Pingo Control Hub Last Mile Logistic Associate

ShopriteX; Bellville; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ShopriteX is seeking a Control Hub Last Mile Logistic Associate to provide efficient ecommerce support to drivers and clients, handling order queries and resolving incidents across channels. You will support operations from order creation to delivery, track SLA adherence, and drive improvements through proactive communication and collaboration with stakeholders.

You will work in a fast-paced ecommerce environment, leveraging knowledge of logistics and customer service to enhance the customer

Qualifications

• Grade 12 certificate is essential.
• Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or related field preferred.
• +1 year experience as a Contact/Help Centre Agent or similar role essential.
• Knowledge of multichannel ecommerce support preferred.
• Understanding of order fulfilment, supply chain and logistics processes essential.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications essential.

Responsibilities

• Support a First Contact Resolution culture for ecommerce client issues and troubleshoot incidents with accurate information.
• Provide positive, efficient resolutions to users across voice, email, chat, and other channels.
• Establish relationships with key ecommerce operation parties and understand applicable processes.
• Act as the point of contact for operations and clients to resolve day-to-day issues.
• Support ecommerce operations flow from order creation to on-time delivery.
• Identify orders behind SLAs and work with client and delivery ops to rectify.
• Flag proactive communications to clients/customers when needed.
• Identify trends in support interactions and escalate appropriately.

Skills

Customer service

Multichannel support

Problem solving

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Ecommerce systems

Order fulfilment

Education

Grade 12

Diploma in Logistics

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About the role

The Control Hub Last Mile Logistic Associate provides efficient ecommerce support to drivers, handling client interactions and order queries through help centre channels in a timely, friendly, and professional manner. This role leverages knowledge of ecommerce operations and order fulfilment to resolve or elevate queries, enhancing the customer experience on ecommerce platforms. The Logistics Controller is part of the Control Hub team, supporting client agents, drivers, and internal stakeholders through real-time calls and emails. The team focuses on service excellence and uses analytics to implement solutions that improve performance and scale through better automation and processes.

What you'll do

Support a First Contact Resolution (FCR) culture for ecommerce client issues, and timeously troubleshoot customer incidents providing accurate, valid, and complete information.

Provide positive, efficient, and complete support resolutions to users, including customers, drivers and other stakeholders across various channels (including voice, email, chat, etc.).

Establish and maintain a relationship with key parties of the eCommerce operation to:

Understand processes and procedures available on applicable ecommerce systems, and efficiently update the client.

Act as the point of contact for the operations and clients to resolve day-to-day operational issues and queries.

Support ecommerce operations flow from order creation to delivery and maximizing the percentage of online orders to be delivered to customers on-time.

Identifying online orders that are behind pre-agreed SLAs and proactively working with the client and delivery operations to rectify these orders.

Identify where proactive communications are required to the client and customer.

Identify common trends within support interactions and escalatie appropriately.

What you bring

Grade 12 certificate - (essential).

Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field - (preferred).

+1 years’ experience as a Contact/Help Centre Agent or similar role - (essential).

Well-developed knowledge of e-commerce client support and experience within a blended, multichannel contact centre - (preferred).

Knowledge and understanding of order fulfilment, supply chain and logistics processes to execute relevant role functions within an ecommerce retail operation - (essential).

Proficient in Microsoft Office with a focus on applicable tools to execute areas of function - (essential).

Technical Proficiency and understanding in/of Products/Services - Understands ecommerce technical information and products to adequately perform on the job and guide customers towards a solution.

Customer orientated-Committedto providing high-quality customer service. Empathizes with customers and ensures their customer needs are understood, problems timeously resolved, and expectations met and resolving queries as well as leaving a good impression. Always thinking of the customer first attitude.

Excellentwritten and verbal communication skills ability to convey information and data clearly, accurately, and succinctly.

Goodproblem-solving skills-Comprehends new information togenerate insights while proactivelyinvestigating courses of action to identify feasible solutions.

Well-developedinterpersonal skills - able tointeract, engage and maintain professionalrelationships withpeople at all levels of the corporate structure, and enjoys. Authentic and builds positive rapport with customers.

Abletowork under pressure,prioritize andbalancenumerous competing demands in a high-volume,high pressured,fast-paced working environment.

Energeticandvibrant,enjoys working in a dynamic, fastpacedenvironment.

Flexible and resilient - Able to work in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple and competing prioritieswhile managing ambiguity and adapting as the business evolves.

Our Group and all its operating companies is committed to creating, embracing, and preserving a diverse workplace that values the unique talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities that enrich our organisation. A place where everyone matters and feels included.

We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally.

Please take note that by responding to this application and providing your personal information, you confirm your express and informed consent for Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd and all its subsidiaries and affiliates companies to process your personal information for the Company to consider your application for this position. All Personal Information which you provide to the Company will be used and/or retained only for the purposes for which it is collected, whereafter it will be permanently destroyed. Your information is only retained if it is required by law or where you have given consent to us to retain such information for an extended period.

If you don't hear from us within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful. Any personal information collected as part of your application will be destroyed, securely, in accordance with South African legislation.