Depot Supervisor

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Planning, execution and management of vehicle deliveries in line with the operational principles and performance standards.
- Coordinate driver turnaround in conjunction with the planning department
- Managing the applicable operational processes and disciplines
- Managing the Vehicle Delivery Tracking Systems clerical and administration functions
- Professional Interaction with customers from order management through to delivery precision
- Route planning and management including en-route fueling and overnight accommodation
- Communications with drivers from briefing to de-briefing and problems which may arise in between.
- Understand, manage and control the operational cost elements to maximize efficiencies and profitability in line with the performance expectations
- Identify logístical challenges and implement solutions
- Conduct data analysis
- Ad hoc tasks and research projects
- Daily interaction with all depot Mangers to ensure all relevant parties are kept "in the loop "
- Storage yard management
- Oversee the day-to-day handling of all operational and storage issues within the Rosslyn depot
- Managing of pilot vehicles allocated to the depot.
- Assist with disciplinary issues in the depot.
- Any reasonable instruction issued by Management

**QUALIFICATION & SKILLS REQUIRED**:

- Extensive experience in logistics and/or project management min 5 years
- Degree / Diploma in logistics or relevant tertiary education advantageous
- Management and leadership abilities
- Organized and comfortable with data analysis
- Very good geographical knowledge of RSA
- Fully conversant in Microsoft Excel and Word
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Thorough understanding of labor law in the workplace and fair labor practices
- Ability to develop and document quality processes
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Ability to fluently communicate in Zulu and/or isiXhosa would be advantageous
- Ability to create and conduct verbal, visual and written presentations
- Ability to communicate at all levels
- Mechanical appreciation
- Ability to work under pressure
- Willing to work outside normal office hours and work out of town for short periods

**TRANSPORT**:

- Must have own reliable transport