Med. Basic Be inquisitive, generally interested &participative in Warehousing & initiatives / projects / improvements
Planning and warehouse software
Customer orientated
Committed
Good team player
Eager to learn & grow
Multi-skilling
Must be able to build and lead a team
Must be able to work in a diverse environment
Positive attitude
Good people and leadership skills
Excellent client relationship history
System & process enhancement experience & ability
Ability to think & plan long term

Main purpose of the role
This role will be responsible for the coordinating, planning and control of daily, weekly and monthly tasks within Distribution Centers:

• Expediting, planning, scheduling & balancing of activities and resources to ensure internal & external requirements are met.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Understand the customers business
• Understand the customers customer requirements
• Develop a strong, trusting relationship with clients
• Deep understanding of contractual SLAs & KPIs
• Adherence to HSE compliance and responsibilities
• Adherence to tasks not stipulated in job profile i.e. audit compliance, adhoc duties due to operationalrequirements.
• Query management
• Complete daily system checks to ensure all orders are planned and executed as per customer KPIs Senior Logistics Coordinator:
• Daily analysis of the outbound schedules, and capacities, compare it to the available resources and create an optimal warehouse and transport execution plan to achieve the highest output for the facility o Plan according to SLA o Ensure available time to process specific lines and units to achieve required SLA o Ensure execution of the load plan o Communicate timeously and rectify deviation of the load plan o Ensure master data is accurate and up to date
• Have clear and consistent communication within and between relevant stakeholders to ensure all achievements and exceptions are managed pro-actively to ensure proper management of expectations o Must push back to relevant stakeholders when the targets are not achievable and create alternatives to the challenges to ensure best outcome is achieved
• Job Rotation: Rotation amongst team members to create flexibility and personal growth.
• Consistently reviewing data to identify areas of improvement to further improve the output of the operation, load plan and deliverables within the team

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