Cold Store Manager

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa Southern African Fruit Terminals (SAFT) Full time

The **Southern African Fruit Terminals **(**SAFT) Group** is a well-established player in cold storage solutions for fruit and other perishables industries, with several state-of-the-art facilities throughout the Western Cape.

Beyond its local footprint, SAFT is proud to be part of the **SEA-invest Group** in Belgium. SEA-invest is one of the world’s largest terminal operators for dry bulk, fruit and liquid bulk. The group has established a worldwide reputation in the field of stevedoring, transport, warehousing and other port related activities. SEA-invest is active in no less than 25 ports spread across two continents and is integrated in a great number of industries.

We are looking for a professional to join us as **Cold Store Manager** with a strong background in Cold Chain/Cold Storage. The successful incumbent will have full responsibility for a stand-alone cold storage facility delivering exceptional experience to our customers.

We offer a unique opportunity that is certain to accelerate your career. When you join our team, you join a values-based work environment where you can shape and drive solutions and be part of building a high-performing team.

The position is based in Cape Town at our SAFT Atlantic cold store facility.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Profit & Loss**
- Manage budget and P&L of the facility.
- Manage new and existing customer base.
- Manage site performance (cost/utilization)
- Continuous improvement and successful implementation thereof.
- Ensure profitability and sustainability of the facility.

**Operational Excellence**
- Manage the entire operations of the cold store facility.
- Oversee and manage adherence to PPECB cold chain standard operating protocols and SAFT Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Drive Health & Safety compliance and adherence in order to ensure a safe working environment.
- Process and cost management.
- Resources management.

**People Management**
- Instill a culture of high-performance whereby employee productivity and performance are enhanced within a positive, healthy, and vibrant environment.
- Oversee the implementation of training linked to cooling solutions and client.
- Ensure that staff discipline is maintained and consistently applied.

**Client Management**
- Build effective relationship with clients and key stakeholders to maintain and increase volumes.
- Develop and/or improve value proposition to customers.
- Tertiary degree and minimum 5 years’ experience as Cold Store Manager.
- Extensive operational knowledge of cold chain logistics.
- Proven industry knowledge in fruit and vegetable products.
- Financial acumen.
- Strong leadership and proven ability to manage and develop staff at all levels.
- Collaboration and influencing skills.
- Stakeholder management and customer-centric competencies.

**CLOSING DATE: 7 JUNE 2023**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

COVID-19 considerations:
All employees and clients are required to adhere to company COVID-19 protocols.

**Education**:

- Bachelors (preferred)

**Experience**:

- similar role: 5 years (preferred)

Application Deadline: 2023/06/07


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