Logistics Manager

7 months ago

Kempton Park, South Africa AVI Limited Full time

**AVI Ltd. **is known for its leading household brands across many categories including: hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.

**NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED** operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range.

An exciting opportunity exists for a **Logistics Manager **at **NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED NBL Isando Coffee and Creamer. **The successful incumbent will be responsible for

**Line Manager**: Operations Executive

**Job Specification**:
**Key Performance Areas**:

- Managing the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) function for Coffee & Creamer including purchasing (call-offs) of Raw and Packaging material to ensure all material required by production is available in time and in full; effective communication and coordination with the Central Procurement function to support Strategic Sourcing Strategies and to ensure supplier relationships are established and maintained; monitor supplier performance, escalate and/or take the necessary actions to correct or improve.
- Warehousing and Inventory Management of raw and packaging materials, as well as manage the logistics of finished goods from factory to internal or customer DC’s. This includes managing stock levels for all raw material and packaging; managing stock accuracy through cycle counts, stock count report and variance analysis to minimize stock losses.
- Responsible for the creation of robust and feasible Production Schedules, based on the weekly Production Plan from the Central Planning Function, with the aim of delivering the production plan in full to maximize customer service levels whilst minimizing factory cost at optimal efficiency levels.
- Actively manage the subcontracting processes with external parties to ensure product delivery at targeted cost, including good inventory management at all times.
- Managing the sourcing processes of factory owned indirect spend items, including MRO, general spend and services.
- Drive adherence to SHE, GMP and Food Safety policies and standards within the warehouse and in the factory and ensure minimum safety and legislative requirements are met.
- Effectively empower and develop staff through goal setting and performance management in order to enable them to contribute effectively and make the right decisions.
- Implement the appropriate operational strategy to deliver the business goals set.
- Effectively manage operational budget and drive profitability.
- Actively drive new product development (NPD) process within the factory to ensure vertical innovation launch.
- Be the catalyst for a high performance culture in the plant and within the organisation.
- Review and maintain SOP’s (standard operating procedures) for the various functions in your control

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Experience**:

- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a manufacturing/warehouse/logistics environment
- Direct FMCG / manufacturing industry experience
- Previous experience within Food Manufacturing would be advantageous
- A track record of delivering excellent results across key performance areas

**Qualifications**:

- Completed business related degree or qualification

**Additional Requirements**:

- Proven experience of managing people, their performance, their careers
- Industrial Relations (managing poor performance, disciplinary hearings)
- Inventory Management Processes and Systems
- Knowledge and understanding of MRP and SAP
- Computer literacy (MS Office,
- Supply chain management
- Procurement processes
- Planning and scheduling

**Competencies**:

- Problem solving with high levels of initiative
- Self-driven and motivated with an independent mind-set
- Work independently without supervision
- Tolerate high levels of stress in a pressurized environment
- Interpretation of data and Report writing skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Committed to continuous improvement
- Supervisory skills
- Strong negotiation skills
- Ability to work with diverse teams across all levels of the company
- Customer centric
- High levels of energy with sense of urgency
- Determination with a positive outlook
- Strong coordinating, organising and planning skills

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