Unitrans designs, implements and manages bespoke supply chain solutions. Our services include transportation, warehousing, mining and agricultural services, freight forwarding and clearing, and supply chain consulting. Unitrans is a subsidiary of KAP Industrial Holdings Limited; an investment company with a portfolio of diverse manufacturing and consumer ...
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Job Advert Summary
- To generate profitable new business and manage existing client relationships within the freight forwarding and clearing environment. The Sales Executive will develop and execute sales strategies aligned with company objectives to drive revenue growth across air, sea, and crossborder logistics services. The role requires strong industry experience, commercial acumen, and client relationship skills, ensuring sustainable business and high customer satisfaction
Minimum Requirements
- Academic Qualification: Diploma or Degree (NQF Level 6 ) in Sales, Logistics, Marketing, or Supply Chain
- Experience: Minimum 10 years’ experience in international freight forwarding and clearing sales, with proven track record of client acquisition and retention
Skills and Competencies
- Client Orientation – Builds and maintains strong client relationships; anticipates and responds to client needs.
- Commercial Acumen – Understands cost structures, Import/Export Process and costing associated with it, profit margins, and pricing strategy within freight forwarding.
- Negotiation Skills – Strong ability to negotiate terms and close deals profitably.
- Industry Knowledge – Deep understanding of international freight, customs, andcross-border logistics.
- Communication – Clear, persuasive, and professional communication across all business levels.
- Accountability – Takes ownership for achieving personal and company sales goals.
- Integrity & Confidentiality – Upholds ethical standards and respects confidentiality in all dealings.
- Resilience & Drive – Self-motivated with the persistence to pursue opportunities and overcome challenges.
Duties & Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Business Development & Client Acquisition
- Identify, qualify, and secure new business opportunities in line with UFFC’s strategic growth plan, including new sales, between 8 to10 New Sales Visits per week
- Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective clients through market intelligence and networking.
- Present tailored logistics solutions that align with client requirements and company capabilities.
- Negotiate and close contracts within company pricing and margin guidelines.
- Meet and exceed agreed sales targets and profitability metrics.
Account Management & Client Retention
- Maintain strong, ongoing relationships with existing clients, ensuring continued satisfaction and retention.
- Conduct regular client visits, performance reviews, and business reviews to identify upselling or cross-selling opportunities.
- Act as the main commercial contact between clients and UFFC’s operational teams to ensure seamless service delivery.
- Resolve customer complaints or challenges promptly, maintaining UFFC’s reputation for professional service.
Commercial & Financial Management
- Achieve agreed sales revenue and profit targets in line with UFFC’s commercial objectives.
- Build and maintain a sustainable client base through long-term, profitable relationships.
- Ensure all client proposals and quotations are commercially viable, accurate, and approved in line with UFFC’s pricing and margin structures.
- Manage client accounts in collaboration with Finance to ensure timely invoicing and payment collection.
- Actively support the Finance Department in resolving client payment delays, disputes, or credit-related issues to maintain positive cash flow and minimise debtor days.
- Maintain an accurate record of client volumes, profitability, and growth trends for reporting purposes.
- Capture and maintain all sales opportunities, pipeline data, and client financial information accurately in the company’s CRM system, ensuring management has reliable data for financial planning and forecasting.
- Participate in quarterly business reviews to assess client performance and profitability.
- Note: The Sales Executive’s commission and incentive structure will be governed by a separate Sales Incentive Agreement, detailing eligibility, calculation, and payment terms.
Market Intelligence & Strategy
- Monitor competitor activity, market trends, and pricing shifts to identify growth opportunities.
- Provide feedback to management on emerging markets, potential clients, and strategic partnerships.
- Contribute to the formulation of sales strategies and marketing initiatives.
Collaboration & Internal Alignment
- Work closely with operations, finance, and management to ensure smooth handover of new clients and accurate billing.
- Communicate client requirements clearly to internal stakeholders, ensuring expectations are met.
- Participate in weekly and monthly sales review meetings and submit regular activity reports.
Compliance & Governance
- Adhere to company policies, pricing authority limits, and approval processes.
- Ensure client contracts are properly documented and authorised.
- Maintain confidentiality of all client and company information in accordance with UFFC’s NDA and POPIA compliance
Closing Date
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Job Advert Summary
- Join Unitrans as a Dispatch Supervisor
- Lead with precision. Deliver with excellence.
- Unitrans is looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Dispatch Supervisor to oversee and coordinate dispatch operations within our logistics team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for supervising processes and procedures that ensure the accurate and efficient movement of goods from our facilities to their destinations.
- You’ll play a key role in maintaining quality control standards by verifying goods against orders and invoices, inspecting outgoing shipments, and managing records related to damaged items or discrepancies. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a strong commitment to operational accuracy, we want to hear from you.
Minimum Requirements
- Tertiary qualification in Logistics/ Transportation Management or studying towards is an advantage
- Operational experience
- At least 3 years experience in the Transport industry in a supervisory position
- Working knowldge of 8 ton rigid trucks, truck tractors and trailers, Fridge units and tail lifts.
- Valid code 14 drivers license - not a requirement for this position but good to have
What We’re Looking For:
- Experience in warehouse, logistics, or dispatch supervision
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
- Ability to lead teams and communicate effectively
- Familiarity with inventory systems and dispatch documentation
- A proactive and hands-on approach to problem-solving
Duties & Responsibilities
- Monitor the positions of all vehicles.
- Record the movement of each vehicle trip on the Fleet Utilisation Report.
- Record all data related to each trip.
- Liaise with Customers concerning levels of stock and breakdown periods.
- Liaise with Customer with regards to delivery times.
- Ensure staff is attired in the required PPE whilst on duty.
- Ensure all staff entering the premises is alcohol tested prior to be being briefed.
- Toll fees receipts obtained & recorded.
- Issue toll cards to drivers.
- Complete all forms, data collection and calculations as required e.g. trip sheet, hours driven and slept.
- Record all abnormal route occurrences or changes that occur during a shift.
- Respond to queries regarding collections and deliveries.
- Attend depot operations meetings.
- Liaise with the service providers regarding vehicle repairs and maintenance.
- Complete defect report forms.
- Ensure driver and vehicle compliance with company policy.
- Ensure compliance with Health, Safety, Environment & Quality Management requirements.
- Comply with the Company's Code of Conduct, Policies and Procedures.
Closing Date
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Job Advert Summary
- An opportunity has arisen for a Stock/Stores Controller to coordinate and facilitate the movement through implementing pallet management systems that will enable control of pallet pool in order to reduce loss and damage to pallets and full costing control for all pallets.
- Controls movement of stock and supervises the clerical aspects of the stores documentation function. Reviews records compiled from ordering, shipping and receiving materials. Assesses stock supply and reorder status. Verifies requisition of additional stock items, using the appropriate forms.
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12
- Understanding of Supply Chain/Warehousing/Distribution
- Full Chep Function
Duties & Responsibilities
- It is envisaged that the successful candidate will be responsible for the following functions:
- Manage existing pallet pool and implement a pallet management system tool to track, coordinate and ship pallets in line with operations
- Oversee effective pallet count systems to ensure accurate status of pallet pool, to reduce financial loss and shrinkage
- Prepare, compile and sort documents for data entry
- Check source documents for accuracy
- Match all source documents against delivery, receiving, dispatch and security schedules
- Verify data and correct data where necessary
- Obtain further information for incomplete documents
- Combine and rearrange data from source documents where required
- Enter data from source documents into prescribed computer database, files and forms
- Check completed work for accuracy
- Produce daily outstanding pallet summary report
- Produce daily empty pallet and broken pallet on premises report
- Review and resolve all disputes raised on the pallet account daily
- Store completed documents in designated locations
- Maintain records of activities and tasks
- Respond to requests for information and access relevant files
- Print information when required
- Comply with data integrity and security policies
- Maintain own office equipment and stationery supplies
- Produce weekly pallet count with count sheets to your direct manager
- Handle customer enquiries and complaints both telephonically and by Please apply through this site.
- Research required information using available resources
- Provide customers with product and service information
- Enter new customer information into system
- Update existing customer information
- Identify and escalate priority issues
- Deliver prepared pallet outstanding summaries
- Persuade customers to return outstanding pallets
- Identify and overcome objections
- Maintain customer/potential customer data bases
Closing Date
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Job Advert Summary
- An opportunity has arisen for an experienced General Worker to be based at the Safripol Warehouse in Tulisa Park.
- Please refer to the minimum requirements, duties and responsibilities below for further information.
Minimum Requirements
- Medically fit
- Reliable
- Work in a safe manner i.e. Ensure all safety requirements are adhered too
- Prepared to work shifts, weekends and public holidays
- Clean criminal record
- Must have own reliable transport to and from work
- Ability to handle heavy equipment and machinery used in cleaning
- Ability to walk, bend, push, pull and lift repetitively during working hours
- Knowledge of proper storage and disposal methods
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as a team
- Excellent organizational skills a must
- Self-motivation and the ability to identify and complete needed tasks without direct supervision
- Able to carry out all reasonable instructions from Supervisor
- Grade 12 / Matric / NQF level 4
Duties & Responsibilities
- Notify building management of any repairs required.
- Cleaning of premises
- Maintaining environment.
- General housekeeping tasks.
Closing Date
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Job Advert Summary
- An opportunity has arisen for an experienced General Worker - Assistant Driver to ensure that loading and offloading is done.
- Please refer to the minimum requirements, duties and responsibilities below for further information.
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12 / Matric / NQF level 4
- Prepared to work shifts, weekends and public holidays
- Must have own reliable transport to and from work
- Clean criminal record
- Medically fit
- Proven experience working in warehousing, manufacturing, or transport and logistics environment
- Ability to walk, bend, push, pull and lift heavy objects repetitively during working hours
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as a team
- Self-motivation and the ability to identify and complete needed tasks without direct supervision
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication skills and strong work ethics.
- Able to carry out all reasonable instructions from Supervisor
Duties & Responsibilities
- Loading and unloading company products
- Assisting drivers to find delivery location when needed
- Reporting all delivery-related problems to management
- Compiling accurate delivery records and reports
- Obtaining clients’ and customers’ signatures as an acknowledgment of having received the delivered products.
- Cleaning of trucks
- Assisting with the unloading of the delivery vehicle at the end of each shift.
- General housekeeping tasks
Closing Date
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Job Advert Summary
- The Kuruman - depot requires a workshop assistant to do the following - assisting a qualified artisan in the trade - through supplying the correct tools, cleaning of components, and assisting with the service, repair, maintenance and upgrade of vehicles/components. Performs general housekeeping.
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12
- Own transport to and from work
- Drivers License – minimum code 08
- Preferably - mechanical background or experience
- Must be prepared to work irregular hours, weekends and public holidays
- Be prepared to work overtime and on short notice
- Must be healthy
Duties & Responsibilities
- Assists a qualified artisan in the trade - through supplying the correct tools, cleaning of components, and assisting with service, repair, maintenance and upgrade of vehicles/components.
- Perform general housekeeping in keeping the work area safe and clean.
Closing Date
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Job Advert Summary
- An opportunity has become available for a high caliber Operational Supervisor (Contract Supervisor) Operation. They play a critical role in coordinating activities, ensuring operational efficiency, and supervising a team of employees to achieve operational goals.
- Initiates, plans, co-ordinates, motivates and supervises the operational activities in a division of the terminal/depot which could despatch its product by rail, road and pipeline. Ensures that all customers receive efficient, timeous deliveries of products/goods.
Minimum Requirements
- Tertiary qualification in Logistics/ Transportation Management
- Code EB divers license, EC drivers license an advantage
- 2 years minimum experience in a senior supervisory position in the Transport Industry
- 7 year minimum experience in a supervisory position
- Computer literate and with advance skill in MS Excel
- Knowledge of NBCRFI Main agreement
- Technical Knowledge in regards to Tyres and Vehicle Maintenance
- SHEQ experience in the Transport Industry
- Familiar with Mix Telematics and DriveCam systems
- Understanding of transport economics and finances
- Driven towards achieving production targets and upholding high standards.
- Able to communicate with, supervise and motivate employees to achieve targets
Duties & Responsibilities
- Overseeing Routing and scheduling of delivery vehicles
- Briefing/debriefing of Operational staff
- Conducting multiple daily meetings with client
- Ensuring fleet is maintained & in the optimal condition to operate/function under operational pressures
- Ensure that fleet road worthy test are done timeously and vehicles have valid license discs
- Conducting SHEQ tasks. Toolbox talks, committee meetings, SHE inspections, etc.
- Liaising with mechanical workshop, the client, suppliers, regional management and head office on a daily basis
- Supervise on site suppliers
- Ensuring strict compliance with NBCRFI main agreement
- Staff wages/overtime control
- Vehicle fuel consumption monitoring
- Onsite fuel bowser control
- Review Mix Telematics reports and take necessary action
- Coach DriveCam events and take necessary action
- Ensuring optimal utilization of fleet & staff to meet operational targets
- Ensuring operations administration is processed accurately and timeously
- Cost control, reviewing quotes and invoices
- Monitor of CPKs and review of income statements
- Supervising day to day activities
Closing Date
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Job Advert Summary
- Unitrans is seeking to employ a Administration Officer II who under general supervision, performs a limited variety of clerical duties for functional groups involving compiling and arranging data, making standard computations, processing and coding documents and maintaining records and files.
- Routines are generally prescribed and supervision is readily available.
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12 with a relevant tertiary qualification (Finance)
- Valid Driver's License
- Advance Excel skills
- Own Reliable transport to and from work
- Previous Bookkeeping / supervisory experience
- Previous experience in full creditors / debtors function is essential (Min 2 years)
Duties & Responsibilities
- Preparation of revenue schedules
- Management & capture of fuel transactions
- Preparation of weekly flash reports for review.
- Flash variance reporting
- Maintaining filing system
- Managing and capturing of fuel transactions
- Preparation of month end reports
- Ensure relevant deadlines are met.
- Debtors invoicing
- Creditors posting
- Ensure that relevant deadline are met
- Other admin tasks required from time to time
Closing Date
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Job Advert Summary
- An opportunity has arisen for a high calibre Divisional Head: Human Capital for the Consumer division who will provide strategic human capital leadership and business partnership to Divisional Executive team.
- This role translates enterprise HC strategy into divisional people strategies, guides strategic workforce planning and enables talent, culture and organisational effectiveness outcomes.
- The Divisional Head: Human Capital acts as a key advisor to the business, ensures alignment across the HC operating model and provides strategic oversight to the tactical and operational HC delivery teams.
Minimum Requirements
Qualifiations & Experience:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Capital, Business, or Industrial Psychology (Postgraduate or business related qualification preferred)
- Experience: 10 years HC experience, with at least 5 years in senior HC leadership role
- Proven record of influencing executive stakeholders and leading divisional HC strategy delivery
Core Competencies & Skills:
- Strategic Business Acumen: Deep understanding of business drivers and their intersection with people strategy
- HC Strategy and Leadership: Ability to craft, influence, and execute long-range HC strategies
- Workforce Planning Expertise: Capability to anticipate and guide future workforce needs
- Change Leadership: Leads organisational change with influence and confidence
- Executive Influence: Builds trust with senior leaders and shapes executive-level dialogue
- Risk and Governance Stewardship: Navigates complex ER/IR matters and HC compliance risk
- Systems Thinking: Connects HC strategy to broader organisational contex
- People Leadership: Coaches and empowers diverse HC teams to deliver results
Duties & Responsibilities
Strategic HC Leadership and Business Partnering
- Translate the enterprise-wide HC strategy into divisional people strategies aligned to business goals.
- Serve as strategic advisor to Divisional Executives on all people-related matters.
- Influence business decisions by integrating HC insights, risks, and workforce trends into executive discussions.
Workforce Strategy and Organisational Effectiveness
- Lead divisional workforce planning, talent strategy, and succession management.
- Guide organisational design, restructure initiatives, and change enablement programs.
- Facilitate alignment of structures, roles, and capabilities to strategic objectives.
Leadership Enablement and Talent Development
- Support the identification and development of future leaders and critical talent.
- Partner with Centres of Expertise to deploy leadership development and succession interventions.
- Monitor leadership capability needs and influence functional development priorities.
Culture and Engagement Strategy
- Drive divisional culture transformation efforts aligned with enterprise values and EVP.
- Guide divisional action planning following engagement surveys.
- Sponsor DEI, wellness, and inclusion programmes in partnership with HC CoEs.
HC Governance and Risk Management
- Oversee divisional HC compliance, governance and labour law adherence.
- Provide leadership on ER/IR strategy and manage escalated/high-risk people matters.
- Identify emerging people risks and implement proactive mitigation measures.
HC Operating Model and Team Enablement
- Lead and coach the divisional HC team across all levels to ensure high performance and role clarity.
- Collaborate with Shared Services and CoEs to ensure integrated HC delivery across business units.
- Influence enhancements to the HC operating model based on business needs and feedback.
Change Management
- Lead the execution of people-related change initiatives within the division, ensuring alignment to the Group HC strategy and divisional business priorities.
- Assess change impacts on teams, roles, and processes and advise divisional leadership on readiness, risks, and required support.
- Support the Managing Executive and Divisional Exco in communicating and cascading change messages to ensure clarity and engagement across the division.
- Coordinate divisional change activities (training, communication, stakeholder engagement) and ensure adoption of new processes, structures, and systems.
Strategic Projects and Business Transformation
- Sponsor and lead the implementation of divisional HC transformation initiatives.
- Provide strategic input into systems, process optimisation, and digital HC adoption.
- Monitor the success of strategic HC programmes and ensure value delivery.
Data and Insights-Driven Advisory
- Leverage people analytics and business intelligence to inform strategic HC priorities.
- Track and interpret divisional HC metrics, risk indicators, and workforce trends.
- Present people reports and insights to Exco, functional leaders, and governance forums.
Closing Date
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Job Advert Summary
- Join Unitrans as a Despatch Supervisor
- Lead with precision. Deliver with excellence.
- Unitrans is looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Despatch Supervisor to oversee and coordinate dispatch operations within our logistics team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for supervising processes and procedures that ensure the accurate and efficient movement of goods from our facilities to their destinations.
- You’ll play a key role in maintaining quality control standards by verifying goods against orders and invoices, inspecting outgoing shipments, and managing records related to damaged items or discrepancies. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a strong commitment to operational accuracy, we want to hear from you.
Minimum Requirements
- Tertiary qualification in Logistics/ Transportation Management or studying towards is an advantage
- Operational experience
- At least 3 years experience in the Transport industry in a supervisory position
- Must be able to operate all types of trucks
- Valid code 14 drivers license
- Must be willing to work afternoon/nightshift
What We’re Looking For:
- Experience in warehouse, logistics, or dispatch supervision
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
- Ability to lead teams and communicate effectively
- Familiarity with inventory systems and dispatch documentation
- A proactive and hands-on approach to problem-solving
Duties & Responsibilities
- Monitor the positions of all vehicles.
- Record the movement of each vehicle trip on the Fleet Utilisation Report.
- Record all data related to each trip.
- Liaise with Customers concerning levels of stock and breakdown periods.
- Liaise with Customer with regards to delivery times.
- Ensure staff is attired in the required PPE whilst on duty.
- Ensure all staff entering the premises is alcohol tested prior to be being briefed.
- Toll fees receipts obtained & recorded.
- Issue toll cards to drivers.
- Complete all forms, data collection and calculations as required e.g. trip sheet, hours driven and slept.
- Record all abnormal route occurrences or changes that occur during a shift.
- Respond to queries regarding collections and deliveries.
- Attend depot operations meetings.
- Liaise with the service providers regarding vehicle repairs and maintenance.
- Complete defect report forms.
- Ensure driver and vehicle compliance with company policy.
- Ensure compliance with Health, Safety, Environment & Quality Management requirements.
- Comply with the Company's Code of Conduct, Policies and Procedures.
Closing Date
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