Operations Team Leader

ShopriteX; Durban; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A national retail chain in Durban seeks to hire an Operations Supervisor to oversee performance and compliance of contracted drivers. The role entails managing driver schedules and ensuring adherence to legal requirements. Candidates must possess a Grade 12 qualification, relevant diploma, and at least three years of operations experience. The position offers a chance to improve driver self-service and enhance operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years working experience in an operations environment.
• At least one year experience in a supervisory capacity.
• Valid Code B Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

• Manage performance objectives of clusters and apply corrective measures.
• Coordinate contracted driver availability and schedules.
• Conduct daily and weekly compliance checks on drivers and assets.
• Engage daily with contracted drivers to resolve issues.
• Accurately report incidents and provide support to drivers.

Skills

Performance management

Compliance monitoring

Team coordination

Problem-solving

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent at NQF level 4

Diploma in supply chain/transportation/safety management at NQF level 5

Tools

Incident reporting systems

Job description

To oversee the performance & compliance of contracted drivers in the assigned stores / clusters to ensure quality of outputs of functional operations in accordance with client service level agreements, standard operating procedures, and legal/ regulatory requirements. Furthermore, ensuring compliance of and access to branded/unbranded assets and resources for contractors to deliver their services as per the service level agreement and finally to assist with operations-based projects to incumbent & new contractors and/or stores.

Job Outputs

• Manage performance objectives of clusters, monitor and apply corrective measures on performance exceptions in accordance with policies and procedures and elevate to area manager for disciplinary or penalty actions.
• Co‑ordinate, manage and control contracted driver availability & schedules daily and weekly as per cluster requirements.
• Daily & weekly compliance checks on drivers and assets – ensure that all drivers have the necessary resources and tools available in working order and that they meet all legal and regulatory conditions to deliver their services to Pingo.
• Physical support and issuing of assets and issuing of uniforms and campaign related articles and ensuring AOD’s are completed and submitted to admin team within required timeframe.
• Maintain daily face to face interaction with independent contractors. Execute on‑the‑job training where required. Deal with driver queries promptly and ensure that drivers voice is represented within the business.
• Obtain driver feedback and feedback to business and actively pursue plans to address any barriers to performance and/or to improve alignment to the business imperatives.
• Review and make recommendations to improve driver self‑service to empower drivers to obtain the required resources to deliver against the expectations of the business.
• Daily and weekly engagement with contracted drivers on all facets of the business. Determine if there are any challenges they are experiencing and actively work to resolve driver issues that will inhibit performance, raise caveats and training opportunities.
• Accurately and timeously report in field incidents & accidents in line with company & departmental policies. Provide all support functions to contracted drivers on incidents and accidents, accurately and timeously complete incident / accident reports for timeous submission to relevant departments.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the cluster through making recommendations and suggestions to the Area Manager.
• Collate and submit budget inputs as required.

Requirements

• Grade 12 or equivalent at NQF level 4
• Diploma in supply chain management/ transportation/ safety management or equivalent at NQF level 5
• Code B Driver’s License
• At least 3 years working experience in an operations environment
• One year experience in supervisory capacity