Logistics Coordinator

Tertiary Qualification(s):

• Matric.  
• Tertiary qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering an advantage.
• Experience in planning, warehouse and transport industry.
• Computer Literacy Level;
• Knowledge in WMS and TMS software/apps
• Highly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint for data management and reporting 

Job-related Requirements:

• Experience in expediting, planning, scheduling & balancing of workload
• Experience in a warehousing environment
• Intricate understanding of work balancing and capacity planning between multiple departments within an operation to find synergies to be able to achieve the highest output from a limited amount of resources
• Sound and proven skills in Expediting, Planning, Organizing, Directing, Controlling & Monitoring.
• Must be able to meet and manage customer expectations and ensure compliance to Policies, Regulations, Work Instructions and Workloads.
• Good interpersonal skills for client account management.
• Very good analytical and -problem solving skills, and ability to think logically.
• Be able to lead and manage a team.
• Comfortable presenting & communicating to all levels of management

 Electives:

• Warehouse experience & understanding
• Expediting, Planning & Scheduling experience
• Experience in Automotive and Retail environmets 

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

• This role will be responsible for the expediting, planning, scheduling & balancing outbound activities to ensure internal & external requirements are met.

 DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Understand the customer’s business
• Understand the customer’s customer requirements
• Develop a strong, trusting relationship with clients
• Deep understanding of contractual SLAs & KPIs
• Adherence to HSE compliance and responsibilities
• Adherence to tasks not stipulated in job profile i.e. audit compliance, adhoc duties due to operational requirements
• Query management
• Complete daily system checks to ensure all orders are planned and executed as per customer KPI’s

Logistics Coordinator:

• Monitor the load plan and execution thereof to identify risks and deviation to ensure communication and necessary action is taken timeously (picking, loading and delivery slots).
•  Review and analyse load plan performance with the objective of improving operations -and TS SLA’s.
• Monitoring and reporting of warehouse and transport SLA's.
• Measure and report on time delivery and turnaround time.
• Update bookings/re-bookings in relevant systems.
• Be actively involved in support change initiatives.
• Job rotation amongst team members to create flexibility and personal growth.
• Consistently reviewing data to identify areas of improvement to further improve the output of the operation, load plan and deliverables within the team.
• Accurate booking & re-booking requests.
•  Order consolidation.
•  Query management and escalation.
• Reverse logistics (back door returns & upliftments) monitoring and planning.