Senior Transport Manager

**Job requirements**:

- World-Class logistic company is seeking for the Transport Manager that offers extensive experience to successfully lead transport operations by actioning strategic plans in alignment with the overall business strategy.
- The incumbent need to demonstrate key business stakeholders’ management capabilities. The individual needs to demonstrate expertise in effectively managing resources and workforce in order to continually achieve corporate objectives while maximizing profits.

**Required skills**:

- Stakeholder Management capabilities
- Financial Acumen
- Budget Planning and Management
- Cost reduction - People Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Strategic Team Leadership
- Business Development
- Analytical Problem-solving
- Process and System Development and Implementation
- Effective communications on all levels within the organization and customers
- Ability to work in a structured and methodical manner, ensuring accuracy
- Good communication skills (oral & written)
- Ability to work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Shows initiative and problem solving
- Computer literate with advanced knowledge of MS Programs
- A Team Player
- Independent and structured
- After hours and weekend work at short notice
- Innovative
- Budget

**Job responsibilities**:
**Operations Management which includes**:

- Provide sufficient management information and or visibility to enhance decision-making
- Local distribution
- Cross border distribution
- Own and Sub-contractor management and compliance
- Fleet management

**Manage and build customer relationship with contractors**
- Building and maintaining customer relationships.
- Monitoring company performance against service level agreements.
- Ensuring processes and procedures comply with legislation, customer requirements, as well as operational demands

**Manage People**
- Manage resourcing of the operation with management of a combination of flexible and non
- flexible staff
- Develop and motivate staff
- Monitor and coordinate activities and performance of staff.
- Training and development
- Directing and monitoring staff operations.

**Manage compliance within the transport department**
- **Coordination and management of activities that ensure relevant compliance in the following areas**:

- Occupational compliance
- Road Traffic Act Rail Safety
-Mine Safety
- Transportation of Hazardous goods
- TFR Requirements
- ISO 9001, 14001, 18001 and 22000
- Internal financial controls
- Ensuring fleet operations comply with all legal and operational regulations.
- Monitoring fleet availability and utilization.
- Commissioning new vehicles as required.

**Quality Control**
- Evaluate and monitor the quality of processes and implement corrective action:

- ISO 9001 ISO 9001, 14001, 18001 and 22000
- Customer specific standard
- Internal
- Housekeeping

**Administration**

Approve and implement corrective action where necessary in relation to the following reports:

- Approve purchase orders in line with Limits of Authority.
- Provide input into the budget process.
- Conduct and plan self-audits.
- Sub-contractor management
- Reviewing monthly reports in order to determine operational effectiveness.

**Finance Management**
- Effectively controlling and reporting on expenditure.
- Developing and providing annual budget recommendations for fleet and sub-contractor operations.
- Developing the annual fleet and subcontractor budget.

**Specific Requirements/Additional information**
- 15 years or more experience in transport management
- 10 years senior management experience
- Rail and Road transport operations experience in South Africa and neighbouring countries
- Exposure to managing outsourced sub-contractors and drivers
- Technically sound in Transport Operations Management
- Experience in Fleet Management
- Knowledge of Fuel Management
- Cost Reduction Strategies
- Data Analysis and Reporting
- SHEQ/Risk Management
- Must have own motor vehicle and valid driver’s license
- Passport

**Qualification**:

- Degree or Diploma in Logistics / Supply chain and Bachelor of Commerce or discipline or similar.
- Industry qualification an advantage
- ICDL Certificate