Pallet Controller at Vector Logistics

Job Purpose

• To effectively oversee, manage and control the Hub’s pallets thereby minimizing pallet holding days and costs

Key Responsibilities

• Depots to ensure accurate pallet control. Consolidate weekly recon reports from the depot for management to ensure accountability and transparency. Compile a detailed recon & send it to HOD’s twice a week. Hub Daily Pallet Risk Report (OCD)Billing administration.
• Exchange Management System (EMS/CRC). Day to day capturing of EMS (non-Chep pallets) onto the SAP system by raising a Sales Order.
• Transaction Codes: 1st a Purchase order to GRV stock into the warehouse (ME21N), then raising a Sales Order using transaction VA01 – Zinj. EMS reconciliation (SAP vs CHEP) to be completed to ensure accuracy of pallets to be collected from various customers.
• Transaction codes: MMBE, ZMB51_summ, All EMS.
• Control Tasks. Document & process control of GRV’s. Verify & sign off pallet slips from GRV’s daily. EDI control.
• Verify pallet slips against EDI file.
• Report on pallet variances on the file.
• Yard control.
• Housekeeping on pallets neatly stacked and wrapped in designated area
• Damages to be neatly stacked /arrange with Production for cleaning & stacking in designated area.
• Liaison daily Production planners and production team in the plant with regards to pallets / crates (inside and outside the plant)

External planning

• Daily liaison with Unitrans on lowbed pallet truck on daily schedule
• Notification planning on collection with the plant & warehouse for loading / offloading. Daily / weekly schedule to Unitrans on lowbed truck for pallets / crates. Internal planning on committed collections at PSD depots on collections.
• Tracking on all delays – and forward planning. Risk factors to be reported to the LM (Logistics Manager)
• Liaison with Production team (Principle) on crates / pallets on daily counts. Daily counts to be reported on discrepancies to the LM. Weekly Forecast from Production planners on Nando’s crates.
• Nando’s daily tracking to be highlighted to gaps on forecast- ensure sufficient crates for Production. Highlight risk to LM on low stock – that will raise risk in stopping the plant. Approval from LM any collection directly from CHEP on pallets/additional costs. Recordable counts – logged weekly in My CHEP system. Quarterly audited counts – with PBCS stock counts. Discrepancies on write offs report - approval from LM & Principle.

Key Relationships

Internal 

• Operations management team
• Transport Managers / Controllers
• Finance department
• Pallet uplift drivers

External

• Suppliers and transport providers
• Principals and Customers receiving clerks
• CHEP (TEMS consultant, KAM, CHEP Call Centre)
• Matric
• Relevant Tertiary Qualification (Preferably in Finance) - advantageous
• Minimum of 3-5 experience Chep portfolio system and SAP - advantageous
• Experience within an FMCG environment would be advantageous.
• Excel Advanced

Skills and Competencies

• Planning, organization and coordination 
• Computer literacy (MS Office, SAP, Portfolio)
• Verbal and written communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Logical thinking
• Problem solving
• Analytical and evaluative thinking

ATTRIBUTES

• Initiative and assertiveness
• Tolerance of stress and pressure
• Attention to detail 
• Deadline driven
• Able to prioritize
• Organizational awareness
• High-energy self-starter as well as collaborative team player