Logistics Consultant
Silk Road Consulting
- Stellenbosch, Western Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ability to provide excellent customer service and to build relationships.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Analytical ability.
- Organised and keeping track of transactions.
- Prepared to solve operational problems after hours.
- Prepared to travel.
- Building and maintaining relationships with new and existing clients, including regular visits.
- Negotiating new contracts.
- Negotiate transport rates with clients and transporters.
- Manage volumes allocated to us.
- Understand the running cost of a vehicle to determine CPK’s.
- Analyse commodity trends and adapt to market fluctuations.
- Keep track of the daily and monthly budgets.
- Adding new clients and transporters to our existing book.
- Maintain established admin procedures.
- Develop relationships with current transporters, clients and truck drivers.
- Follow up with transporters to determine accurate ETA’s of trucks.
- Good communication with clients keeping them informed about the status of the cargo.
- Build good relationships with loading and off-loading points.
- Identify key role players at loading and off-loading points.
- Weekly planning and forecasting of truck movements.
- Build client relations and support drivers at loading and off-loading points.
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