Bidvest International Logistics brings the world to you through flexible and innovative end-to-end supply chain management. We are a leading global transport and logistics company from South Africa, with a 110-year record of client satisfaction. Our people are at the heart of what sets us apart. We value being a trusted partner to our clients, and we stri...
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Job Purpose
- The primary job purpose of the operations manager is to oversee all aspects of a warehouse's operations, ensuring efficient storage, retrieval and distribution of goods by managing staff, inventory levels and processes to meet customer demands whilem optimising productivity and cost-effectiveness within the warehouse facility.. Overall the wharehouse operations manager plays a crucial role in coordinating the entire warehouse operation, ensuring smooth product flow and meeting customer delivery expectations while maintaining operational efficiency.
Qualifications & Experience
Qualifications
- Grade 12
- Relevant tertiary qualification - Supply Chain and Logistics Management diploma / degree
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years experience within the FMCG industry
- Management of small fleet of vehicles
- Experience of storage of chemicals and understanding the associated risks
- Experience on Cargowise Warehouse Management system
Key Responsibilities
Inventory management
- Ensure that all clients are on-boarded onto Cargowise 1 Warehouse Management System.
- Ensure that automated stock on hand reports are set up for clients
- Ensuren that the Cargowise system is effectively used for client stock mtakes
- Ensure weekly plan accounts for cycle counts for entire product range
- Ensure each client account is subjected to a monthly physical stock count comparing the physical stock on floor to Cargowise stock at hand in line with the SLA requirements
- Ensure that cycle counts and stock take results are submitted to clients in line with SLA requirements
Operations
- Chep recons - ensure weekly CHEP reconciliations are completed and documented
- Material Handling equipment - ensure that all MHE checklists are reveiwed daily and that all deviations and repairs required are attended to
- Claims - ensure that all claims or potential claims are being logged and investigated
- warehouse lay-out and optimization - managing warehouse space to maximise storage capacity and streamline product movement
- Quality control - implementing quality chekcs to ensure product integrity throughout the warehouse process
- Compliance management - ensure adherence to safety regulations and compony policies within the warehouse
Client interaction
- Ensure all client complaints are being dealt with timeously
- Submit a monthly report to General Manager, detailing complaints received
- Attend SLA meetings with clients where required to do so
People Management
- Leading and managing warehouse staff, assigning taks and ensuring proper training to maintain operational efficiencies
- Contract labour management
Finance
- Ensure that all operational billing activities are accounted for monthly
- Review monthly billing schedules
- Cost control measure to be put in place
Management reports
- The monthly management reports to be done - CHEP recon, EC scorecard, Stock loss report, Operational Report, OTP Progress report, Management review pack
Skills & Competencies
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Business Acumen
- Orginational skills
- Excellent customer relationship management skills
- Supervisory and leadership skills
- Above average communication skills
Competencies
- Sound warehousing operations and warehousemangement skills
- Sound knowledge in the handling, storage and transportation of dangerous goods
- Sound level pf computer proficiency - MS Office
Deadline:26th November,2025
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Job Purpose
- Bidvest International Logistics has an opportunity for unemployed youth to join our YES (Youth Employment Services) Programme for 2025/2026.
- The YES Programme is a collaborative initiative in partnership with government to alleviate unemployment of youth within the country, an initiative Bidvest International Logistics fully supports.
- In light of this initiative, if you are unemployed and meet the criteria below, and want to gain new skills as well as work experience within the Logistics industry, this could be a great opportunity for you.
Qualifications & Experience
- Completed Senior certificate (Grade 12) or equivalent.
- Must be a South African citizen.
- Between the ages of 18 and 34.
- Must be aligned to the EE requirement of the Programme.
- Must be available and committed to work full time for 12 months.
- Individual should have an avid interest in the Transport and Logistics industry.
- Must be unemployed.
- Must not be enrolled in any academic studies for 2026 or be studying during the Programme.
- Must not have participated in the YES Programme before with any company.
Key Responsibilities
- Be committed to a fixed 12 months YES (Youth Employment Services) Programme which will comprise of 25 modules of theoretical and practical components.
- All modules will be completed on the YES Platform and a portfolio of evidence to be completed and submitted upon completion of the Programme.
Skills & Competencies
- Be Self-reliant
- Determined and committed
- Accountavle and responsible to manage self
- Basic computer literacy
- Punctual
- Proficient in English
Deadline:18th November,2025
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Job Purpose
- Bidvest International Logistics has an opportunity for unemployed youth to join our YES (Youth Employment Services) Programme for 2025/2026.
- The YES Programme is a collaborative initiative in partnership with government to alleviate unemployment of youth within the country, an initiative Bidvest International Logistics fully supports.
- In light of this initiative, if you are unemployed and meet the criteria below, and want to gain new skills as well as work experience within the Logistics industry, this could be a great opportunity for you.
Qualifications & Experience
- Completed Senior certificate (Grade 12) or equivalent.
- Must be a South African citizen.
- Between the ages of 18 and 34.
- Must be aligned to the EE requirement of the Programme.
- Must be available and committed to work full time for 12 months.
- Individual should have an avid interest in the Transport and Logistics industry.
- Must be unemployed.
- Must not be enrolled in any academic studies for 2026 or be studying during the Programme.
- Must not have participated in the YES Programme before with any company.
Key Responsibilities
- Be committed to a fixed 12 months YES (Youth Employment Services) Programme which will comprise of 25 modules of theoretical and practical components.
- All modules will be completed on the YES Platform and a portfolio of evidence to be completed and submitted upon completion of the Programme.
Skills & Competencies
- Be Self-reliant
- Determined and committed
- Accountavle and responsible to manage self
- Basic computer literacy
- Punctual
- Proficient in English
Deadline:18th November,2025
go to method of application »
Job Purpose
- Bidvest International Logistics has an opportunity for unemployed youth to join our YES (Youth Employment Services) Programme for 2025/2026.
- The YES Programme is a collaborative initiative in partnership with government to alleviate unemployment of youth within the country, an initiative Bidvest International Logistics fully supports.
- In light of this initiative, if you are unemployed and meet the criteria below, and want to gain new skills as well as work experience within the Logistics industry, this could be a great opportunity for you.
Qualifications & Experience
- Completed Senior certificate (Grade 12) or equivalent.
- Must be a South African citizen.
- Between the ages of 18 and 34.
- Must be aligned to the EE requirement of the Programme.
- Must be available and committed to work full time for 12 months.
- Individual should have an avid interest in the Transport and Logistics industry.
- Must be unemployed.
- Must not be enrolled in any academic studies for 2026 or be studying during the Programme.
- Must not have participated in the YES Programme before with any company.
Key Responsibilities
- Be committed to a fixed 12 months YES (Youth Employment Services) Programme which will comprise of 25 modules of theoretical and practical components.
- All modules will be completed on the YES Platform and a portfolio of evidence to be completed and submitted upon completion of the Programme.
Skills & Competencies
- Be Self-reliant
- Determined and committed
- Accountavle and responsible to manage self
- Basic computer literacy
- Punctual
- Proficient in English
Deadline:18th November,2025
go to method of application »
Job Purpose
- Bidvest International Logistics has an opportunity for unemployed youth to join our YES (Youth Employment Services) Programme for 2025/2026.
- The YES Programme is a collaborative initiative in partnership with government to alleviate unemployment of youth within the country, an initiative Bidvest International Logistics fully supports.
- In light of this initiative, if you are unemployed and meet the criteria below, and want to gain new skills as well as work experience within the Logistics industry, this could be a great opportunity for you.
Qualifications & Experience
- Completed Senior certificate (Grade 12) or equivalent.
- Must be a South African citizen.
- Between the ages of 18 and 34.
- Must be aligned to the EE requirement of the Programme.
- Must be available and committed to work full time for 12 months.
- Individual should have an avid interest in the Transport and Logistics industry.
- Must be unemployed.
- Must not be enrolled in any academic studies for 2026 or be studying during the Programme.
- Must not have participated in the YES Programme before with any company.
Key Responsibilities
- Be committed to a fixed 12 months YES (Youth Employment Services) Programme which will comprise of 25 modules of theoretical and practical components.
- All modules will be completed on the YES Platform and a portfolio of evidence to be completed and submitted upon completion of the Programme.
Skills & Competencies
- Be Self-reliant
- Determined and committed
- Accountavle and responsible to manage self
- Basic computer literacy
- Punctual
- Proficient in English
Deadline:21st November,2025
go to method of application »
Job Purpose
- Bidvest International Logistics has an opportunity for unemployed youth to join our YES (Youth Employment Services) Programme for 2025/2026.
- The YES Programme is a collaborative initiative in partnership with government to alleviate unemployment of youth within the country, an initiative Bidvest International Logistics fully supports.
- In light of this initiative, if you are unemployed and meet the criteria below, and want to gain new skills as well as work experience within the Logistics industry, this could be a great opportunity for you.
Qualifications & Experience
- Completed Senior certificate (Grade 12) or equivalent.
- Must be a South African citizen.
- Between the ages of 18 and 34.
- Must be aligned to the EE requirement of the Programme.
- Must be available and committed to work full time for 12 months.
- Individual should have an avid interest in the Transport and Logistics industry.
- Must be unemployed.
- Must not be enrolled in any academic studies for 2026 or be studying during the Programme.
- Must not have participated in the YES Programme before with any company.
Key Responsibilities
- Be committed to a fixed 12 months YES (Youth Employment Services) Programme which will comprise of 25 modules of theoretical and practical components.
- All modules will be completed on the YES Platform and a portfolio of evidence to be completed and submitted upon completion of the Programme.
Skills & Competencies
- Be Self-reliant
- Determined and committed
- Accountavle and responsible to manage self
- Basic computer literacy
- Punctual
- Proficient in English
Deadline:21st November,2025
go to method of application »
Job Purpose
- Bidvest International Logistics has an opportunity for unemployed youth to join our YES (Youth Employment Services) Programme for 2025/2026.
- The YES Programme is a collaborative initiative in partnership with government to alleviate unemployment of youth within the country, an initiative Bidvest International Logistics fully supports.
- In light of this initiative, if you are unemployed and meet the criteria below, and want to gain new skills as well as work experience within the Logistics industry, this could be a great opportunity for you.
Qualifications & Experience
- Completed Senior certificate (Grade 12) or equivalent.
- Must be a South African citizen.
- Between the ages of 18 and 34.
- Must be aligned to the EE requirement of the Programme.
- Must be available and committed to work full time for 12 months.
- Individual should have an avid interest in the Transport and Logistics industry.
- Must be unemployed.
- Must not be enrolled in any academic studies for 2026 or be studying during the Programme.
- Must not have participated in the YES Programme before with any company.
Key Responsibilities
- Be committed to a fixed 12 months YES (Youth Employment Services) Programme which will comprise of 25 modules of theoretical and practical components.
- All modules will be completed on the YES Platform and a portfolio of evidence to be completed and submitted upon completion of the Programme.
Skills & Competencies
- Be Self-reliant
- Determined and committed
- Accountavle and responsible to manage self
- Basic computer literacy
- Punctual
- Proficient in English
Deadline:21st November,2025
Method of Application
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