Transport Manager

1 week ago


Durban, South Africa RCL FOODS Careers Full time

**RCL Foods** is recruiting for a driven, highly energized, collaborative and people orientated **Transport Manager** within the baking business unit.

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

This role is a **Permanent role.**

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- **Strategy Execution**
- Work in conjunction with the Regional Operations Manager and the National Transport Manager to co-create the national and provincial transport management
- Work closely with the Warehouse Management to ensure the delivery of an integrated supply chain benefit and strategic target
- Drive the implementation of improvements in transport operations to achieve significant gains in
- Ensure the implementation of transport operations and maintenance policies and procedures across the region.
- **Fleet Optimisation**
- Ensure effective forward planning through direct and regular interaction with cross-functional planning and operations teams.
- Liaise with Principals to agree the number of turns and deliveries receiving managers and controllers to facilitate turnaround.
- Monitor exception and utilisation reports on a daily basis and follow up on non
- conformances or inefficiencies to ensure fleet
- Ensure vehicle maintenance programmes adhere to company policy and manufacturer
- Direct investigations to verify and resolve customer
- Conduct investigations in cooperation with government agencies to determine causes of transportation accidents and to improve safety
- Analyse regional transport costs and other financial information in order to implement plans, budgets and interventions that increase profits and improve
- Negotiate and authorise contracts with equipment and materials suppliers, and monitor contract
- Participate in daily management meetings to ensure alignment across
- **Risk Management**
- Ensure the conformance criteria for vehicle performance and maintenance are adhered
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations governing vehicle safety, environmental controls on fuel emissions, driver hours, customs requirements, and food, livestock and hazardous goods
- Investigate and report all Injuries on Duty (IOD’s).
- **Cost Management**
- Manage and monitor the operating and maintenance costs associated with the fleet and ensure they are in line with accepted.
- **Team Management**
- Monitor team performance and provide regular performance
- Coach and support the team where necessary to achieve
- Lead the team towards meeting the strategy and targets through regular communication and utilisation of the full organisational talent management tool
- Address poor performance in individuals and teams in accordance with company policy and the relevant
- Conduct regular meetings and ensure that records are kept and shared across the team and that action plans agreed to within team meetings are delivered upon.

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Qualification and Experience**:
Minimum of a degree or diploma in logistics management

Valid Code EB drivers' licence

A minimum of 5 years in a transport/fleet management environment

**Behaviour Standards**
- Be brilliant at the basics
- Face the brutal facts
- Smash the silos
- Lead with integrity, respect and energy
- Be curious and challenge change
- Take accountability for results and people

**Knowledge**
- Supply chain principles and methodologies
- Company and Group economics (supply and demand)
- Transport and road regulations and bylaws
- Transport performance benchmarks
- Vehicle specifications

**Skills**
- Financial management
- Planning, organisation and coordination
- Relationship building
- Computer literacy (MS Office)
- Verbal and written communication
- Interpersonal
- Logical thinking
- Innovative and creative thinking
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Decision-making
- Analytical and evaluative thinking

**Attributes**
- Initiative and assertiveness
- Tolerance of stress and pressure
- Attention to detail
- Deadline driven
- Able to prioritise
- Organisational awareness
- People management
- High-energy self-starter as well as collaborative team player


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