Senior Depot Manager

**Introduction**

Vhembe Milling (Pty) Ltd is one of four subsidiaries of VKB Agri Processors (Pty) Ltd, the agri-processing division of the VKB Group. The VKB Group is a significant role player in the agricultural industry in South Africa and strives, through best practices, continuous improvement and world-class operations, to add meaningful value to the industry.

VKB Milling (Pty) Ltd operates white maize mills in Mokopane and Louis Trichardt in Limpopo, and Mashishing in Mpumalanga, as well as a wheat mill and bakery in Frankfort in the Free State.

The company offers employees the opportunity to utilise and develop their skills and knowledge in a challenging and rewarding work environment.

**Requirements**:

- Grade 12/ NQF4
- 3 - 5 years' experience in a similar role within the retail sector
- Continuously adding value to the industry through reaching the organizations' strategic and operational goals
- Intermediate to Advanced Computer skills in the MS Office package.
- ** Duties and Responsibilities**

Financial management, budget vs performance, Forcasts of stock movement and analysis.
- Personell management
- Premises, neat and organized
- Stock Management, ensure stock counts takes place, stock orders are done accurately in in timely manner and receiving of stock and selling thereof is done accurately and according to policies and procedures.
- Managment meetings with area management are done and meetings with depot staff also take place.
- Ensure maintenance are done as per manual and managed according to budget, al expenses to be communicated to manager.
- Monitor fuel consumption of all vehicles and machinery on site, deviations to be communicated to direct manager immediately.
- Ensure premises adhere to food safety standards.
- Zero tolerance towards substandard quality.
- Manage risk within depot with regards to Health and Safety
- Identify and resolve processes compromising Food Safety and Health and Safety.
- Management of Fuel movement, including reconciliation, ordering and consumption reports
- Cost Control and effective fleet control within depots.
- Report on fleet movement with emphasis on planning and usage patterns (Highs and lows)
- Effective utilization of fleet
- Optimum stock levels
- Limit losses of stock
- Customer service to increase revenue
- Dealing with complaints, and problem solving
- Managing of expenses
- Promotions and action plans to increase revenue and boost sales
- Submit reports of financial progress
- Develop, motivate and manage team
- Ensure registers and overtime sheets/roosters are up to date and completed according to policies and procedures
- Action with regards to disciplinary process
- Ensure optimum staff levels are available and work ready
- Ensure regular training are done internally and externally and training registers are up to date
- Ensure Stock counts take place
- Placing of orders (correct product available at the correct time for the correct price)
- Receiving of stock in line with policies and procedures.
- Point of sales are neat and transactions are done correctly in line with policies and procedures.
- Merchandizing of stock are on standard, and depot is neat and clean to provide a good customer experience.
- Reliever for Depot Supervisor.

**Skills**
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently
- Conflict Management
- Communication skills
- Mentoring

**Other Information**
- The company can expire jobs at any time at their own discretion.
- VKB Group is an equal opportunity employer. VKB Group’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to VKB Group’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. VKB Group actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities
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