Hub Manager

AES Global; Mbombela (Nelspruit); On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

AES Global in Nelspruit, South Africa, is seeking a Hub Manager to run a distribution hub. You will coordinate all operational, administrative and planning activities to hit KPIs and lead the operations team.

Responsibilities include managing service-provider and supplier scorecards, controlling the hub budget, optimizing warehouse labour, applying FIFO, and ensuring safety in line with the OHS Act. On-site role based in Nelspruit, focusing on transport planning and daily client collaboration to

Qualifications

• Must have leadership experience in warehousing or logistics environments.
• Proven ability to manage budgets and drive cost efficiencies.
• Strong inventory control and risk management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage service-provider, customer and supplier scorecards against cost, quality and SLAs.
• Track business measurements and drive sustainable performance.
• Coordinate warehouse activities to maximise labour productivity and apply FIFO.

Skills

Leadership

Warehouse management

Inventory management

Cost control

Microsoft Office

Education

Grade 12 (Matric)

Diploma in Road & Transport Management

Diploma in Warehousing or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We’re working with an established logistics business, and they’re looking for a Hub Manager to run one of its distribution hubs in Nelspruit.

You’ll coordinate all operational, administrative and planning functions so the hub hits its KPIs efficiently — managing client and supplier interaction, cost, inventory and risk, and leading the operational team.

What you’ll do

Cost & operations

• Manage service-provider, customer and supplier scorecards against cost, quality and service-level requirements
• Track business measurements and drive sustainable performance
• Manage delivery frequencies, lead times and bay performance against scheduling, and report deviations
• Manage, control and reconcile the hub budget
• Coordinate warehouse activities to maximise labour productivity, apply FIFO and optimise vehicle utilisation
• Own local transport planning, and manage vehicle loading/off-loading to planned sequence

Inventory & risk

• Coordinate labour, procurement and delivery of parcels to client stores
• Apply FIFO across the warehouse floor, and manage client relations and store-management interface
• Keep aged parcels, missorts and misscans under target through daily investigation and reporting
• Manage claims, housekeeping and a safe working environment in line with the OHS Act

What you’ll bring

• Grade 12 (Matric), plus a diploma in Road & Transport Management, Warehousing or a related field
• A minimum of 3 years in a leadership / middle-management role within a warehousing environment
• Experience managing a team of team-leaders
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office)

Advantageous

• Experience managing a Health & Safety programme to legal specifications

Working model

On-site, based in Nelspruit.