Risk And Security Manager

Mba-Exchange.Com; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online retailer in South Africa is seeking a highly skilled Risk and Security Manager to oversee risk management within Logistics. The role offers a flexible remuneration package and requires extensive experience in risk management. Ideal candidates should possess strong negotiation and decision-making skills while being dynamic and customer-centric.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Manage risk within Transport, Logistics, and Fleet management.
• Conduct regular risk assessments and evaluations.
• Implement risk management tactics.

Skills

Risk Management

Negotiation Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Project Management

Decision Making

Education

Risk Management Qualification

Job description

Job Overview

Dolonez.co.uk, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Risk and Security Manager to join our (TDT) Logistics Team. 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 the National Risk and Security Manager.

Key Responsibilities

Management of Risk within Transport, Logistics and Fleet management; Management of Security and Service Providers; Plan, design and implement 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 protocols; Innovate and proactively anticipate Risk within Transport, Logistics and Fleet management; Regularly engage with operational managers.

Qualifications & Experience

Risk Management Qualification; Minimum 5 - 7 years in Middle Management Risk Management in a Logistics or Transport environment; Forensic qualification & experience preferable; Exposure to H&S management.

Attributes required: Specialised industry and risk training, and a track record of implementing risk programmes; Proven investigation experience; 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‑oriented with a proven track record of achievements; High business acumen; Demonstrated problem‑solving capabilities in a complex business environment.

Candidate Profile

The employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer‑centric, fun and have the shared ambition of 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; it's all in the execution after all. We love what we do and what we are creating. We seek to employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who is respectful but forthright, 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 strives to be the BEST, is passionate about the potential of e‑commerce and delivering a world‑class customer experience, is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts that it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster, has a business‑SMART perspective using technical and product input, is curious and challenges the status quo, enjoys iteration, is collaborative, is at the cutting edge of developing new concepts, is an owner of the business, SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKING.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.