Logistics Manager - Citrus / Agriculture

EnableSA Recruitment; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

EnableSA Recruitment is seeking a logistics professional to manage shipping lines and optimize weekly space planning. You will coordinate vessel schedules, space availability, and routing to meet customer ETAs while working closely with packhouses, cold stores, and customers.

You will oversee allocations, monitor delays, and plan logistics against expected harvest and packing volumes, ensuring stock is available at the right location and preventing supply-chain congestion.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 and a university degree are required.
• University degree in a relevant field is preferred.
• 3–5 years’ experience in logistics, shipping or supply chain.
• Hands-on, hardworking approach with focus on execution.
• Strong communication with shipping lines, packhouses and customers.
• Valid driver’s license and own transport.
• Experience in citrus or fresh produce export is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage shipping line relationships from an operational perspective.
• Prepare shipping space requirements weekly per market.
• Communicate with shipping lines on vessel schedules and space availability.
• Evaluate shipping options and select best vessel and port per customer needs.
• Ensure shipping decisions meet customer ETAs.
• Monitor vessel changes, delays and risks with support from logistics teams.
• Allocate the correct fruit to customers and vessels.
• Coordinate loading schedules with logistics providers.
• Plan movement from packhouse to cold store and monitor stock flow.
• Ensure adequate logistics capacity for upcoming harvests and packing volumes.
• Prevent congestion in the supply chain and avoid stockouts.
• Oversee allocations from a logistics perspective and ensure packs align with plans.
• Work with Demand Planner and production teams on upcoming supply.

Skills

Logistics coordination

Communication skills

Hands-on execution

Driver's license

Education

Grade 12

University degree

Job description

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• University Degree
• At least 3-5 years’ relevant experience in logistics, shipping or supply chain
• A hands-on, hardworking approach; this role owns execution, not just planning
• Strong communication skills for daily contact with shipping lines, packhouses and customers
• Valid driver’s licence and own transport
• Experience in the citrus or fresh produce export industry is a strong advantage

Responsibilities:

• Manage shipping line relationships from an operational perspective
• Prepare shipping space requirements per week per market
• Communicate with shipping lines on vessel schedules and available space
• Evaluate shipping-line options and determine the best vessel and port based on customer requirements, cost, transit time and availability
• Ensure shipping decisions support the required customer ETAs
• Monitor vessel changes, delays, transshipments and other shipping risks with support from the customer representatives and logistics coordinators
• Ensure the correct fruit is allocated to the correct customer and vessel
• Manage container loading schedules in conjunction with our logistics providers
• Coordinate loading requirements with packhouses, cold stores and logistics providers
• Plan movement of fruit from packhouse to cold store
• Monitor cold-store capacity, communicate with cold stores regarding daily stock flow in/out the cold stores
• Prevent unnecessary congestion in the supply chain
• Ensure stock is available at the correct location when required
• Manage customer allocations from a logistics perspective – Ensure the logistics coordinators action the allocations per the pack and commercial plans.
• Ensure fruit is allocated against the correct customer requirements and planned against the correct vessel
• Work backward from the required customer ETA to determine loading and shipping requirements
• Constant communication with the supply and commercial teams
• Work with the Demand Planner and production teams to understand upcoming supply
• Plan logistics requirements against expected harvest and packing volumes
• Ensure sufficient logistics capacity is available for expected production