Depot Manager/ Contracts Manager

2 weeks ago


Pinetown, South Africa F & G Sourcing Specialist Full time

Our **Retail Logistics Client** is currently looking for a **Depot Manager/ Contracts Manager** to join their team based in **Westmead, DBN**

**Overall Role Function**

The overall objective of this contracts manager role is to effectively manage and oversee all operational and tactical aspects of the depot from productivity (of staff and vehicles) and maintenance to ensuring that policies and procedures are followed and clients’ SLAs are achieved.

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Matric
- Computer Literacy (MS Office, Outlook)
- Advanced Studies (Tertiary Diploma/Degree) advantageous
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in transport environment
- Proven track record managing portfolio of customers
- Experience in managing a team
- Specific industry experience beneficial

**Responsibilities**
- **Budget Control**:_Sign off, manage target and budget goals on a monthly basis whilst ensuring effective control of costs for the operations to increase cost efficiency in the depot.
- Creditors - Ensure all invoices and PO’s are signed off and submitted to Finance. Follow up on outstanding money
- Insurance claims, traffic fines, vehicle maintenance
- Management of driver hours
- Budget and Resource Planning - Use relevant data and analysis to give input into budget preparation for the division/depot.
- Increase productivity, assets capacity and flexibility while minimising unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards
- Allocate resources effectively and fully utilise assets to produce optimal results
- Plan, organise, direct and run optimum day-to-day operations
- **Client Service**:_
- Partnership Management - Cultivate objective working relationships with variety of stakeholders (e.g. HR team, IT, Clients)
- Client Relationship Management - Daily client interactions on the frontline. Solve challenges and queries to reduce complaints.
- Depot and Service Excellence - Enable depot service delivery through implementing systems and processes to improve service and implement quality systems and metrics for management

**Site Management**
- Operational Execution: _Oversee and manage fleet/operations managers
- Manage the washbay
- Manage the workshop
- Manage the diesel
- **Reporting**:_
- Prepare and submit weekly operational stats
- Prepare and submit weekly financial flash to clients
- Prepare, analyse and submit monthly operational stats

**Operational Efficiencies**:

- Work with team to deliver operational efficiencies
- Delivery of superior quality customer experiences within SLA
- Fleet management
- **Staff Management**:_
- _Personal Development _Manage own development to increase own competencies for the position function and future leadership growth opportunities
- _People Management _Plan and manage performance, skills development and team motivation. Achieve efficiencies and increase competencies. Address employee’s issues or grievances Management of drivers performance, i.e. weekly monitoring of their consumption per km, daily debrief and weekly reports indicating outliers. Driver PDP and licenses Manage drivers’ leave and overtime (update daily)
- _Teamwork _Support effective teamwork within depot/branch.

**Salary is Market related**: R30 000 -R40 000 Neg depending on experience

**Salary**: R25,000.00 - R40,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- transport environment: 5 years (required)
- cold storage: 5 years (required)
- retail: 5 years (required)

**Language**:

- Afrikaans (required)



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