Senior Projects Manager Johannesburg

Senior Projects Manager - Air & Sea

Location: Johannesburg

Type: Permanent, Full Time

Published: 1 day ago

EE / AA: Non EE / AA

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Drive and manage profit and loss and identify revenue leakage and improvement.
2. Prepare and send management reports with detailed feedback and corrective action.
3. Ensure service delivery to both external and internal clients.
4. Vendor management of all transporters, vendors and SLAs in place and managed through monthly meetings.
5. Rate negotiations and implementations and participation in key road freight quotes and tenders.
6. Work with sales to secure new business and retain existing business.
7. Utilise the Lean process where necessary to identify waste and improvement.
8. Implement and continuously review work instructions and SOPs that are adhered to.
9. Productivity improvement and efficiencies are continuously driven and understood.
10. Ensure financial and operational reports are actioned and responded to on time and errors are assessed for root cause and training.
11. Manage Project department productivity and workflow and provide monthly management reports.
12. Successful project close-out and evaluation and feedback to all key stakeholders.
13. Participate and join client business reviews with both sales and client retention.
14. Travel for project and client requirements when necessary.
15. Responsible for client interaction and retention.
16. Be prepared to get involved in securing new sales business and supporting the sales process.

Desired Experience & Qualification

1. Matric
2. Supply Chain / Logistics Degree advantageous and / or years of work experience.
3. Must have minimum 5 years project management experience and dealing with Africa.
4. Able to manage road carrier negotiations, contracts and tender submissions.
5. Previous team management experience.
6. Strong knowledge of Customs compliance both inbound and outbound.
7. Good supply chain knowledge and risk and problem anticipation to manage client expectations.
8. SAP knowledge.

Interested? PLEASE FORWARD YOUR UPDATED CV (MS WORD FORMAT) & CURRENT SALARY STRUCTURE TO:

If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please deem your application unsuccessful.