Available Jobs at DSV

Main Purpose of the Role

• Ensuring minimum downtime at DSV Park (Plumbago) operations and ensuring all preventative & corrective/reactive maintenance activities are completed according to plan & budget.
• Manage and take overall responsibility for all maintenance, breakdowns, maintenance personnel and infrastructure for respective area & equipment. Provide a safe and healthy environment for all employees.

Tertiary Qualification

• Minimum NQF Level 6 qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Refrigeration, HVAC, Automation or Facilities Management.
• Completed apprenticeship.

Computer Literacy Level 

• Advanced MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook

Additional Computer Skills 

• BMS
• PLCs
• Facility Management Systems
• DALI Systems

Job Related Requirements 

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Facility Management, maintenance and preventative maintenance.
• Experience in budget management for facility maintenance, preventative maintenance planning and warranty claims.
• Experience managing vendors and service level agreements (SLAs).
• Sound knowledge of Electrical, Plumbing, BMS and HVAC systems.
• Knowledge of fire protection and fire detection systems, including ASIB compliance.
• Proven people management experience, with the ability to manage maintenance staff supporting operations.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Must be able to participate in a standby rotation schedule.
• Own transport and a valid driver’s licence required.
• Strong communication skills and ability to represent the company professionally.
• Hands-on and practical approach to work and attention to detail.
• High level of accountability and responsibility with a can-do attitude.
• Honest, reliable and a strong team player.
• SHEQ experience.

Added advantages for the Role

• Ability to manage small/medium/large projects with multiple stakeholders and contractors and any other routine jobs such as reactive maintenance of electrical connections, repairing lights and electrical circuits in an office environment.
• Working with Conveyers, belting, sortation systems and auto baggers would be an advantage.
• Experience in Contract Management and the interpretation and implementation of contracts with suppliers.
• Plumbing knowledge and experience.

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Root cause identification and investigation for issues reported by users and provide analysis of findings to support trouble shooting and prevent downtime.
• Consult with internal departments, Vendors and Suppliers to plan equipment downtime for service or maintenance. Provides support to vendors with onsite identification of possible faults or breakdowns.
• Performing a daily Preventative maintenance checklist for key equipment. Using scheduled daily downtime during lunch breaks to complete a list of daily checks.
• Ensuring spare parts are replaced and replenished when consumed, while managing and maintaining critical spare lists for multiple pieces of equipment and suppliers.
• Keeping an up-to-date tools inventory list.
• Completing safety inspection checklists as per supplier requirements
• Ensuring all data and records of repairs services for audits are current and a full-service history is kept up to date. Records to be kept in a file for each supplier.
• Assisting with all other emergencies as and when required within the DSV Park Solar City Environment
• Standby and overtime is required with some weekends being used to perform maintenance
• Keeping daily records of work performed to identify trends as well as work split between the different entities.
• Manage attic stock.
• Managing & ensuring safety files are in place & updated/maintained

Other Duties

• Ensure a high standard of housekeeping is maintained
• Managing Tickets and Service Levels with Ticket System (On Key Plus)
• Review and approve weekly timesheets for all maintenance staff.
• Conduct regular meetings with key suppliers, including:
• Waste Management
• Landscaping
• Cleaning Services
• Landlord / Facilities Management
• Canteen Services
• Electrical Contractors
• Water Supply Service Providers
• Building Management System (BMS) Vendors
• Fire Protection & Detection Service Providers
• HVAC Contractors

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Main Purpose of The Role:

• The Air Freight Manager is responsible for leading, developing, and growing the air freight product within DSV Air & Sea. This role ensures operational excellence, commercial growth, compliance, and customer satisfaction while aligning with DSV’s global strategy, values, and standard operating procedures.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Forwarding & Clearing
• Managerial experience is essential.
• Must have knowledge of import air processes and basic understanding of air export processes
• Person must be organized and be able to manage a portfolio of clients / team of individuals
• Self-Motivated and deadline driven
• Able to work under pressure
• Communicate effectively with local colleagues and clients
• Team player with positive attitude
• Process Driven
• P&L Management Experience advantageous

Qualifications: 

• Qualification in Logistics or Supply Chain Management an added advantage 
• Computer packages
• Office 365 (Teams, OneNote, Forms), MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Cargowise understanding and previous experience would be beneficial
• Strong Outlook understanding and competencies

Duties and Responsibilities:

Operational Management

• Oversee end-to-end air freight operations, ensuring on-time, cost-effective, and compliant service delivery.
• Ensure adherence to DSV global SOPs, local regulatory requirements, and airline policies.
• Monitor shipment execution, exception handling, and service recovery to maintain high service levels.
• Drive continuous improvement in processes, productivity, and operational efficiency.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation, billing, and data integrity within CargoWise and related systems.

Commercial & Business Development

• Drive air freight gross profit growth aligned with branch and regional targets.
• Support the sales team with airfreight product expertise, pricing strategies, and customer solutions.
• Participate in key account management, customer meetings, tenders, and RFQs.
• Analyse trade lanes, capacity, and yield to optimise buying and selling rates.
• Strengthen airline relationships to secure space, competitive rates, and priority uplift.

Financial & Performance Management

• Manage air freight P&L performance, focusing on yield, cost control, and profitability.
• Prepare and manage budgets, forecasts, and KPIs for the air freight product.
• Monitor shipment margins, productivity metrics, and cost drivers, taking corrective action where required.
• Ensure compliance with DSV financial policies, including accruals and WIP management.

People Leadership & Development

• Lead, coach, and develop the air freight team to deliver high performance and engagement.
• Drive a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Ensure adequate staffing, training, and succession planning.
• Conduct performance reviews, goal setting, and skills development in line with DSV standards.

Compliance, Quality & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with customs regulations, aviation security, IATA standards, and internal audits.
• Support QHSE initiatives and promote DSV’s safety-first culture.
• Manage operational and commercial risk, including claims, insurance, and liability matters.
• Ensure adherence to DSV’s Code of Conduct and corporate governance policies.

Customer Experience

• Act as an escalation point for key customers and service issues.
• Maintain strong relationships with strategic customers and stakeholders.
• Ensure consistent service quality aligned with DSV’s customer promise

Key Interfaces

• Sales & Key Account Management
• Ocean & Road Freight Management
• Airlines, Ground Handlers & Vendors
• Customs & Regulatory Authorities
• Finance & Shared Services
• Regional and Global Product Teams

Electives:

• Commercial experience
• Client-orientated and commercially focused.
• Strong with operational processes.
• Able to lead a team and adapt to change.
• Financially orientated.

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Main Purpose of The Role:

The Freight Forwarder, Ocean Imports, Air & Sea owns the entire process around managing and coordinating the client’s Ocean Imports shipments against Estimated Ready Date and Required on Site Dates through:

• Effective communication with clients (internal and external) and service providers.   
• On time collection and delivery of cargo 
• Delivery of cargo with a clean invoice

Minimum Requirements

• At least 3 years’ experience in ocean freight 
• Comprehensive knowledge of the logistics industry
• In-depth knowledge of Incoterms and customs requirements
• Client communication skills
• Knowledge in container / shipment planning and coordinating
• Person must be organized and be able to manage a desk
• Admin skills required to do reports and analysis
• Self-Motivated and deadline driven
• Able to work under pressure when required
• Team player with positive attitude

Added advantages for the roles:

• Strong organizational skills.
• The ability to handle and juggle multiple tasks simultaneously is critical.
• Must have demonstrated the ability to plan and prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• A practical problem-solving orientation is essential to optimize and leverage budget and time pressures without compromising the quality and success of work submitted.
• A group – orientation is critical. Must be able to work in a multi- functional, matrix team structure and knows how to support and leverage others to achieve work deadlines.
• Experience and understanding of other shipping modes

Qualifications

• Qualification in Logistics or Supply Chain Management an added advantage
• Computer Packages
• Office 365
• Cargowise1

Duties & Responsibilites:

• Ensure company performance objectives are achieved
• Co-ordinates the collection and shipping of cargo with DSV origin offices in conjunction with the client’s Purchase Order and the estimated ready date.
• Co-Ordinate the shipping in such a manner that the client’s Required on Site date is met.
• Reporting on any delays during the collection time frame and escalating the matters to management.
• Follow operational systems and procedures as set out.
• Responsible to accurately prepare all documents for timeous delivery of cargo to the client.
• Develop and maintain working relationships, networks and partnerships that help achieve business goals
• Effectively apply verbal and written communication methods to achieve desired results from internal- and external clients on issues, changes and shipment status in line with the client / Customer SOP’s.
• Control expenses by actively monitoring waste within your control
• Ensure best control of costs and transit at all times on all routes
• Accountable for timeous resolution of all outstanding queries pertaining to accounts under your control
• Accountable for on-time billing to clients
• Effective daily morning meetings during which any problems must be escalated
• Monitoring the shipment throughout its lifecycle in order to be able to provide constant updates to the consignee.
• Proactive liaison with Shipping Lines, Port Authorities, Transporters , Container Depots and/or any third party relating to a particular shipment.
• Proactive communication with transporters relating to any customs stops or delays on a delivery on order to avoid futile trips.

OTHER DUTIES

• Effective meetings i.e. Escalation of any pending matter to management.
• Preparing estimates when required
• Arranging COD payments
• Attend to client queries
• Attend to all shipment related queries
• Covering of fellow employee’s desk during absence as a result of sick leave or annual leave
• Daily feedbacks on your (all relevant Reports) Dashboard, BOE / Unbilled, Job Profit, WIP, Webcost queries and Milestone Reports. 
• Tracking and updating of shipment status on CW1 under “ZA Comments”
• Covering of employee’s desk within the Ocean Export department as and when the need arises.

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Tertiary Qualification(s)

• BSC OR BCOM Degree

Additional Computer Skills 
Required:

• Microsoft Power BI Certified with 3+ years experience

Knowledge of and exposure:

• Microsoft Advanced Excel
• SQL Server 
• Microsoft Power Automate 
• Microsoft Visio

Job-related Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years experience in Business Intelligence 
• Logistics Industry Experience 5>years
• Advanced Power BI skills 5>years
• Proven Track record of Business Intelligence in Logistics Industry
• Designed and implemented Self Service BI models in Power BI
• Sound knowledge of Data Analytics and Business Process Mapping
• Ability to manage 2 Senior Specialists, Business Intelligence
• Solid understanding of Logistics Industry performance measures and volumes

Electives

• Detail oriented
• Change Management
• Self-motivated
• Communication and People skills
• High work rate and quality of work
• Ability to learn new software applications
• Warehouse Management Systems skill and experience: > 3 years;
• Transport Management System skills and experience: 3>years;
• Highly adaptable to change
• Solution orientated
• Agilely minded

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: 

• Scoping and delivering large Data Analytics projects for multiple clients and operations within the Warehouse Logistics and Transport space.  Understanding the processes and data behind the dashboards being developed and translating it into digestible formats for different end-users. Marketing and sustaining a portfolio of Business Intelligence products.
• The candidate will be reporting into Business and work closely with the Global and Regional Shared Services Data Centres who are custodians of the Datawarehouse and Datasets.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage 2 senior Business Intelligence Specialists.
• Develop, Understand and Support business strategies with actionable self service analysis tools.
• Influence direction of Global and Regional Shared Service Data Centre custodians.
• Understand data ingest options and recommend sustainable practices for data refreshes.
• Support and monitor datawarehouse balancing between ERP and TMS Systems.
• As per the agreed Business requirement specifications, technically design and develop Power BI reports and dashboards to visualize Client or Customer behaviour or operational KPI performance in the Logistics industry.
• Liaise with Stakeholders in the Commercial, Pricing and Engineering teams for activity based billing and costing volumes through self service analytics in the Logistics industry.
• Develop Cost to Serve Client models in Logistics industry.
• Evaluate and analyze data and processes related to existing operations in order to correctly scope and develop Business Intelligence product for it.
• Run scoping sessions with business and clients to incorporate their feedback and requirements into BusinesIntelligence.
• Facilitate User Acceptance Testing of Business Intelligence products.
• Draw up detailed Business Definition documents for Business Intelligence products developed
  Working closely with Project & Implementation, Solutions & Pricing & Applications Engineering teams to ensure standardization of best practices in DSV.
• Support major stabilization or business change projects with go-live dashboards.

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Main Purpose of The Role

• The main purpose of the role is to manage complex tender pricing and estimation activities for general and project cargo verticals, ensuring a high level of professionalism, accuracy, and commercial competitiveness.
• The role requires a strong analytical mindset, with the ability to interpret data, assess risk, and provide strategic pricing insights to support business decision-making.

Job-Related Requirements

• Matric 
• Freight Forwarding Experience minimum 5 years'
• Must have 5 years experience in pricing projects related cargo
• Ability to work overtime when required.

Computer Literacy 

• Cargo wise or any Auto rating programs – added advantage
• Outlook
• MS Excel – Essential, Level 2 advantageous
• MS Office

Electives

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to interpret large data sets and translate into pricing strategies
• Must work well in a team
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Shows initiative and is self-motivated
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong numerical and commercial acumen
• Works well under pressure and to deadlines
• High attention to detail
• Effective administration skills
• Methodical and precise approach
• Strong understanding of freight forwarding processes, global requirements, and industry players
• Strong time management and prioritisation skills
• Experience in pricing complex project cargo and estimation models is essential

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Pricing of Project Tenders (RFP/RFQ) and any other project related pricing related exercises
• Working with the tools provided to deliver consistent, competitive pricing within the agreed KPI’s
• Following a detailed set of processes & procedures
• Managing internal & external client expectations
• Working together with the Tender Management, Senior Management, Account Manager, Procurement & Trade Lane Teams in MEA Region related to project pricing
• Provide detailed commercial analysis and recommendations to support management decision-making
• Quality checking project pricing prior to submission to clients
• Conduct quality assurance and validation of pricing models prior to submission
• Maintain a strong understanding of project pricing, especially out-of-gauge cargo
• Handle project pricing into Africa and South Africa
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve pricing accuracy, efficiency, and competitiveness