Export & Import Logistics Specialist

5 days ago

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa SHARON NUROCK RECRUITMENT CC Full time
Minimum Job Requirements:
  • Degree or Advanced Diploma in Logistics / Supply Chain.
  • Minimum 5 to 10 years experience in exports distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Supplier performance management experience.
  • Able to collaborate, build rapport and influence various teams, Africa wide.
  • Strong MS Office skills, and Transport Management System experience (pref.).
Highlights/Proven Achievements Essential:
Your CV should illustrate your achievement in the below areas and show where you have taken the initiative and made a difference:
  1. Knowledge of inter-country and cross border requirements, including INCO terms.
  2. Experience in the Ocean + RF trade lanes for efficient exports & imports.
Key Performance Areas:
  • Support the Exports Logistics Manager in embedding best practices, minimum standards, policies, processes, tools, technology and enablers, through the Outbound Logistics and Sales Way and capability development strategy.
  • Develop, maintain the needed reports and keep updated to provide accurate shipment visibility.
  • Liaise and guide Business Unit teams (Country teams) with shipping queries and insurance claims.
  • Co-ordinate BU operational meetings to support teams, as well as provide updates on logistics movements.
  • Collaborate with BU teams and shipping lines to develop and execute both regional and sea freight forecasts.
  • Manage the physical bookings, and ensure the accurate and timely movement of goods to achieve targeted volume timelines.
  • Communicate updates with customer and Sales team on delivery status for selected key routes that require consolidation.
  • Act as an escalation point for service queries.
  • Provide insight, review and interrogate data input for exports dashboard.
  • Analyse export data and make recommendations on ways of improvement.
  • Facilitate solutions to improve Total Cost of Logistics and improve movement efficiency (reducing touches).
  • Work closely with BU teams to ensure key performance indicator tracking is updated in each country.
  • Consolidate, track and share export KPIs with the business and liaise with BU teams to proactively identify and implement solutions to meet or exceed targets and reduce operational costs.
  • Interrogate new contracts, new routes and new markets, on logistical requirements and optimisation, collate information and conduct trials to ensure execution is seamless and the cost calculated correctly.
  • Support the tender processes and manage the performance and implement strategic improvements.
  • Create, review and audit relevant standard operating procedures (as required).
  • Engage in regular Service Level Agreement review meetings with shipping lines, warehousing partners and service providers.
  • Track and analyse KPIs, ensuring service levels and rates are being maintained, aligned to contractual obligations are met.
Competencies:
  • Highly developed oral and written communication skills.
  • Proactive and self-motivated.
  • Innovative, intuitive with ability to anticipate, interpret and interpret complex issues impacting on functional area.
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • A continuous improvement mind-set.
  • Willingness to travel to all Group operations within Africa.

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