Logistics Manager, Queenstown

In brief

**Overview** This role is for a permanent Logistics Manager position based in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, as advertised by Sheldon Recruitment. The company is seeking an individual to oversee and manage comprehensive logistics operations. **What you will do** The successful applicant will be responsible for a wide range of logistics management functions, including: * **Transport Management**: Planning, coordinating, and overseeing daily transport and distribution activities; developing and implementing effective transport schedules, delivery routes, load planning, and vehicle allocation; monitoring fleet utilisation, vehicle availability, fuel consumption, maintenance costs, and overall transport efficiency; ensuring vehicles are maintained in a roadworthy condition; managing relationships with third-party transporters, subcontractors, and service providers; monitoring driver performance, productivity, attendance, conduct, and compliance; ensuring compliance with applicable road traffic legislation, transport regulations, driver working-hour requirements, and health and safety standards; investigating transport-related incidents, accidents, delays, customer complaints, and delivery discrepancies; controlling transport expenditure; ensuring accurate completion and control of delivery notes, trip sheets, vehicle inspection checklists, proof of delivery, and other transport documentation; tracking deliveries and collections, communicating delays proactively; and identifying opportunities to improve route efficiency, reduce empty running, optimise load capacity, and minimise transport costs. * **Warehousing and Distribution Management**: Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the warehouse, including receiving, offloading, put-away, storage, picking, packing, staging, loading, and dispatch; ensuring all incoming and outgoing stock is accurately checked, recorded, and processed; maintaining accurate inventory records and ensuring physical stock corresponds with system balances; implementing regular cycle counts, stocktakes, and investigations into stock variances; ensuring effective warehouse layout, space utilisation, stock rotation, and storage practices; implementing and maintaining appropriate stock control procedures (e.g., FIFO or FEFO); ensuring customer orders are picked, checked, packed, and dispatched accurately and within required timeframes; monitoring warehouse productivity, order fulfilment accuracy, dispatch turnaround times, and stock accuracy; maintaining appropriate housekeeping standards and ensuring facilities, equipment, and material-handling machinery are safe and fit for purpose; ensuring stock is stored securely and protected against damage, theft, contamination, deterioration, and unauthorised access; coordinating warehouse activities with procurement, production, sales, customer service, and transport teams; managing warehouse equipment and ensuring inspections and maintenance are conducted; and investigating operational bottlenecks to improve warehouse capacity, productivity, and service levels. * **Staff and Team Management**: Leading, supervising, and developing transport and warehouse personnel; establishing clear responsibilities, performance standards, work schedules, and operational targets; monitoring employee productivity, attendance, overtime, discipline, and compliance; conducting performance reviews, coaching, and training; identifying skills gaps and arranging appropriate training; promoting teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement, and a culture of safety; and ensuring adequate staffing levels to meet operational requirements. * **Health, Safety, Security, and Compliance**: Ensuring compliance with applicable occupational health and safety requirements, road transport legislation, company policies, and relevant industry standards; implementing safe operating procedures for vehicles, warehouse equipment, loading bays, storage areas, and manual handling activities; conducting regular workplace inspections, risk assessments, and safety audits; ensuring accidents, injuries, near misses, vehicle incidents, and stock losses are reported, investigated, and addressed; enforcing the correct use of personal protective equipment and safe handling procedures; maintaining effective security controls for vehicles, warehouse premises, inventory, keys, access points, and operational documentation; and ensuring all required permits, licences, vehicle documentation, inspection records, and safety records are valid and up to date. * **Cost Control and Budget Management**: Preparing and managing transport and warehousing budgets; monitoring operational expenditure and identifying opportunities to reduce costs; analysing cost per kilometre, cost per delivery, cost per tonne or pallet, warehouse cost per unit handled, and other relevant cost measures; controlling fuel usage, vehicle maintenance, overtime, casual labour, equipment hire, and third-party logistics expenditure; investigating budget variances and implementing corrective measures; supporting procurement negotiations for transport services, warehouse equipment, consumables, and operational contracts; and developing business cases for operational improvements, additional capacity, fleet changes, or warehouse investments. * **Reporting and Performance Management**: Compiling and submitting daily, weekly, and monthly operational reports; monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) and implementing corrective actions; analysing operational trends, identifying recurring problems, and recommending practical improvements to management; maintaining accurate operational records; providing management with visibility of operational risks, service failures, cost pressures, and capacity constraints; and participating in management meetings and contributing to operational planning and business improvement initiatives. **Requirements (from the original advert)** Applicants are required to meet the following criteria: * Grade 12 with Bachelor’s degree in Logistics or Supply Chain * Minimum 5 years’ management experience in a logistics position is essential coupled with related work experience in warehousing, storage, retail and admin * Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, along with the ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels of the organization **Who should apply** The ideal candidate is an experienced Logistics Manager who possesses a Bachelor's degree in Logistics or Supply Chain and has a minimum of five years of management experience within a logistics role. This individual should also have relevant work experience in warehousing, storage, retail, and administration. Crucially, they must demonstrate strong interpersonal and presentation skills, alongside the ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders across all organisational levels. The salary for this position is R640,000 – R700,000 per annum, dependent on experience. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/logistics-manager-queenstown-sheldon-recruitment Source: myjobmag

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