Fintech Ops Lead - National Rollout & Equity Path

Kontak Recruitment; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 558,000 - 725,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity eligibility for high performers

Hybrid work flexibility

Direct access to founder/CEO

National rollout exposure

Strong growth prospects

Job summary

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in operations/logistics, strong stock management skills, and the ability to build scalable processes. Hybrid work is available as the business scales and equity may be considered for top performers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in operations, logistics or supply chain.
• Hands-on importing from Asia, including freight forwarders and customs clearance.
• Experience distributing product into national retail chains or multi-site networks.
• Strong stock control and inventory planning with spreadsheet proficiency.
• Ability to manage relationships with suppliers and retail head offices.
• Willing to undergo pre-employment checks and hold a valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationship with offshore manufacturer in Asia: production schedules, order volumes, quality assurance.
• Forecast stock requirements with leadership and partners for large-volume repeat orders.
• Coordinate shipping, freight forwarding and customs clearance activities.
• Track shipments, landed costs and flag delivery risks early.
• Plan and manage distribution to national retail partners and obtain store lists/rollout schedules.
• Allocate stock by store to enable retailer/regional sales tracking.
• Run stock control processes for surplus and replenishment inventory.
• Plan storage solutions for incoming bulk stock.
• Manage fulfilment of online orders via company website and coordinate in-market activations.
• Identify opportunities to bring outsourced logistics in-house to reduce costs.
• Build scalable operating processes and report stock levels, shipments and costs to founder.
• Assist with daily operations including HR support as the team grows.

Skills

Operations management

Logistics coordination

Retail distribution

Stock control

Vendor management

Driver’s license

Education

Tertiary qualification in logistics/operations

Job description

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in operations/logistics, strong stock management skills, and the ability to build scalable processes. Hybrid work is available as the business scales and equity may be considered for top performers.