Lead : Shift

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Overview This document outlines the role of a Lead: Shift at DHL Supply Chain. The position is a management role focused on overseeing operational shifts, ensuring key performance indicators are met, managing teams and budgets, maintaining compliance with company policies and statutory regulations, and driving a positive team culture within a logistics and warehousing environment. What you will do * Drive and develop team culture, morale, and building activities. * Deliver Key Performance Indicators and financial performance measures. * Ensure compliance with statutory and Company Policies and Procedures, including Health and Safety, Employment Equity, Labour relations, Legislative, and Environmental issues. * Manage HR Issues, including Industrial Relations, appropriate staffing levels, performance, training, development, productivity, recruitment, and retention. * Implement and support organizational change initiatives. * Conduct Quality Control and ensure compliance to Standard Operating Procedures. * Manage operations within the budget set by the client. * Deliver a safe, secure, clean, and fair work environment for Team Members. * Translate, analyze, and deliver customer needs through effective operations. * Provide effective Leadership and Management to operational and administrative teams. * Maintain appropriate information/reporting systems to monitor depot/site performance. * Ensure daily or weekly workload planning and volume forecasting routines are accomplished. * Maintain and continuously review stock control procedures for theoretical and physical stock reconciliation. * Maintain effective relationships with customers, focusing on their needs and gaining commitment. * Develop and deliver high quality, innovative products, services, or solutions. * Gain management and colleague support to meet customer needs. * Ensure strategies and plans are aligned with broader organizational strategy and reflect diverse views. * Communicate strategy and establish clear, challenging, and achievable objectives. * Align resources and the organization within own area of responsibility to achieve objectives. * Regularly review and communicate progress against objectives, adjusting as needed. * Champion continuous improvement and innovation. * Inspire results and respect through empowerment, accountability, recognition, and rewards. * Provide candid and regular feedback, supporting and inspiring the development of others. * Convey a clear sense of personal goals and values. * Actively seek feedback to improve performance, develop new skills, and modify behaviours. * Take personal responsibility for career and development. Requirements (from the original advert) * Computer literacy * Communication skills (both written and verbal) * Ability to work within a rapidly changing environment * Deadline driven * 4-5 years Logistics / Warehousing experience * Experience in enforcement of Health & Safety procedures and identification of hazards * Ability to achieve work targets and willingness to take on additional roles / responsibilities * Ability to work under pressure * Matric (equivalent to high school diploma) * Tertiary qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Warehousing, and/or Business Management * 3 years practical management experience Who should apply Candidates should possess a strong background in logistics and warehousing operations, with a minimum of 4-5 years experience, coupled with at least 3 years of practical management experience. A tertiary qualification in a relevant field such as Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Warehousing, or Business Management is essential, along with a Matric certificate. The ideal candidate will be a computer literate, deadline-driven individual with excellent communication skills, capable of managing teams, budgets, and operational performance under pressure and in a rapidly changing environment. They must be proactive in ensuring compliance with company policies and statutory regulations, including HR and Health & Safety, and committed to continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, and the development of their team and themselves. Deadline Not specified Reference Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/lead-shift-dhl-supply-chain Source: myjobmag

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