Depot Manager

The incumbent will be responsible for managing the daily operations of the depot to ensure operational efficiency and the achievement of operational targets.

**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**
- Bachelor's degree/National Diploma in Management or Business Administration or equivalent qualification
- 5 years administration experience in a manufacturing/FMCG environment
- Experience in an animal feeds environment will be an advantage

**KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS**
- Manage operational assets including stock, vehicles, consumables, maintenance requirements of vehicles and stock.
- Responsible for budgeting, forecasting revenue, and profitability and ensuring prescribed financial processes are implemented and adhered to.
- Manage delivery costs, plan and ensure effective delivery and distribution stock.
- Build and maintain sound relationships with internal and extern clients and ensure that client queries and complaints are resolved timeously
- Manage bulk deliveries from Eloff factory that needs to be bagged off in 10, 40 or 50kg bags with recons per batch.
- Detailed recon on FIFO on bagged product with stapelkaart per product. No expired stock.
- Ensure minimum stock level is kept at all times. Update list every 3 months & quantities with TA’s.
- Detailed recon of rework per product. Must be split per product group, mash and pellets to go back to Eloff factory for rework
- Optimum utilization of bag offline & reduce downtime.
- Manage optimum utilization of delivery vehicles.
- Manage waste generation and stock losses.
- Do job observations per activity & change if need be.
- Overall responsibility for ensuring compliance with and maintaining health and safety standards in line with legislative requirements and company policy.
- Manage employee key performance areas, identify training and development requirements, and ensure fair disciplinary action to address deviations.

**TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES**
- Stress and crisis management
- Numerical skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Computer literacy, highly competent in Excel
- Must have planning, organizing and prioritizing skills

**BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES**
- Assertive
- Self-starter who is positively motivated
- Must be diligent and innovative
- Be a Team Player,
- Good communication abilities
- Attention to detail

**Closing date: 30 October 2024