Distribution Manager - Aeroton Bakery at PepsiCo

Responsibilities

• Planned distribution incl. products, people, vehicles, routes & customers
• Optimize fleet utilization                               
• Executed customer service delivery incl. orders, products, queries & cash
• Fleet management on DRM
• Daily management of controls i.e. debriefing, hits, scheduling of routes, master data on DRM
• Drive optimal cost to serve
• Manage OTIF of customers
• Control manpower and TES heads
• Development and growth of team
• Drive TPW behaviors
• Drive EHS principles and encourage safety within department
• Drive high performance team
• Manage Driver shorts and daily reconciliations
• Managed team, equipment and vehicles including crates, pallets, scales and forklifts
• Daily stock planning and buy-outs
• Distribution 136
• Route Controllers x3
• Drivers x62
• Delivery Assistants x71
• Routes 105
• AM 43
• PM 9
• Sun 35
• IDC 8

Qualifications

Qualifications

• National Diploma in Logistics Management or related

Previous Experience

• 5-6 years' experience as a Distribution Manager.
• Leadership and relationship building skills
• People management skills
• Safety background
• DRM and VSC experience
• Crate management experience
• Fleet management experience

Other skills and competencies

• Strong written and verbal English
• Energetic, results driven, team player, strong analytical & strategic thinking skills
• Effective & persuasive communication and coaching skills
• People management skills
• Knowledge of employee relations
• Strong Excel ability and Power point skills an advantage
• Knowledge of PepsiCo's manufacturing & logistics practices
• Knowledge of PepsiCo's quality standards