DISTRIBUTION SUPERVISOR

The South African Breweries; KwaZulu-Natal; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

The South African Breweries in KwaZulu-Natal is seeking a delivery operations professional to drive a consistent service level by ensuring superior POC execution of the delivery process and to grow profitability through smarter delivery mode choices.

You will day-to-day manage delivery queries, perform root cause analyses, supervise driver compliance with standards, and partner with Centralised Planning to calibrate master data to meet customer needs.

Qualifications

• Relevant 3 year tertiary degree/diploma in Supply Chain or Logistics
• Proficiency in MS Office and SAP preferred
• Strong customer service principles and ability to work under pressure

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day management of customer delivery queries or complaints
• Root cause analysis of queries to prevent recurrence
• Ensure drivers adhere to offloading standards and SOPs
• Maintain driver and crew image in trade and ensure safety guidelines
• Coordinate with Centralised Planning to calibrate master data to meet customer needs
• Monitor delivery performance against SLA and drive continuous improvement

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Planning

Interpersonal skills

Resilience under pressure

Education

Degree in Supply Chain/Logistics

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The key purpose of this role is to drive a consistent Service Level by ensuring superior POC execution of the Delivery Process while executing our competition strategy responsibly. Grow profitability by exploiting delivery mode opportunities.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Load Plan Execution

• Day to day management of customers related delivery queries or complaints
• Root cause analysis of queries and complaints conducted to prevent recurrence
• Ensure drivers adhere to offloading standards at POC and maintain customer service levels - Establish, document and communicate SOP for delivery staff to follow
• Ensure Driver and Crew image is maintained in
• trade
• Incorporate Safety guidelines on all Delivery SOPs
• Implement morning meetings before deliveries and control driver working hours to be within regulatory guidelines

Delivery Service Level

• All Customer DSP’s negotiated, agreed and communicated to customer base
• Continuous communication with Centralised Planning to ensure calibration of master data to meet customers changing needs
• Supervision of in trade deliveries as per SL market plan with clearly defines and measurable outcomes
• Continuous communication with Centralised Planning to ensure calibration of master data to meet customers changing needs
• The use of management tools to address the reoccurring issues experiences in trade with delivery service level (SICs, OWDs, 5W hys, AB report)

Delivery Productivity Management

• In trade coaching with errant offenders on MBFU, refusals and OODD
• Ensuring that delivery modes share us adhered and continually look for opportunities to pursue cheaper modes.
• Master Data verified for accuracy
• Carry out in trade Owner Driver standard verification
• Adherence to market visit plan with in trade presence at a minimum of x4 days a week ensuring adherence to SOPs and OWDs done to open the gap where necessary

Quality Management

• Ensure Quality is clear in the Route Delivery Execution Process and people know and follow it.
• Ensure all employees understand the customer complaint process. Process is in place, KPI is tracked and there are action plans to improve results. Consumer complaints GOPS are being tracked and implemented
• Ensure that the driver base is trained and equipped to identify quality related issues and understands correct handling methodology to minimise issues

Capacity Occupation and Refusal Management

• Establish SLA with 2DCP on Capacity Occupation daily optimisation
• Ensure that appropriate communication channel in place and action plans have been developed to track Refusals
• Ensure return policies are in place and they cover all items and they are adhered to and updated

Support Service Social Systems

• Establish routines to with CXC to track performance
• Create an environment that allows for cross functional learning and integration

Minimum Requirements:

• Relevant 3 year tertiary degree/diploma, preferably in Supply Chain and or Logistics
• 2 years’ experience in a customer service role within an FMCG Supply Chain and or Logistics
• Valid Code 08 Drivers License
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• SAP experience will be preferred
• Knowledge of customer service principles
• Demonstrates reliability
• Good interpersonal skills / builds good relationships
• Ability to work under pressure
• Verbal ability and communication skills
• Excellent self self-management and planning skills
• Strong achievement orientation

Additional information:

• Band: VIII

SAB/ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements.The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short short-listing.