Logistics Coordinator

About: Our hospitality client is a destination Wine Farm with a European twist, offering wedding and corporate events, as well as culinary, educational, and outdoor experiences for the whole family.

Key Responsibilities:

• Logistics regarding sending samples, whether for local or export clients.
• Assisting the winemaker with WineMS admin, including adding deliveries, dry goods, and all consumables on the system.
• Maintaining the sensorial tasting schedule as per the wine online regulations.
• Assisting with the ordering of dry goods where needed before production.
• Adjusting WineMS with the chemicals as received from suppliers and placing it on the system.
• Adding the wine sales orders to the system and supplying procurement with the monthly reports.
• Assisting with the logistics of moving stock to and from the storage facility.
• Liaising with clients in terms of order placement.
• Managing logistics behind orders regarding national clients with the wine sales manager.
• Coordinating logistic arrangements with export/import of containers via JF Hillebrand.
• Handling deliveries, invoices, and following up on payments.
• Assisting the wine sales manager with the wine club, including record keeping, orders, and contacts.
• Checking stock levels at warehouses and distribution companies (Takealot, ASML logistics, etc.).

Personable Attributes:

• Must be honest and trustworthy, ethical, respectful, flexible, and committed to excellence.
• Knowledge of logistics systems and competence with Microsoft programs.
• Administratively precise and well organized; task-oriented.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills – ability to liaise at all levels.
• Outgoing, responsible, positive, self-motivated, and confident.
• Proven experience in wine warehousing.
• Proven experience in SAWIS.
• Proven experience in logistics.
• An excise background will be an advantage.

Desired Skills:

• Logistics coordinator
• Wine farm
• Stock management