Shipping Controller

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Cape Union Mart International Full time

Do you have a thirst for Supply Chain? Cape Union Mart International is looking for a qualified, driven Shipping Controller in its Supply Chain Division.

Cape Union Mart is an Outdoor Retailer and has a presence in fashion in the form of our Old Khaki and Poetry Chains.

We have two factories in Cape Town and import finished goods and raw materials for all our businesses.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

  • Order Management
  • Manage bookings using various carrier options for best margin maintenance
  • Ensure on time shipments
  • Obtain Quotes for airfreight shipments
  • Process Clearings for SARS duties
  • Due Diligence on documents provided
  • Issue instructions to Freight Forwarders for Customs Clearance
  • Ad hoc analyses & reporting
  • Will be required to do ad hoc excel analyses using data from Oracle/Tradecloud/Qliksense within agreed deadlines
  • Data insights to be reviewed for clear business decisions to be made
  • Weekly/Monthly reports to be processed and issued to business
  • Invoices & payments
  • Processing of invoices in Tradecloud and liaising with factories and Finance regarding discrepancies
  • Governance
  • Supply all necessary documentation to SARS and Auditors as and when requested
  • System enhancements
  • Work with Tradecloud, Finance and Oracle teams for new system requirements and User Acceptance Testing
  • Draw up basic requirements documents for system enhancements
  • SOP's
  • Manage all requirements and process changes necessary should any of the above change for good business reasons or continuous improvement
  • Workshop and publish changes with fellow Shipping Controllers
  • Project Management
  • Self Manage all miniproject deliverables and deadlines
  • Use of basic gant charts and project updates to Line Leader

Qualifications and Experience Required

  • An NQF 67 qualification in Supply Chain/B Com Supply Chain Management
  • 2+ years of experience working in a supply chain environment is advantageous
  • Proven knowledge and experience working with Microsoft Office is crucial (Outlook, Word and Excel), Excel using vlookups and pivots is essential
  • Knowledge of imports, clearing and forwarding is advantageous

Competencies and Traits

  • Excellent organizational, time management and prioritization skills
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Analytical thinking and problemsolving skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work independently
  • Good team player, able to work as part of a team, sharing knowledge, ideas and learning from the team.
  • Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities and deadlines
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
  • Interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with people across all levels
  • Process integrity in handling confidential and sensitive organizational information
  • Remain up to date in business process changes in this field internationally and locally
  • An aptitude for keeping technologically up to date

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