Dispatch Manager: FMCG and/or Foods Indutries - JhbFull job descriptionOur client, a leading supplier of food and meat products to the Restaurant and Hospitality Industry, wants to appoint an experienced Dispatch Manager at their branch in Johannesburg. Interested candidates with around 3 years’ experience in dispatch and distribution operations should apply. If in a FMCG and/or the Foods Industry, it would be a benefit.Requirements:1. DISPATCH.· Plan, manage and evaluate all logistics operations.· Manage, motivate and control all the staff working in your section on a daily basis.· Ensure that your line supervisors adhere to your instructions and perform their duties as per their job descriptions.· Co-ordinate and handle the dispatch of goods.· Plan the daily routes of all delivery vehicles.· Ensure the sorting of picking slips into routes and ensure that all deliveries can be made with the available trucks, if there is a problem report to Operations Manager.· Ensure the timely loading of vehicles according to planned routes.· Ensure that all goods are double checked for deviations from quality standards before loading.· Handle and resolve customer enquiries about deliveries.· Manage the documentation and allocation of all products returned from customers.· Take all measures possible to prevent stock losses or theft of company property.· Manage and ensure that all stock produced, is collected and sorted into the different routes in the Dispatch freezer.2. VEHICLES.· Check and inspect all trucks for damages, cleanliness, general maintenance and refrigeration.· Check that trip sheets are completed daily.· Check that all necessary equipment is available i.e. spare wheel, jack and emergency triangle.· Ensure that all trucks are serviced within specified schedules.· Ensure that all vehicles licences are renewed prior to expiry.· Ensure that all service records for all vehicles are completed / filed.· Ensure that a petrol log is kept for each truck.· Monitor vehicle movement on a continuous basis during the day and address deviations.· Make sure that all drivers have valid PDP licences and are renewed annually prior to expiry.· Keep all truck & drivers documentation on file.Requirements:· Minimum of grade 12/matric· At least 3 years’ experience in a Dispatch Supervisory/Manager role· If in a FMCG and/or Food Industry it would be a benefit.· Must be computer literate – MS Office Suit (Word, Outlook and Excel)· Own transport and a valid drivers’ license· Candidates should be energetic and be able to apply attention to detail· Excellent verbal and written communication skills· Speak fluently Afrikaans and EnglishJob Type: Full-timePay: R25 000,00 - R30 000,00 per monthAbility to commute/relocate:Johannesburg, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)Education:High School (matric) (Required)Experience:Dispatch and Distribution Manager: 3 years (Required)Dispatch in FMCG and/or Food Industry: 2 years (Preferred)Language:Afrikaans and English (Required)License/Certification:Drivers' License (Required)
