Grain Operations and Inventory Specialist

**Introduction to the VKB Group**

The VKB Group is an agricultural company, providing support to farmers and producing straight-from-the farm-foods for consumers. Apart from the various consumer brands, the VKB Group is also represented by its regional brands: VKB, GWK and NTK. Our roots are firmly planted in agriculture with farming at our core, continuously growing and evolving throughout the years.

Starting with providing everything needed on the farm to produce food, we now also operate in all areas of the food supply chain: processing, logistics, and national and global market channels.

This “house of brands” we’ve established with the support of our farmer shareholders is the foundation for building the agribusiness of the future.

**Our purpose**

**Touch lives - for the better**: We always aim to make a positive impact in people’s lives: our employees, producers, clients, communities and the larger industry. And, through collaboration with this group of people, we strive to make an even bigger and longer lasting impact in the lives of all South Africans.

**Values**

We live by five important values:
**We are HUMBLE**

We acknowledge that we are blessed

**We are HUNGRY**

We do not settle for mediocre

**We are BOLD**

We do what is right, even if it scares us

**We are SMART**

We consider our words and actions

**We are TEAM PLAYERS**

No-one can do this alone

**Our legacy**

**For the Love of the Land**: We do it all for our legacy and the love of nature, people, country, sustainability and progress.

Responsible for all GWK’s inport and export inverntory in Durban port warehouses ensuring safe storage practices are followed as well as the overall adherence & compliance to quality and grading standards. Ensuring that the SOP’s agreed with the warehouses are folowed. This will include the fumigation of inventory in warehouses as well as fumigation of shipping containers.

**Requirements**:

- Grade 12 certificate
- Minimum 3 -5 years experience in warehousing, grading and fumigation of agricultural products
- Proven industry management experience of 3-5 years is essential
- All appropriate grain grading and storage/warehousing courses are essential - Grain grading certificates essential (Maize, Ground Nuts, Lucerne)
- Warehousing experience
- Fumigation certificates essential
- Knowledge of Food Safety Policies.
- Computer Literate in MS Office
- Code 8 Driver's License and own vehicle
- Willing to travel daily between Durban port warehouses.
- Clear Criminal Record
- Medically fit
- Fluent in Afrikaans and English

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Inventory management of GWK stock in Durban Port warehouse
- Improve Sop’s to ensure that stock are handled stored and pcked in the correct manner.
- Monthly stock take of all invenrtory including packaging material and fumigants.
- Control that the warehouses follow correct storage procedures as agreed in the SOP’s..
- Stock inspections for storage insects.
- Quality Assurance and Quality Control of export products, when product arrive at the warehouse or when it is dispathed or packed in contrainers
- Handling of quality discrepencies and damaged stock
- Claims report if quality or quantity problems occur.
- Execute grading of import and export loads from GWK (Lucerne, Maize, Pecan nuts, Ground Nuts / Peanuts and Cotton) according to regulations and standards.
- Fumigation on Import and export stock
- Arrange Repacking of damaged bags / goods
- Lucerne grading confirmations, weekly lucerne stock confirmation and ensure that packaging meets set standards.
- Handling Insurance claims and investigations of inventory.
- Sale of damaged product.
- Ensure equipment is of a functional standard, maintained and calibrated where applicable;
- Report any quality discrepancies directly to the senior;
- Daily inspections to confirm that truck inspections, container inspections and warehouse inspections are completed and correctly documented by the contracted warehouse personal.
- Audit all contracted warehouses ons amontkly basis and submit reports
- Provide general support to the department such as accurate tracking of stock control cards
- Excellent customer service including dealing with queries and complaints
- Be a GWK ambassador and a good team player.

**Skills Required**:

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Computer literate
- Project Management
- Responsible
- Punctual
- Conflict management
- Good administration skills
- Good Communication skills
- Initiative
- Teamwork
- Decision making
- Leadership skills

**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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