Distribution Centre Manager at TotalEnergies

Activities
HSEQ: 

• To ensure constant adherence and compliance to company HSEQ and security standards, local by-laws, standards and legislation. Promote safe working practices and be an advocate for a safe working environment. 
• To effectively manage and minimise HSE risk within area of responsibility by ensuring:
• Compliance with all HSE Policies, rules, guidelines and legal requirements. Report near misses.
• Promotion of safe working environment and positively contributing to the company HSE KPIs and risk reduction strategies
• That HSE competency requirements are identified & enforced within area of responsibility.
• Comply and ensure that all business partners are aligned to all relevant health, safety, environmental, and quality standards including Maestro, Patrom, and all required reporting and continuous improvement initiatives. Adhere to developed action plans on recommendations and ensure follow up and compliance of such programs.

People Management:

• Direct work schedules to provide business continuity during absence periods. 
• Manage third party staff to improve primary transport utilization. 

Governance:

• To ensure effective risk management and internal control, including asset management for the area of indirect responsibility, as well as compliance of business partners and contractors.
• Follow up and close findings emanating from various audits.
• Ensure compliance with group purchasing policies. 

Lubricants product deployment and operations at the Durban Distribution Centre and Lubricants Manufacturing Plant (LMP):

• To achieve the optimal mix of services and cost in the storage, handling, and distribution of lubricants to local and export customers. Manage and monitor the logistics and transport activities to ensure efficiency by reducing cost and delivery cycle times and ensuring optimal customer service levels (OTIF). 
• Monitoring stock levels using SAP and MRP systems.
• Ability to amend sales orders, goods issuing, and generating invoices.
• Monitor in transit deliveries (inbound & outbound) and ensure closure within specified timeframe.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities to meet and exceed targets.
• Coordinate monthly stock count activities in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. Compile and complete stock recons and close variances on stock deficits. Reports monthly on mass balance meetings.
• Assist external auditors in yearly stock counts.
• Coordinating warehouse and transport activities with 3PL’s providers.
• Responsible to audit and verify transport invoices and liaise with accounts payable and transport vendors.
• Dead stock: Identify, report, providing rework and disposal solutions. Manage write offs.
• Support primary loading out of LMP and drive maximum throughout.
• Assist with load planning for all depots and ISPs.
• Constant engagement with relevant, depots, ISPs, transporters, production planning dept, and sales stakeholders.
• Manage Chep pallets and IBCs. Ensure stock counts and recons done timeously.
• Ensure routine meetings are held (sales, supply chain, production, management).

Continuous Improvement:

• Nurture a culture of continual improvement in the team.

Candidate Profile

• Appropriate business or tertiary qualification Diploma/Degree (preference for Logistics/Transportation/Engineering/Supply Chain).
• 5 – 10 years experience in Warehousing and Logistics in an FMCG environment.
• Applied management, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Advanced understanding of Contract Management and outsourced functions management.
• Advanced understanding of WMS and SAP MRP fuctionality.
• People management and development experience.
• Extensive experience in stock management and transportation.
• Cost management experience.