Operations Manager - Logistics Industry - R800K - R600K

RPO Recruitment; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics industry leader in Gauteng is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to ensure vehicle compliance, optimize utilization, and manage costs. The ideal candidate should have at least five years of management experience in the road freight sector and be proficient in relevant legislation. This role offers a competitive salary of R600K - R800K annually along with performance bonuses, private health care, and family leave.

Benefits

Performance Bonus

Private Health Care

Family Leave

Training & Development

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Qualifications

• At least five years’ operational experience at management level.
• Ability to chair disciplinary hearings and conduct interviews.
• Knowledge of the Company’s management systems, policies, and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Ensure vehicles are licensed, roadworthy, and maintained.
• Optimize vehicle utilization through proper planning and scheduling.
• Deliver Key Performance Indicators to clients.

Skills

Operational experience at management level in a road freight company

Good verbal and written communication skills

Computer literate (Outlook/Excel/Word/Database)

Knowledge of vehicle and equipment technology

Understanding of legislation and regulations

Education

Grade 12 or tertiary qualification in Transport/Logistics management

Job description

RPO Recruitment’s client in the logistics industry is urgently seeking the expertise of an Operations Manager to join their team in Gauteng.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all vehicles are licensed & roadworthy and maintained according to requirements.
• Ensure that all vehicles are clean and aesthetic, all auxiliary equipment, and systems, e.g. Fleetboard and Fuelmaster are fitted and working.
• Optimize the utilization of all vehicles through proper planning, scheduling, controlling and maintenance of vehicles.
• Achieve budgeted Revenue and Profit targets.
• Manage costs in line with budgets e.g., salaries, fuel consumption, labour broker/casual costs, vehicle R&M, rental, fines, penalties, cell phones etc.
• Ensure that the department complies with all relevant financial processes and control procedures, e.g. data capturing and expense authorization and that all required reports are submitted timeously.
• Ensure that insurance claim documentation is completed and submitted timeously.
• Deliver Key Performance Indicators and Score cards to all clients.
• Establish and maintain sound relationships with all customers and staff.
• Maintain a neat, clean, tidy, safe, and healthy work area and comply with environmental and occupational health and safety standards and legal requirements, such as ensuring that all safety appointments are done, safety meetings are held, registers are maintained, safety inspections take place and accidents, and incidents are investigated.
• Ensure that all employees receive Safety training annually.
• Responsible for Human Capital management in the department and for the management and co-ordination of all direct reports.
• Ensure that agreed numbers of motivated, suitably competent, committed employees with valid licensed are available at all required times.
• Performance Management (performance documented, reviews & feedback done, PDPs implemented) bi-annually.
• Ensure that shift and duty rosters are in place and working and that all employees comply with statutory working hours and with the Company’s leave and sick leave policies and standards.
• Deliver the department’s EE targets.
• To ensure full compliance to all policies, processes, and Quality Management Systems like ISO 22000, RTMS, IBL Audit Requirements, etc.

Requirements:

• Grade 12, although a tertiary qualification in Transport/Logistics management will be an advantage.
• At least five years’ operational experience at management level in a road freight company.
• Knowledge of vehicle and equipment technology, specifications & application.
• Working knowledge of all relevant Legislation and Regulations.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer literate (Outlook/Excel/Word/Database).
• Understanding the Company’s management systems, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to chair disciplinary hearings, facilitate meetings and conduct interviews.

Benefits:

• Salary: R800K/yr – R600K/yr, salary negotiable
• Performance Bonus
• Private Health Care
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Training & Development
• Paid Time Off (PTO) (if applicable)
  

Contact RPO Recruitment for your next career opportunity.

• Salary: negotiable.
• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
• Apply for this role today, contact Shannon Thomson and Jamie-lee McCallum at RPO Recruitment or on LinkedIn
• You can also visit the RPO Recruitment website: rporecruitment.us or email us your CV: [e-mail]

We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.