Logistics Manager

Job Description

Beapo (Pty) Ltd is currently seeking a Logistics Manager to join our team. This role
involves overseeing the scheduling and monitoring of customer deliveries, ensuring
efficient logistics operations and excellent customer service. If you have a strong
background in logistics management and a passion for delivering exceptional customer
experiences, we invite you to apply and be a key player in our dynamic team.

 

Role Summary:

The Logistics Manager is responsible for overseeing the efficient
management of logistics services, with a primary focus on ensuring the timely
availability and delivery of commodities to meet customer requirements. This role
involves regular follow-up actions between supplier and customer to achieve parts
availability goals aligned with customer expectations, supporting business operations
for smooth planning and execution, and creating realistic delivery plans considering
lead times and operational capacities. The Logistics Manager ensures compliance with
safety, security, and logistic regulations while aligning customer needs with internal
processes to provide quality customer service. Additionally, adherence to the integrated
system framework and governance policies is a key aspect of the role, contributing to
the overall objective of achieving sales targets through effective logistics management.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Service Delivery and Customer Relations:
    • Manage end-to-end delivery processes and generate delivery notes through
      appropriate systems.
    • Communicate and escalate technical issues.
    • Regular communication and follow-up with service providers to ensure delivery
      expectations are met.
    • Regular communication with customers (end-users) on ETA and Lead times.
  • Supply Chain Oversight:
    • Manage annual stock count to ensure accuracy and optimal stock levels.
    • Conduct logistical analysis to identify efficiency improvements and cost-saving opportunities.
  • Procurement and Communication:
    • Collaborate with a Sourcing Specialist to procure transportation services with a focus on improving supplier performance in quality, cost, and delivery.
    • Communicate and align with sourcing specialists to meet operational requirements.
    • Ensure compliance of purchase requisitions with procurement processes and communicate discrepancies.
  • Inventory Management:
    • Monitor inventory levels and balances on critical spares with suppliers.
    • Reduce inventory by 10% on a month-to-month basis on blanket orders.
  • Logistical Analysis:
    • Maximise transport savings by adding courier companies to the database.
    • Establish and analyse the freight budget, identifying cost-saving opportunities.

 

Qualifications:

  • Degree/Diploma in Logistics or Supply Chain Management and Commercial
  • Code 08 driver’s license
  • 2 – 3 years of driving experience
  • Familiarity with CRM systems, such as Zoho CRM.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), with MS Project
    as an advantage.

 

Key Skills:

  • Attention to Detail, being careful about detail and thorough in completing tasks.
  • Integrity: being honest and ethical.
  • Dependability: being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
  • Analytical Thinking: Ability to analyse information and use logic to address work-related issues and problems.
  • Achievement/Effort: establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
  • Customer focused
  • Negotiation skills
  • Strategic outlook of the business
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
  • Relationship management
  • Problem-solver

 

Join Beapo to drive strategic sourcing and contribute to our mission of making supply chains
easier. Your expertise will help us achieve cost-effective approaches and exceed customer
expectations.

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