Senior Industrial Engineer at Vector Logistics

Job Purpose

• Responsible for designing, planning and implementing logistics solutions, whilst managing stakeholder (internal & external) expectations throughout the solution design and implementation phase. 
• This role directly supports company objectives and contributes to identifying, analysing & developing value-adding and robust solutions for current & prospective customers.
• Effective change management across multiple streams, projects and business objectives. 
• Ensuring Strategic Business Objectives and Projects are scoped, analysed, implemented, sustained and measured.
• Effectively managing the Change in various Business Segments (Departments). Guiding the Organization through the S-Curve.
• The role directly supports the Lean Six Sigma goals and Strategy for Vector Logistics, identifying, analysing, and implementing CIP initiatives.
• Project Management.
• Warehouse Optimization and Planning.
• Transport Optimization and Planning.

Key Responsibilities

Engineered Solutions:

• Identify, analyse & develop value-adding solutions for current & prospective clients.

OPS Support:

• Identify Continuous Improvement opportunities in collaboration with Operations and Management. Develop robust solutions to implement and sustain cost saving initiatives throughout the business.

Analysis and recommendations:

• Data analysis, comparison, sense checking.
• Processes supporting business objectives, complete, accurate, relevant, error proofed, common exceptions covered, measurable.
• Facilities best practices, flow, flexibility, compliance.
• Warehousing best practices, receiving, put-away, picking, replenishment, stock control, etc.

Business cases / feasibility studies:

• Develop as required depending on financial investment required and risk profile. Tools and aspects to consider include ROI calculations, quantified value, opportunity for productivity improvements and future growth / revenue potential.
• Continuous Improvement Management: Manage and Report on Cost Saving and Sigma Initiatives.

Project Management:

• Manage complex / strategic projects from inception to completions.
• Project Governance critical, Project Charters, Business Case, WBS, Project Plan, Stakeholder Management.

Change Management:

• Manage the change in the Organization.
• Taking the business through the S-Curve effectively.

Business Analysis:

• Define and scope the Business Requirements and Translate this into IT Specific communications.
• Developing of SOP’s, Specifications, SCOPE, Business Cases.

SIGMA:

• Identify and Implement SIGMA Initiatives.

Group Facilitation:

• Leading & influencing a diverse group through planning and/or problem-solving activities as required, including Advance Quality Planning (AQP) sessions. 

Travel:

• Reasonable local travel requirement to use knowledge, skills and experience in support of relevant business objectives.

Key Relationships

Internal:

• Collaboration with Operations team & other internal stakeholders.
• Collaboration with EXCO and Top Management.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience Required for the Job

Qualifications and Experience

• Must have a B-Eng Degree in Industrial Engineering.
• TOC (Theory of Constraints) would be beneficial.
• Project Management certification would be beneficial.
• Supply Chain Management accreditation such as CSCP, SCOR-P would be beneficial.
• Minimum 5 years or more relevant logistics & supply chain management experience or other industry related experience.
• Must have 5 years Industrial Engineering experience.
• Must have 5 years Supply Chain Optimization (CIP) experience, planning and design.
• Must have 3 years leadership experience in a business or operational role.
• Network Modelling and Optimization.
• Must have 2 years Business Analysis skills and experience.
• Must have 5 years Lean Six Sigma experience.
• Must have 5 years Project management experience from inception to completion.
• Must have 3 years Change management skills and experience.
• WMS/ERP system skills and experience is required, must have 2 years operational experience.
• Development of BRS (Business Requirement Specifications).
• Development of SRS (System Requirement Specifications) Excellent written & verbal communications skills.
• Unendorsed license & own transport.
• Ability to travel around Gauteng, South Africa.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong interpersonal skills & able to work in a collaborative & team-based environment.
• Aptitude to multi-task & employ effective problem-solving abilities.
• Detail orientated and analytical.
• Ability to function under pressure.
•  Must be very organized, deadline driven with the ability to apply attention to detail.
• Must be adaptable to change.
• Must be a strong leader.

Computer Skills:

• Microsoft.
• SQL (Beneficial).
• Microsoft Visio.
• SharePoint (Beneficial).
• Supply Chain Guru or Similar (Advantage).
• Power Apps (Beneficial).
• WMS Knowledge ie SAP (Beneficial).
• ERP Systems Knowledge (Beneficial).
• TMS (Transport Management Systems) (Beneficial).
• PYTHON (Beneficial).