Despatch Clerk

**RCL Foods** is recruiting for a driven, highly energized **Despatch Clerk** within the baking business unit.

This role will be based in **Durban **and reporting to the Distribution Manager.

This role is a **Permanent role.**

**Duties & Responsibilities**:
**Stock Management**
Verify stock handover from previous shift
Ensure cages are locked
Ensure stock that is pulled from production is signed for by dispatch clerk and production supervisor
Ensure stock is loaded according to company safety standards
Ensure stock is loaded in such a way as to prevent damage to the stock
On vehicle return, count returns and issue credit notes for the driver or customer when Returns Clerk is
not present
Ensure good stock returns are returned to dispatch cages
Ensure damaged returns are moved to the damage container
Conduct cycle count of stock in dispatch to ensure it balances and provide reasons if not balancing
Accurate receipting and dispatching of confectionary according to SOP

**Crate Control**
Ensure the integrity of crate movement within JDE
Conduct a crate count of all Sunshine crates on the company premises daily
Report any crate discrepancies to the dispatch supervisor
On vehicle return, count number of crates on the vehicle, enter onto crate sheet and issue crate slip to
driver

**Transactional Duties**
Print accumulative sales report and loading sheet
Give instructions to loaders which stock to be pulled and loaded, quantity and type
Process sales of bread to customers, inclusive of damages
Do cash up on cash sales and balance to invoices
Ensuring the invoices for all drivers and customers are printed correctly and given to drivers once
vehicle loaded and he’s ready for departure
Transfer stock to reflect accurately on the driver’s route location
Record special requests in request book and give to the production supervisor
Complete handover sheet for next shift and inform next shift clerk about any important information he
needs to know

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Education**
Grade 12, Matric pass rate with a maths pass rate
above 60%

**Skills**
Ability to read, write, understand and communicate in
English.
Good numeracy

**Experience**
1 -2 years experience in a dispatch department
FMCG experience is advantageous
Experience working with JDE advantageous