DC Outbound Assistant Manager (Nightshift) - Longmeadow at Dis-Chem Pharmacies

Experience & Qualification:
Essential:

• Grade 12 / Matric/Senior Certificate
• Transport Management or Supply-Chain / Logistics Degree or Diploma
• Minimum 3 Years Management experience in Distribution, Logistics or Supply Chain Environment.
• Computer Packages – Microsoft Office

Responsibilities:

• Ensure optimal planning and forecasting of department resources to meet the day-to-day strategic objectives.
• Ensure that the system is monitored, cleaned up by using the management tools, available on SAP EWM.
• Plan and implement procedures and systems to maximise operational efficiencies.
• Ensure that all resources, including electronic equipment and materials handling equipment is maintained and in safe operating conditions.
• Manage shelf life to ensure no short dated and/or expired stock is dispatch to customers.
• Ensure that resources and queues are monitored and optimised as per operational requirements.
• Ensure effective management and adherence to GWP, SHE program and OHS act.
• Prevent and act on security or risk issues and ensure that risks are dealt with proactively.
• Identify supplier issues that impact required financial objectives and address them at the appropriate level
• internally and externally.

Competencies/skills required:

• Have knowledge of the business measures and targets, directly related to own role.
• Demonstrate ability to build effective and productive relationships at all levels.
• English –Read, write and speak.
• Trustworthy and Honest.
• Takes accountability for own actions.
• Have knowledge and understand consequential impacts of decisions made.
• Analytical thinking.
• Time management, deadline driven and attention to detail.

Special conditions of employment:

• South African citizen
• MIE, clear criminal and credit
• Driver’s license and/or own reliable transport

Remuneration and benefits:

• Market related salary
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff account