Distribution Manager wanted immediately: APPLY HERE
Vacancy Details
Employer: Unique Personnel
Description The Distribution Manager position encompasses the efficient and prompt delivery of all customer orders, exports and branch replenishments. Ensures the vehicle maintenance is up to date and all vehicles are roadworthy with the required licences and permits. Ensure that we comply with all traffic regulations and hazardous good requirements. Ensures that vehicles are not overloaded and packed according to the hazardous regulations. Management of all third party transporters. Control of transport costs and fuel management. Full vehicle and driver management using the c-track system. Ensuring that the competencies required are achieved by all staff and the administration of the department is kept up to date.
Reports To:Managing Director
Typical Competencies Required:
Excellent Management Skills
Good knowledge of the management of logistics
Client service skills
Excel and Word skills
Road traffic act / Aarto / Hazchem
Excellent knowledge of export administration
Knowledge of road traffic acts for delivery vehicles.
Excellent organisational and accuracy skills
Distribution of hazardous chemicals
Code 08/10 licence
Own transport essential
Performance Areas
Staffing and Performance Areas
Purpose:
To ensure the recruitment of the best people for the job and to create and environment in which staff are happy and proud to be a company Employee.
Function: Critical Outcomes:
Job Profiles
Ensures that each staff member has an updated job profile.
New positions
These are filled with the policies of the Company.
Discipline of Staff
It is ensured that the correct procedures are followed when disciplining staff.
Bimonthly Meetings
Bimonthly meetings are held with staff to keep them informed and focused on the vision of the Company.
Staff are given the opportunity to have a say in the running of the department.
Performance appraisals
Meetings are held with staff regarding their performance to ensure that they function at 100% with their job profile.
Any performance problems are addressed with immediate effect.
Job Profile: Distribution Manager
Revision: Grade: Date Graded:
Budgets
Purpose:
To control and set budgets so as to efficiently run the Distribution/Warehouse Department.
Function: Critical Outcomes:
Preparation of Budgets
It is ensured that the budget is prepared within the acceptable Company policies, including capital expenditure requirements.
Negotiation with transports
The best possible price is effectively received for the delivery of our products through South Africa and the World.
The relationship with transport suppliers is maintained to form a partnership in which both can share.
Distribution
Purpose:
To ensure that all products are distributed in the best possible time and accurately.
Function: Critical Outcomes:
Deliveries and vehicles
All deliveries are performed with minimum hassle.
All vehicles run smoothly, and their costs are controlled.
All cost effective deliveries are achieved.
HazChem
All deliveries done comply with the road traffic act.
Exports
Purpose:
To ensure that all exports are delivered with the correct paperwork and in the quickest time.
Function: Critical Outcomes:
Documentation
All export documentation is completed accurately and correctly according to set sales agreements and standards.
Transportation
The best possible transport is used for export products, and all documentation is received for VAT purposes.
Administration
Purpose:
To ensure that all documentation is accurate and correct, to support the financial team in this regard.
Function: Critical Outcomes:
Documentation
All documentation is kept up to date and is completed correctly and timeously.
Job Profile: Distribution Manager
Revision: Grade: Date Graded:
Inter Branch Transfers
On request, Branch Administrators receive correct IBT numbers and are advised on the transport to be used.
Quarterly Stock Take
Purpose:
To ensure that all stock takes are completed accurately and timeously.
Function: Critical Outcomes:
Cycle Counts
Cycle counts are done monthly to avoid major shortages at Stock Take time.
Stock Takes
The warehouse is packed correctly and all locations are clearly marked.
All Distribution staff are available to assist at stock takes.
Cycle counts are checked to ensure that all capturing is done accurately.
Any variances are investigated fully to ensure control of expenditure.
General
Purpose:
To maintain a high standard of one team one direction and service excellence.
Candidate Requirements
Distribution of hazardous chemicals Code 08/10 licence Own transport essential Excellent Management Skills Good knowledge of the management of logistics Client service skills Excel and Word skills Road traffic act / Aarto / Hazchem Excellent knowledge of export administration
Apply before Saturday, August 17, 2019 – 30 Days left
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