Logistics Controller

KAL Corporate services (Pty) Ltd; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a growth-focused team at a leading agricultural retail company overseeing logistics and operations. This role requires strong leadership, resource planning, and inventory management skills to ensure efficient distribution practices. Applicants should possess relevant education and experience, fostering a collaborative team culture in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 4 years related experience required.
• Experience in logistics and distribution management.
• Code 08 Drivers license necessary.

Responsibilities

• Supervising distribution center staff and operations.
• Forecasting and planning resource requirements.
• Optimizing warehousing operations and compliance.

Skills

Intermediate MS Office skills

WMS experience

Blue Yonder experience

Resource planning

Inventory control

Education

NQF 5 or equivalent

Job description

Join the dynamic team at Agrimark Operations Ltd, a growth-focused business and subsidiary of KAL Group Ltd, which is proudly listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Spanning over 100 locations across South Africa and a growing ecommerce presence, Agrimark Operations Ltd with its retail branches and specialist brands offer high-quality farming supplies, solutions, and a broad range of retail products to a diverse customer base that share the same love of the land, sense of community, and can-do attitude.

Job Specification

Reporting to the Senior Manager Logistics, the incumbent would be responsible for supervising certain areas within the distribution center, which includes overseeing staff, inventory and operational & administrative systems and controls.

Minimum Requirements

• NQF 5 or equivalent
• 4 years related experience
• Intermediate MS Office skills and WMS and Blue Yonder experience
• Code 08 Drivers license

Key performance indicators

The GOLD business imperatives displayed below are to be used as key indicators in sourcing competent candidates for this critical role.

Growth

• Forecasting and planning of resources requirements (people and equipment)
• Forecast and planning of warehousing space allocations requirements to support DC throughput growth
• Forecast and planning of Service Provider (3PL) requirement to support DC throughput growth

Optimisation

• Initiation and execution of DC resources optimization initiative
• Optimising warehousing operations (materials Handling)
• Continuous evaluation of distribution processes and identification of opportunities for improvement
• Execution of policies and standards pertaining to materials handling and ensuring compliance to safety standards

Leveraging Culture & Diversity

• Set performance expectations provide guidance and foster a collaborative and high-performing team culture
• Maintain internal and external stakeholder relations
• Responsible for relationship management with stakeholders and ensures adherence to service level agreement

Digital Transformation

• Leveraging advanced system technologies to enhance the efficiency of the DC
• Monitoring of system service provider support
• Maintaining accurate inventory records and executing inventory control measures to minimize discrepancies and losses

Key leadership attributes

The incumbent would need to have the ability to progress and add continuous incremental value – having impact.

• Dealing with complexity
• Sound pragmatic judgement
• Self-awareness
• Achievement orientation

As part of the KAL Group Ltd – a diversified JSE-listed retail group that operates in agricultural retail, fuel & convenience, and manufacturing markets – you will join a group of companies with more than 270 operating units across South Africa and Namibia.

You will have an opportunity to grow your career and thrive in an accelerating performance environment that values resilience and customer service, and embraces communication, alignment, and relationships. We are committed to providing our employees with opportunities within the KAL Group Ltd to take on new challenges.

If this excites you, learn more about Agrimark Operations Ltd and KAL Group Ltd here: www.kalgroup.co.za/careers/life-at-kal-group

Candidates who are not contacted within 14 working days of the closing date can accept that their application was unsuccessful. Agrimark Operations Ltd applies the principles of equal employment in line with our company’s Employment Equity objectives. Please note that in order to consider your application or interest, KAL Group Ltd will have to process your personal information and that such processing will be subject to the KAL Group HR Processing notice which can be accessed by viewing it on the KAL Group Ltd website under the following hyperlink: https://www.kalgroup.co.za/legal/