Project Manager, Projects, Air & Sea - Kempton Park at DSV

Main Purpose of the Role:

The main role is to manage all the various moves globally (Air, Sea & Road) for a specific Project, from the contract negotiation all the way to close-out.

This role directly supports company objectives and contributes to identifying, analyzing & developing value-adding and robust solutions.
Successful collaboration with Operations team & other internal stakeholders is critical.

Minimum Requirements:

• Intermediate Computer Literacy level in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Grade 12
• 5 years Sea freight & Airfreight experience
• Road freight experience will be an advantage.
• Proper project management experience movement of at least 3 years.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in FFW industry. 
• 2 years’ experience on CargoWise 1, or similar Customs program
• Africa experience and knowledge of the various documents is a huge advantage.
• Knowledge of Forwarding, logistics and clearing processes

Job-Related Requirements

• Logistics & Supply Chain experience:  Minimum seven years or more
• Operational Management experience:  > 3 years in logistics environment;
• Facilitation skills: > 2 years effective experience in leading & influencing a diverse group through training and/or problem-solving activities for effective outcomes;

Added Advantages:

• Team player
• Accurate
• Assertive and confident
• Customer focused
• Self-starter
• Detail orientated, punctual, able to prioritise tasks, able to work under pressure
• Willing to work weekends and overtime when required, being at the client’s premises
• General business acumen
• Applied negotiation skills
• Applied risk management skills
• Sales and/or Management accreditation
• Project Management accreditation such as Prince2 or PMP
• Master’s in Business Administration

Duties & Responsibilities

• Analysis and recommendations: Data (analysis, comparison, sense checking),
• Processes (supporting business objectives, complete, accurate, relevant, error proofed, common exceptions covered, measurable), 3) Facilities (best practices, flow, flexibility, compliance);
• Implementations : Implement and/or support initiatives & monitor tangible and intangible benefits of changes;
• Project Management: Plan, document, execute, monitor, control and close projects using established DSV PM principles and tools, and ensuring effective communication with all stakeholders;
• Risk Management: Apply sound risk management principles to all aspects of project activities to ensure all risk factors are avoided, mitigated and/or managed in the best interests of DSV business, clients and staff. Objective of this is also to reduce the time and cost of change / implementations;
• Procurement: Support supplier selection and management aligned with sound ethical business practice and DSV Policy;
• Group Facilitation: Leading & influencing a diverse group through planning and/or problem-solving activities as required through project movements,
• Travel: Reasonable local and international travel requirement to use knowledge, skills and experience in support of relevant DSV business objectives.

More detailed:

• Team player with the ability to stand in for the various members of the Project team
• Manage global shipments to complete a project.
• Opening accounts as required in the DSV network
• Work out the profitability of the shipment/project
• Ensure timely billing and cost recovery on each shipment and the entire project
• Reporting to internal and external clients
• Process orientated, opening accounts, calculating ROIC’s, contract negotiation.
• Familiarise with and manage the DSV Credit Risk Policy
• Identify possible risks and mitigate these within a project
• Working closely together with implementation on new sites and with new projects that are onboarding
• Close out the project with the required reporting

Tertiary Qualification(s):

• Honours Degree in Logistics (Advantage)
• Additional Computer Skills:
• Reporting Systems