DC Operations Manager Cape Town (Brackengate DC)

Massmart; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A retail group in South Africa is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to oversee operations within the distribution center. You will ensure compliance with company policies, manage staff performance, and drive efficiency. Requirements include a Grade 12 certificate and a relevant degree, with at least 3 years of Supply Chain experience. The role emphasizes proactive problem solving, effective communication, and team development.

Benefits

Equal opportunity employer policy

Qualifications

• 3 years of appropriate Supply Chain experience.
• Appropriate IR Management experience.

Responsibilities

• Control the implementation and monitoring of the Succession Planning.
• Ensure that all critical positions are filled in line with business requirements.
• Ensure that the efficiency % is in line with the set targets.

Skills

Demonstrating conceptual ability

Managing change

Planning and organizing resources

Problem solving skills

Building & maintaining relationships

Communicating and influencing

Building effective teams

Managing ethics & compliance

Knowledge of organizational procedures and policies

WMS Knowledge

Education

Matric/Grade 12

NQF Level 7/ Relevant Tertiary Qualification/Degree in Supply Chain

Job description

“We encourage people with disabilities to apply.”

Summary

To ensure the control and effective management of all operation within the DC, in line with set targets and budgets. To ensure full compliance to company policies and procedures, legislations and business requirements. To ensure efficient and effective execution of tasks and activities within the DC.

Responsibilities

People (Performance & Development)

• To control the implementation and monitoring of the Succession Planning within all areas of responsibility.
• Ensure that all critical positions are filled in line with the business requirements and in conjunction with the Employment Equity Act
• Ensuring solutions are provided on areas where KRA’S are not met.

Culture & Innovation

• To set and maintain acceptable levels of performance within all areas of responsibilities as per Labor Standards.

Finance

• To ensure that the Site achieves an acceptable Shrinkage result within the set budgets.
• Ensure that planning is conducted in line with set budgets and targets.
• To ensure that the efficiency % is in line with the Set Targets.

Task Execution

• Ensure that all stock is handled and stored in a manner that reduces processing time, improves efficiencies and reduces damages and risk to goods.
• Participate and give input of the business plan (Budgeting and forecasting)
• Ensure route file optimization standards are met.
• Identification, development and implementation of policies and procedures which relate to day to day operational activities in as far as Systems and Physical aesthetics are concerned
• Ensure that the DC Operational and support team structures is resourced by motivated & empowered staff & lead by sound performance management & transformational leadership practices
• Ensure that the required departmental & Supplier meetings are in place in order to communicate work load and action plans.
• Liaise with different stakeholders to eliminate challenges.Management of time and attendance of subordinates.
• Create awareness of the Supply Chain Strategy and Vision.
• Utilization of dashboards, scorecards; to determine challenges and identification of underlining issues.
• Full compliance to legislative requirements.
• Conducting of disciplinary processes, by means of chairing or initiation.
• Continuous interaction with co-workers and subordinates to ensure that deadlines and goals are achieved.
• Ensure that all customer expectations are met by means of achieving SLA requirements for both internal en external customers.
• Ensure that in depth investigations are conducted on all system and process issues highlighted.
• Ensure that suppliers are managed in accordance with the supplier induction rules set
• Ensure that the planning of stock take is executed
• Ensure that quality checks are done on product before the goods are allocated into the warehouse or loaded
• Demonstrate a commitment to decreasing the total delivered cost of products for the organization as a whole.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Matric/Grade 12
• NQF Level 7/ Relevant Tertiary Qualification/Degree in Supply Chain.

Experience

• 3 Years appropriate Supply Chain Experience.
• Appropriate IR Management Experience

Competencies & Skills

Functional

• Demonstrating conceptual ability
• Managing change,
• Planning and organizing resources
• Problem solving skills
• Building & maintaining relationship with all internal and external customers
• Communicate and influence
• Building Effective teams
• Manage ethics & compliance
• Knowledge of organizational procedures and policies.
• WMS Knowledge

Behavioral

• Open and honest communication
• Controlling of resources and operational activities
• Diplomacy, respect, sensitivity and self-control is maintained in all interactions with colleagues in own, other departments and customer
• Pursuing learning opportunities and self-development
• Reporting – operational, management and exception reporting
• Reasonable ancillary duties requested by Management are carried out as instructed

Massmart is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all people including people with disabilities to apply for the role.

Please note that only the following information is required in your CV:

Contact details (email and contact number); Full name; Date of birth; Race; Gender; Disability status; Location (Current city/town of residence); Qualifications and training; Work experience; Memberships (if any); Personal and technical skills, including computer literacy.