Distribution Centre Planner at takealot.com

Your responsibilities will include:

Financial reporting:

• Prepare DC monthly income statement
• Prepare DC month end journals to ensure all cost allocated accurately
• Prepare cost variance analysis 
• Process all DC invoices for payment and maintain a real time overview of expenses versus budget
• Participate in annual budget process and long-term planning
• Maintain the purchase order tracking tool to control all expenses to align with approved budget
• Prepare and present reports/dashboards on trends, issues and solutions

Planning: Workforce Management

• Develop and maintain monthly, weekly, daily staff plans and schedules
• Calculate resource requirements for the DC
• Coordinate temporary staff requirements in line with approved DC plan
• Propose cost reduction initiatives while maintaining productivity.
• Manage and maintain the relationship with Temporary Employment Services providers.
• Hold regular meetings to align and engage all departmental managers to the approved plan
• Maintain and update SOPs to align with current business practice
• Manage and escalate weekly/monthly exceptions against planned outputs and timelines

Procurement:

• Design and manage internal and external processes, standards and SLAs
• Procure all consumables in line with the agreed plans and schedules, place orders and process all documentation
• Procure packaging materials in line DC with requirements
• Manager the relationship with current suppliers and co-ordinate the purchase order processing and delivery of goods and services.
• participate in RFP and RFQ for DC resource and service requirements

DC Administration:

• Responsible for the DC administration
• Provide data driven insights and recommendations to improve workforce efficiency and quality
• Develop continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency, productivity and customer services.
• Coordinate and report on Zendesk ticket resolution

Qualification and experience

• BCom or Btech Accounting/Cost Accounting/Logistics 
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience within DC operations
• People management experience 
• Previous experience with WMS systems such as Oracle, SAP, Logfire or similar
• High level of proficiency with MS Office packages
• Previous experience in mini project management advantageous
• Comfortable with change and excellent team player
• Comfortable with learning and adapting to new systems
• Own Transport preferable

Skills and Attributes

• Analytical, good organiser and facilitator
• Ability to influence people, consult and facilitate
• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivated
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Comfortable with complexity and adapting 
• Tolerant to pressure, and a fast paced environment
• Stakeholder engagement across all levels
• Ability to respectfully and professionally challenge status quo