Logistics Frontline Manager

7 months ago


Germiston, South Africa PepsiCo Full time

Overview:
**We are PepsiCo**

PepsiCo is proud to be one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies. Every day, we are dedicated to bringing our mission to create more smiles with every sip and every bite to life. Our products are enjoyed more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Our portfolio — including Lay’s, Doritos, Gatorade, Pepsi and Quaker — consists of many iconic brands that generate more than US $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales, helping to deliver more than US $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive. Through PepsiCo Positive, we are charting a new course to drive positive action for the planet and people. PepsiCo Positive is an end-to-end strategic business transformation with sustainability at the centre of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change.

In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay's, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. PepsiCo SA employs more than 13, 000 people across our three business divisions: Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice & Beverages.

**Responsibilities**:
**What we’re looking for**:
We are looking for a Logistics Frontline Manager to join our dynamic team. The role is physically located in Germiston, Gauteng reporting to the Central Distribution Center (CDC) Manager. The role is responsible to manage and control daily/weekly demand requirements within the warehouse environment on a shift basis in such a way that it drives cost, quality and efficiency. The individual is also responsible for making decisions that influence daily/weekly warehouse performance and productivity and to balance several variables to the required service level of sales.

Responsible for daily, Weekly and Monthly KPI Scorecard updates and trend analysis and decision making.
- Own and manage all CDC ad hoc projects
- Manage site Contract performance and monthly Reviews (Cleaning, Security, Pest Control etc)
- Co-ordinate OEP (Operational Excellence Programme) for the site across all department by tracking action logs and routines adherence.
- Ensure regular health, safety and Hygiene standards (AIB) are communicated, understood and maintained by all staff.
- Maintain favorable working environment with regards to company policies and procedures, recognition agreement and labour legislation.
- Manage all training plans schedule adherence for the site
- Responsible for consolidating warehouse cost for LE/AOP and productivity Inputs.
- Track and Drive warehouse productivity projects to ensure Targets are achieved
- Lead warehouse optimisation plans with all support functions
- MHE Management and liaising with Fleet department
- Maintenance of facilities and equipment to meet required standards.
- Ensure freight optimization through effective load planning
- Ensure that the optimization of the four KPI’s of cost, service, quality and people are maintained.
- Manage Isando operations including Joloda maintenance and functionality.

SDCA
- Define department using SIPOC Model
- Clearly defined PI’s and KPI’s and process maps to task levels for the department
- Effective SOP’s for all critical task’s
- Sound and effective SLA’s.
- Effective routines and Review’s
- Responsible for warehouse maturity matrix and EHS maturity CDC Target

Key Controls:

- Ensure all Key Control protocols and sampling requirements are adhered to and submitted on the GCS portal timeously.
- Ensure no outstanding PODs for the site

Cost:

- Manage cost within the AOP.
- Ensure accurate forecasts submitted for P4F and P9F
- Ensure cost per case targets are met
- Manage Pallet costs within targets set
- Manage absenteeism < 2%.
- Ensure limited use of contract labour and monitoring Deeming provision risk (only where justified and approved by HR)
- Manage all Warehouse assets.
- Drive Productivity projects

Service:

- Ensure 95% Service Level (Fill rate)
- Ensure 95% On time Delivery
- Ensure accurate and timely communication of delays to pro-actively manage customers
- Report on CDC truck Turn Around Times (TATs) are submitted timely and accurate with the associated actions to correct deviations from required numbers

People:

- Implement Monthly Site town hall
- Identify training needs for warehouse staff.
- Ensure sound management policies and practices are in place and adhered to.
- Manage contract labour (where justified) and ensure source documentation is validated on hours worked/overtime etc.
- Plan and set shifts for Warehouse employees.
- Ensure disciplinary action is taken where recurring deviations to standards


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