SAF Supervisor - New Vehicle Distribution at SoluGrowth Pty Ltd

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for all new vehicle distribution related tasks. Leading a team, you will be responsible for your individual tasks and will need to be able to work independently as well as following up on the targets of sub-ordinates. Reporting back to order center management on stock holding, sales order status and any associated ad-hoc activities.

• Customer service: following up on customer orders and ensuring total customer satisfaction throughout the entire supply chain process.
• Project management: includes following up on the various needs and queries of the client (Nissan Africa) and ensuring that all demands and SLAs are met.
• Team Management: Management team of +/- 9 subordinates. This includes all HR related matters, setting of KPI’s and performance management,
• Dealer Network management: this refers to ensuring that all dealer related stock demands are met and any other dealer related inventory requests across dealer network in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, and Namibia
• Pipeline management: Managing orders of new vehicles throughout the process from “production” up to final dealer.
• Business Process Improvement: analyzing and examining various internal areas of the business in order to improve operational efficiency, such as process mapping, process redesign and performance measurement.
• Sales process management: Processing sales orders through the use of NSA internal systems to ensure that inventory is successfully delivered.
• Inventory management: Managing vehicles according to a “lean” supply chain strategy, to ensure oldest inventory is distributed (FIFO)
• Cross border distribution: management of all over-border logistics for the distribution of new vehicles in the Southern African region, these countries include South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, and Botswana.
• Embassy Vehicle management: managing vehicles which are specifically order by embassies in line with specific processes.
• Reporting: analyzing master data to generate reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Internal sales: this includes managing to the movement of new vehicles to and from internal stakeholders and departments.
• Dealer Network management: this refers to ensuring that all dealer related stock demands are met and any other dealer related inventory requests across dealer network in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, and Namibia

KEY EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATION REQUIRED

• Experience in an OEM environment preferable.
• Familiar with pro-forma invoices and sales order processing.
• Ability to deal with large volumes of data.

Computer literacy:

• Advanced Excel.
• Knowledge of SAP system beneficial (sales and distribution including creation of financial documents)
• Qualifications in logistics, supply chain, business management

KEY ATTRIBUTES

• Resilience to work under pressure.
• Target driven.
• Good analytical skills
• A strong work ethic and discipline
• Ability to prioritize tasks according to importance in a fast-paced working environment.
• Multi-tasking capability without compromising on quality.
• Ability to realize when a problem goes beyond your level of competence and responsibility.
• Monitor work activities and take corrective action to ensure requirements are being met.
• Willing to work overtime when required to meet deadlines.
• Ability to align business practices to global objectives.
• Ability to interact with staff on all levels (Cross Functional)
• Understand client's strategic objectives and how they relate to your job.
• Team Player