Distribution Supervisor - SAB East London Depot

The South African Breweries; East London; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the beverage industry seeks a skilled Distribution Supervisor for its East London depot. The successful candidate will oversee the logistics and supply chain management, ensuring operational efficiency, team development, and adherence to safety standards. This role requires strong leadership and communication skills, coupled with a solid background in logistics.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in logistics and supply chain management.
• Strong work ethic: Setting and achieving goals.
• Dependable: Consistently following through.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer and driver master data and conduct bi-annual service evaluations.
• Prepare and analyze contractor payments and manage departmental costs.
• Lead departmental weekly performance meetings to address trends and develop sustainable plans.

Skills

Leadership

Logistics Management

Communication

Budget Management

Problem Solving

Self-motivation

Creativity

Education

B.Sc. / B.Tech / HND in a related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job title : Distribution Supervisor - SAB East London Depot

Job Location : Eastern Cape, East London Deadline : June 23, 2025 Quick Recommended Links

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• Lead departmental project and negotiate contractor cost to the best economical price.
• Review department machine and man resources
• Manage own and Team Development and Performance
• Lead your team and prepare a strategic plan for the financial year with insights for inclusion in the Depot Business Plan
• Review Master Data - Business descriptions - Process Mapping - Service Level Management - Routing
• Planning and Planning SLA’s - High Volume etc.
• Develop departmental annual budget (Fixed and Variables) and manage cost throughout the year
• Develop Peak sizing and Planning for all critical periods.
• Manage Customer and Driver master data.
• Conduct bi-annual Customer service evaluation and analyses customer feedback with actions.
• Plan and manage trade visits and drive compliance
• Manage Full beer return process
• Safety monitoring and critical behaviour enforcement
• Manage 3PL contractors and drive performance improvement.
• Manage supply chain transfers and ensure adherence to plan.
• Lead departmental weekly performance meeting addressing previous week trends and proffering sustainable plan for the new week.
• Beer age issues taken up with sales in an action plan.
• Prepare and analyze contractor payment.
• Manage departmental Cost to achieve budget.
• Business plan is developed and aligned to the Sales and Distribution strategy.
• Distribution team goals are supportive of Depot business plan
• Delivery fleet size and mix calculated to ensure optimum cost and customer service effectiveness and delivery within the Distribution area
• Fleet utilization is optimized through the effective use of own vs. contracted transport and effective route planning
• Vehicle contingency plans exist for the replacement of contracted vehicles and drivers
• Delivery fleet and drivers consistently comply with the statutory requirements
• Maintain Fleet
• Interpret and implement delivery schedules
• Analyze and respond to distribution performance measures
• Translate Business Strategies
• Manager Distribution Key Performance Areas
• Leverage information systems
• Conduct administration.
• Develop employees.
• Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate
• Manage and apply personnel processes
• Manage own performance.
• Manage performance of direct reports.
• Communicate effectively in the workplace.

Minimum Requirements :

• Min. of B.Sc. / B.Tech / HND in a related field
• 5 Years’ experience in logistics and supply chain management
• Computer Literate
• MS Office
• Strong and assertive.
• Creativity
• Strong work ethic : Setting and achieving goals.
• Dependable : Consistently following through
• Positive attitude : Creating a good environment.
• Self-motivated : Working effectively with little direct

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