Logistics Operations Manager at Sasol

Key Accountabilities

Operational Management:

• Oversee adherence of assigned logistics portfolitmeet Legal, Safety and Internal governance requirements and lead initiatives taddress tdrive business improvement in aeras such as performance, compliance and cost containment. Display effective leadership in leading, fostering and coaching a distribution team.
• Ensure that FDOs and Outbound Logistics 3PL transportation service providers BVOs/Drivers are competent in operating fleet and gantry equipment. Deviations are timeously escalated and rectified. Establish and report on agreed performance criteria, ensuring that targets, due dates, and operational standards are met by both self and team.
• Maintain financial discipline and governance within the department by compiling and managing both annual and long-term maintenance budgets. This includes cost control tensure that targets and objectives are achieved by remaining within FCC, Capex and Cost tServe budgets.
• Continuously optimize distribution activities timprove efficiency and reduce downtime. Manage inventory movements, mass balances and other requirements as required by inventory management team.
• Ensure timeous submission of PODs tenable PGI and customer billing. Manage operations risks by identifying, analyzing, and mitigating hazards tacceptable levels.
• Liaise with technology license holders tidentify technical problems and opportunities, benchmark optimal solutions and practices, and participate in SHE and technology forums. Ensure adoption and adherence tSasol Standards and procedure.
• Translate and cascade operational goals and long-term plans through effective two-way communication within the organization.
• Demonstrate One Sasol behavior, ensuring the area under control is managed tbenefit the larger Sasol value chain.
• Manage multi-level interfaces and integrate effectively with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Transform, package, transfer, and maintain operations knowledge tmanage operations effectively.
• Manage and govern the compliance tSasol Management of Change process and management and reporting of process safety metrics.
• Develop and maintain systems, processes, and procedures for planning and executing distribution activities, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and company standards.
• Maintain CAIA SQAS, IS14001, IS45001 and IS9001 systems.
• Ensure that operational continuity plans from operations support are in place and understood by all in case of an incident that affects distribution systems.

Service Provider Management:

• Drafting and approval of a scope of work where a need arises tsource a 3PL transportation service provider.
• Oversee the commercial and procurement processes, ensuring cost-effectiveness and compliance with company policies.
• Ensure safe execution of all distribution activities by Outbound Logistics 3PL transportation service providers.
• Manage the selection and oversight of Outbound Logistics 3PL transportation service providers for the execution of distribution activities, ensuring they meet all performance and quality standards.
• Continuously improve the efficiency and productivity of the distribution team tbe in line with OTIF principles whilst complying toperational and regulatory requirements.
• Planning and facilitating SLA meetings and Transporter forums with all Outbound Logistics 3PL transportation service providers.

Key Accountabilities Continued

Additional Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with the planning process by ensuring that the available capacities are timeously communicated tthe relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct effective risk management by ensuring all hazards are properly identified, analyzed, and mitigated.
• Communicate operational goals and long-term plans effectively within the department, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.
• Demonstrate and promote One Sasol behavior, ensuring that all actions contribute tthe overall success of the Sasol value chain.
• Manage and integrate operations knowledge, ensuring it is effectively transformed, packaged, transferred, and maintained within the organization. Development and reviewed of documented process tensure long term sustainability and success.
• Provide accurate summarized information as per Senior Management requirements. Actively prepare tlead or participate in forums as required with relevant documenting of these.
• Manage inventory movements, mass balances and other requirements as required by product group.
• Amplify Outbound Logistics Operations contributions tSasol’s bottom line through innovation, leadership and operational discipline.
• Purpose of Job Toversee all aspects of vehicle and storage scheduling and product movement for the assigned portfoliwithin Logistics, in accordance with the distribution plan.
• Tensure the most efficient utilization of Sasol assets and external logistics resources, balancing speed and responsiveness against cost.
• Tensure sufficient integration with internal and external stakeholders tenable the best possible version of the Outbound Logistics Operations’ function.
• Provide accurate summarized information as per Senior Management requirements.
• Amplify Outbound Logistics Operations contributions to Sasol’s bottom line through innovation, leadership and operational discipline.

Formal Education

• University Bachelor's Degree
• Post-Graduate Diploma in business administration or master’s in business administration (wish)

Working Experience

• Experience: 9+ relevant years