Inbound Logistics Coordinator

PepsiCo Inc.; Ceres; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo Inc. seeks an experienced logistics professional to coordinate shift inbound activities for raw materials, ingredients and packaging, ensuring safe, accurate and timely receipt, storage and issuing.

Responsibilities include managing SAP/PGT/EWM transactions, cycle counts, and coordinating replenishment while maintaining safety, quality and productivity standards. You will contribute to continuous-improvement initiatives and reporting.

Qualifications

• Diploma, certificate or equivalent qualification in Logistics or Supply Chain.
• 3–5 years inbound logistics, warehouse or stock-control experience in FMCG/manufacturing.
• Experience coordinating daily shift activities and allocating work.
• Working knowledge of SAP/PGT/EWM or similar systems.
• Competence in inventory transactions, cycle counting, FIFO/FEFO and traceability.
• Intermediate Excel and ability to interpret operational data.
• Knowledge of GMP, food safety, EHS and warehouse compliance.
• Experience resolving operational issues and escalation of risk.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate shift inbound logistics execution from receiving to storage and issuance.
• Allocate daily work and communicate priorities to frontline staff.
• Ensure timely SAP/PGT/EWM transactions and related documentation.
• Conduct cycle counts and reconcile stock variances.
• Monitor material availability against production plans and coordinate replenishment.
• Handle damaged, expired or non-conforming material and arrange disposition.
• Coordinate inbound vehicles and service providers for safe, compliant delivery.
• Ensure compliance with EHS, GMP, hygiene and warehouse standards.
• Prepare shift reports, KPI updates and escalation summaries.
• Support team development, root-cause analysis and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to improving flow, control, productivity and service.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Reporting capability

GMP knowledge

Food safety

EHS compliance

Warehouse compliance

Education

Diploma/Certificate in Logistics or related

Tools

SAP

PGT

EWM

Job description

Overview

• Coordinate inbound logistics activities during the assigned shift to ensure the safe, accurate and timely receipt, storage, movement, issuing and return of raw materials, ingredients, packaging and consumables.
• Translate the daily logistics and production plan into clear work priorities, allocate activities to team members and monitor execution against safety, quality, service and productivity requirements.
• Maintain inventory and transactional control by ensuring timely and accurate SAP/PGT/EWM processing, documentation, stock rotation, traceability, cycle counting and discrepancy follow-up.
• Act as the first point of escalation for operational constraints, delivery deviations, material shortages, system issues, damaged or non-conforming stock and warehouse-capacity concerns.
• Support the Logistics Controller through accurate reporting, problem solving, team coordination, audit readiness and implementation of continuous-improvement actions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate shift inbound logistics execution, including receiving, inspection, identification, storage, staging, issuing, returns and stock rotation, to support uninterrupted manufacturing.
• Allocate daily work, communicate priorities, monitor completion and elevate resource or performance constraints to the Logistics Controller.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of all relevant SAP/PGT/EWM transactions and supporting documentation, including goods receipts, transfers, issues, returns, reversals and stock-status changes.
• Coordinate cycle counts and physical stock checks, investigate variances, complete first-line reconciliations and recommend corrective actions within delegated authority.
• Monitor material availability against the production plan, identify shortages or excesses and coordinate replenishment, staging, decanting and escalation actions.
• Control handling of damaged, expired, obsolete, blocked or non-conforming material, ensuring segregation, traceability, documentation and timely disposition.
• Coordinate inbound vehicles, transporters and service providers to achieve safe, compliant and efficient delivery, offloading and turnaround performance.
• Monitor compliance with EHS, food-safety, GMP, hygiene, housekeeping, storage and material-handling standards, and stop or elevate unsafe or non-compliant activity.
• Prepare accurate shift reports, KPI updates, handovers and escalation summaries covering stock, service, system, safety, quality and operational risks.
• Support team capability, coaching, standard work, root-cause analysis, corrective actions and continuous-improvement initiatives to improve flow, control, productivity and service.

Qualifications

• Relevant diploma, certificate or equivalent practical qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain, Warehousing, Inventory Management or Operations.
• Typically, 3 to 5 years of inbound logistics, warehouse or stock-control experience in an FMCG or manufacturing environment.
• Practical experience coordinating daily or shift activities and allocating work to frontline employees or service-provider resources.
• Working knowledge of SAP/PGT/EWM or an equivalent enterprise and warehouse-management system.
• Competence in inventory transactions, stock reconciliation, cycle counting, FIFO/FEFO, traceability, material handling and audit documentation.
• Intermediate Excel and reporting capability, with the ability to interpret operational data and identify exceptions.
• Knowledge of GMP, food safety, quality, cleaning and sanitation, EHS and warehouse compliance requirements.
• Experience resolving operational issues, escalating risk and supporting root-cause and continuous-improvement processes.