Risk and Security Manager

takealot.com; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Takealot.com is seeking a Risk and Security Manager for their Cape Town TDT Logistics Team. This role involves managing risks and implementing strategies for security within logistics. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in risk management within a transport environment, alongside forensic qualifications. Join a dynamic company where entrepreneurial spirit thrives and contributions significantly impact e-commerce in Africa.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years in Middle Management Risk Management in a Logistics or Transport environment.
• Forensic qualification & experience preferable.
• Exposure to Health & Safety management.

Responsibilities

• Manage risk within Transport, Logistics, and Fleet management.
• Conduct daily risk assessments and evaluations.
• Regularly audit operational processes from a risk perspective.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Decision-making

Project management

Problem solving

Education

Forensic qualification

Job description

Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Risk and Security Managerto join our TDT Logistics Team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to theNational Risk and Security Manager:

Your responsibilities will include:

• Management of Risk within Transport, Logistics and Fleet management
• Management of Security and Service Providers
• Plan, design and implementing the risk management tactics
• Regularly audit all operational processes from a risk perspective
• Daily risk assessments and evaluations
• Risk auditing and reporting
• Weekly security audit and reporting
• Business continuity plan
• Loss control, exception management and investigations across all regional sites
• Develop a network of intelligence sources to identify high loss areas and develop corrective actions
• On-route risk management
• Dashcam management and affiliated service providers
• Management of the complete Health and Safety function for the site as required and stipulated by law and COVID protocol's
• Innovate and proactively anticipate Risk within Transport, Logistics and Fleet management
• Regularly engage with operational managers

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum 5 -7 years in Middle Management Risk Management in a Logistics or Transport environment
• Forensic qualification & experience preferable
• Exposure of H&S management

Attributes required:

• Specialised industry and risk training, and a track record of implementing risk programmes
• Excellent negotiation, communication, interpersonal and decision-making skills, supported by excellent presentation and project management skills
• Decisive leader with strong planning, organization and control
• Stress tolerant and confident
• Deadline-driven and results orientated with a proven track record of achievements
• High business acumen
• Demonstrated problem solving capabilities in a complex business environment

The Environment:

• takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
• We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
• We are short on ego and high on output.
• We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all.
• We love what we do and what we are creating.

We seek to Employ anExtra Ordinary Mindwho:

• is forthright but respectful
• is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
• is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
• is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
• ispassionate about the potential of e-commerceand delivering aworld-class customer experience
• isentrepreneurial,thrives under changeand accepts it is a constant and alwayslooks for solutionsto do something better and faster
• is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
• is curious and challenge the status quo
• is innovative and enjoys iteration
• is collaborative
• will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com.
• thinks like an ownerof the business.
• isSMART, has INTEGRITYandis HARDWORKING

If you meet the above you are anExtraordinary Mindso come and join us!

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.

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