Despatch Controller

Premier FMCG (Pty) Ltd; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG company in Gqeberha seeks a Supply Chain Manager. The role involves managing the full supply chain process of dispatch, ensuring timely deliveries, and supervising a high-performing team. Applicants should have a matric qualification, preferably tertiary logistics education, and 2-3 years of relevant FMCG supervisory experience. This position offers an opportunity to drive efficiency and improve dispatch operations.

Qualifications

• Essential matric or equivalent qualification.
• Desirable tertiary qualification in logistics or supply chain management.
• 2-3 years experience in warehouse and inventory management in FMCG industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage the dispatch supply chain process including receiving and returns.
• Ensure OTIF deliveries with quality products as per customer requirements.
• Recruit, train, and supervise dispatch team for on-time product delivery.

Skills

Supervisory Skills

Cost management

Performance coaching

SOP training

MS Office

Education

Matric or Equivalent

Tertiary qualifications in logistics or Supply chain management

Tools

Great Plains

DRM

VIGIL

Job description

Job Description

To manage and control the full supply chain process of dispatch including receiving, dispatch and returns process for the relevant bakery depot.

• Ensure and support OTIF deliveries by ensuring that vehicles are loaded in full and on-time with quality products according to the customer requirements and pipeline.
• To ensure cost effective bakery deliveries through loading of the vehicles with the correct capacity per route,
• Prevent waste due to poor stock management through correct stock rotation as per the dispatch SOP and food safety standards.
• To ensure a high performing dispatch team through the recruitment, training, coaching and supervision of the team responsible to dispatch good quality products on-time and in full, in line with Premier Way.
• Improve dispatch efficiencies and reduce costs by ensure good operational process controls
• Ensure timeous and fact-based management decision making through the collection, analysis and reporting of dispatch performance against agreed budget and cost parameters in order to ensure continuous improvement in collaboration with the dispatch team and relevant stakeholders.
  
  

Qualification Requirements

• Matric or Equivalent is essential
• Tertiary qualifications in logistics or Supply chain management is desirable
  
  

Experience Requirements

• 2-3 years’ experience in Warehouse and inventory management experience in FMCG industry
• 2-3 years’ experience Supervisory Experience
  
  

Key Outputs

• Supervisory Skills
• Cost management and controlling
• Performance coaching and discipline
• SOP training and assessments
• MS Office
• Great Plains/ DRM/ Similar systems/ VIGIL