Logistics Manager at GIBB Engineering and Architecture

Key Performance Areas

Asset Management:

• Overseeing the entire lifecycle of vehicles, from acquisition to disposal, including purchase, leasing, and decommissioning. 

Maintenance & Scheduling:

• Developing and implementing maintenance plans, monitoring vehicle performance, and scheduling upkeep to ensure operational efficiency. 

Driver Management:

• Monitoring driver behaviour, implementing corrective actions, and providing coaching and training to improve safety and productivity. 

Operational Efficiency:

• Optimizing routes, managing vehicle utilization, and ensuring real-time tracking to reduce costs and enhance efficiency. 

Compliance & Regulations:

• Staying informed on transportation laws, environmental regulations, and company policies to ensure the fleet operates legally and sustainably. 

Budget Management:

• Managing fuel expenses, maintenance costs, and other operational budgets to achieve cost savings. 

Technology Implementation:

• Utilizing fleet management software and other technologies to simplify processes and improve data-driven decision-making. 

Health & Safety:

• Support the HSE Officers in enforcing HSE and Quality policies, plans and procedures,
• Enforce a Zero tolerance stance on Health and Safety in the delivery of components from point of origin in South Africa to site,
• Monitoring all logistics activities and ensuring compliance with transport permits and standards,
• Support the HSE Officers with logistics related incident investigations,
• Ensure logistics related Risk assessments are performed and updated regularly, and
• Advise HSE officers of HSE concerns and resolutions.

Environmental:

• Support the ESO, Project team and contractors to ensure compliance with the project EMPr’s.
• Logistics Support to Construction Managers to ensure compliance with environmental requirements,
• Supervise logistics and expediting function of contractors (i.e., and Transport subcontractor), and
• Manage contractors to ensure components are delivered timely to the correct work areas.

Document management:

• Oversee and manage logistics and transport-generated documentation and delivery notes.

Commercial:

• Support Commercial team as required with logistics and delivery related payment milestones.

Communication:

• Effectively communicate company values and objectives,
• Effective communication between the project team, contractors and suppliers.

Reporting:

• Fulfil logistics reporting obligations - (weekly & monthly),
• Internal team reporting and preparation of external reporting to the Client,
• Report any logistics problems and issues to the Construction Project Managers and Contractors.

Quality:

• Oversee logistics and transport processes to ensure quality systems and processes are adhere to,
• Issue, monitor and review logistics NCR’s to contractors.

Planning:

• Compile and maintain a logistics and delivery schedule for all components related to the MCWAP-2,
• Support Construction Project Manager and team to ensure key project milestones are met safely and timely.

Interfacing with all stakeholders:

• Support Construction Project Manager and team to ensure key project milestones are met safely and timely.
• Support the Social Management team with interactions with the local communities on the transport routes.

Qualifications:

• A suitable tertiary technical qualification (National Diploma) in a technical, quality or commerce field is compulsory.
• (Minimum NQF level 5 with extended related work experience can also be considered),

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of work experience in the construction environment as Logistics Expeditor/Manager or related role,
• In possession of a valid driver’s license,
• Excellent working knowledge of OHS Act and its Regulations,
• Excellent working knowledge of transport laws and regulations,
• Complete understanding of the transport permitting process