Depot Manager

Take 5 Madu Mageu; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Take 5 Madu Mageu in Gauteng seeks a Depot Manager to oversee storage, distribution, and day-to-day depot operations. You will ensure safety, quality, and regulatory compliance while coordinating with customers and suppliers to maintain supply chain integrity.

You will lead the depot team, monitor performance, and drive cost-efficient solutions, forecasting stock levels, delivery times, and transport costs using IT systems. Experience with logistics and telematics is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain or Operations Management.
• Experience or working knowledge of Syspro will be advantageous.
• Experience with telematics programmes such as Roadshow, DRM, Mixtelematics or ICAM.

Responsibilities

• Manage the depot, providing technical direction and ensuring safety and quality.
• Monitor movement, storage, costs, and efficiency of goods.
• Forecast stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and performance using IT systems.
• Coordinate the order cycle and related information systems.
• Oversee receipt, coordination, and safety of goods at the depot.
• Liaise with customers and suppliers and develop new contracts.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Education

Tertiary qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain or Operations Management

Tools

Syspro

Roadshow

DRM

Mixtelematics

ICAM

Job description

To manage, control and distribute all products in storage, ensuring that all materials are received, issued and counted regularly and rotated as per schedule and practice. In addition, support service issues and compile monthly benchmarking figures for the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

KPA 1: DEPOT MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES

• Assume responsibility for the management of the Depot.
• Provide technical direction on both an operational and team level.
• Monitor the quality, quantity, cost, and efficiency of the movement and storage of goods.
• Forecast stock levels, delivery times, transport costs, and performance evaluation using IT systems.
• Coordinate and control the order cycle and associated information systems.
• Establish efficient security, stock control, and optimum storage conditions for all the company's product lines.
• Oversee the receipt, coordination, and safety of goods coming through the depot.
• Liaise and negotiate with customers and suppliers.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
• Develop business by gaining new contracts, analysing logistical problems, and producing new solutions.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legal and statutory requirements and set environmental, health, safety, and quality standards.
• Ensure daily monitoring of assets, both moveable and fixed.
• Track fleet maintenance schedule weekly and ensure all vehicles are maintained in a roadworthy condition, without disruption to the supply chain.
• Monitor and maintain proper operating temperature of storage facility, including quarterly maintenance of the cooling system.
• Oversee the general upkeep and maintenance of the distribution site and infrastructure.

KPA 2: TEAM MANAGEMENT

• Motivate, organize, and encourage teamwork.
• Ensure set productivity targets are met.
• Monitor staff performance and progress.
• Communicate with other departments, staff groups, and customers.
• Brief team members on daily issues.
• Follow the Companies disciplinary guidelines and procedures as and when required, HR to be consulted and informed of any actions to be taken.

KPA 3: DEPOT LEADERSHIP

• Manage the depot within time and budget limits.
• Plan, select, develop, and maintain suitable team capabilities for the function.
• Identify and timely address functional-related problems and opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
• Provide technical direction.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legal and statutory requirements and nationally accepted environmental, health, safety, and quality standards.

KPA 4: INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

• Keep stocks of goods in line with agreed parameters, balancing efficiencies and effectiveness.
• Calculate and compile monthly benchmarking figures to achieve objectives.
• Manage the quality levels in line with company quality principles to satisfy both company and customer expectations.

REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS

• Tertiary qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain or Operations Management will be advantageous.
• Working knowledge of Syspro will be advantageous.
• Experience in Telematics programmes such as Roadshow, DRM, Mixtelematics, ICAM.

Only candidates who meet the specified criteria will be considered. Thank you for your understanding.

Closing date for this position is 13 November 2026

Application Deadline: 13 November 2026

Please note that should you not hear from us within 2 weeks of the application closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.