LOGISTICS MANAGER

Rectitude Recruit; Bloemfontein; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Rectitude Recruit in Bloemfontein, South Africa seeks an experienced Fleet Manager to orchestrate daily route planning for both in-house and outsourced vehicles. You will canvas for return loads, optimize scheduling for cost-effective routes, and oversee preventative maintenance through regular truck inspections.

The role requires leadership to motivate the team, liaise with customers, and deliver timely reports to Directors.

Responsibilities

• Daily route planning of all in-house and outsourced vehicles
• Canvas for return loads from daily destinations
• Schedule loads and determine most economical routes for drivers
• Do physical truck inspections for preventative maintenance
• Schedule maintenance and authorize repairs, maintenance and tyre replacements
• Monitor driver abuse, wear and tear; take preventative actions
• Audit fleet diesel consumption across trucks and equipment
• Lead weekly toolbox talks and motivate the team
• Liaise with customers and drivers to resolve delivery issues
• Present weekly and monthly reports to Directors

Job description

Duties & Responsibilities

Main duties include, but are not limited to:

• Daily route planning of all in-house and outsourced vehicles
• Canvas for return loads from daily destinations
• Economize and Schedule loads and determine most economical routes for drivers, daily
• Do physical truck inspections to determine preventative maintenance
• Schedule truck maintenance and services and authorize repairs, maintenance and tyre replacements
• Monitor driver abuse, wear and tear, tyre usage and take necessary preventative actions
• Monitor and Audit full fleet diesel consumptions, including trucks, bakkies, forklifts and yellow machines
• Chair weekly toolbox talks with team, give team advice and motivate team, address any concerns or problems that may arise
• Liaise with Customers and Drivers to address any problems that may arise with deliveries
• Audit drivers & teams’ incentives monthly.
• Collaborate and communicate information related to shipments with relevant internal teams and customers
• Strategically and tactically enhance customer service function through quality, cost savings and transport delivery efficiency
• Strong Managerial Skills and able to think on your feet and make decisions on the go
• Risk management on and off site
• Manage, plan & maintain departments budget.
• Ensuring customer satisfaction at all times
• Ability to work under pressure
• Technically minded
• Excellent communication skills.
• Attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
• Driven by results, committed to meeting deadlines and targets, ambitious and dedicated, taking on full responsibility and ownership of the position.
• On 24 hours standby for drivers and in-case of an accident
• Present weekly and monthly reports to Directors
• Ad hoc duties