Operations Manager at The Coca-Cola Company

Job Description    

• Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our Logistics department. We are looking for talented individual with relevant skills and experience for an Operations Manager role, which is based in East London. The successful candidate will report directly to the Regional Logistics Manager in East London.
• Support the development of the business plan for the plant and implement the business plan in the plant through effective warehousing and distribution. Implement the logistics transformational projects in the plant to deliver the strategic priorities of long term growth, leveraging scale and building fundamental capabilities.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    
Key Outputs:

•  Provide leadership to accomplish company goals and objectives. .
•  Oversee the execution of warehouse, secondary distribution, fleet and customer collaboration in the plant to ensure productivity
•  Provide direction, leadership and development to ensure the execution of plans to optimise the operation and provide required customer service levels.
•  Improve the overall performance of the Logistics function in the plant
•  Ensure the alignment of activities within logistics and with the rest of the departments

Knowledge:

•  CCBA business strategy and logistics strategy
•  CCBA order to payment process
•  Warehouse management and processes
•  Inventory management and process
•  Settlement management and process
•  Warehouse performance measures
•  Lean/JIT management
•  Planning and organising
•  Sound financial acumen
•  Assets care/management
•  Leadership within a unionized environment
•  IR and performance management

Skills, Experience & Education    
Skills:
 Application of knowledge areas in Warehouse, Distribution and Fleet

Attributes/Attitudes:

•  Analytical ability and problem solving
•  Excellent decision making ability
•  Effective communication and interpersonal skills
•  Strong ownership of operational area & acceptance of accountability
•  Leadership capability
•  Self-starter with high energy
•  Strong self-discipline and organisation
•  Ability to plan and implement to completion
•  Works independently as well as in a team
•  High customer orientation
•  Effective conflict management ability

Qualifications/Experince:

•  B Comm. or related B Degree (Business Management, Logistics or Transport)
•  Minimum 10years warehousing experience
•  Minimum of 5 years line management experience
•  Experience in Warehouse and associated business software systems
•  Additional experience and/or exposure in sales, manufacturing or distribution
•  Financial and business modelling experience
•  Understanding of key business cost drivers

General    

• The advert has minimum requirements listed.
• Management reserves the right to use additional or relevant information as criteria for short-listing.
• Interested applicants, who meet the above employee specifications, should please apply.