Dis-Chem Pharmacies’ in Midrand has an opportunity available for a DC Dispatch Supervisor to join the team. The main purpose of this role will be to achieve operational excellence within the Dis-Chem Warehouse incorporating functions in the following areas, order consolidation, route planning, dispatch both Local and Line-haul, returns, vehicle maintenance and in so doing ensure that both legal and customer requirements, are met.
Minimum Requirements…
Essential:
- Grade 12 / Matric
- Transport Management or Supply-Chain / Logistics Degree or Diploma
Advantageous:
- 2 Years relevant experience, in a Distribution, Logistics or Supply Chain Environment
Job Specification…
- Ensure optimal route and space planning to meet the day-to-day strategic objectives.
- Understand and execute the planning process involved when stock leaves the distribution centre.
- Ensure routing of vehicles to ensure optimum utilisation and vehicle turnaround times.
- Ensure all deliveries picked the previous day, are delivered the next day to local stores and within 48 hours to Coastal stores.
- Arrange returns and collection of the upliftments, which must be tracked throughout the return process.
- Assist in supervising the process flow within the return cage, as per Dis-Chem standard and operational requirements.
- Implementation of more efficient means of streamlining the operations.
- Ensure accurate administration for transactional excellence.
- Manage and adhere to GWP, SHE programme and OHS act.
- Ensure department’s consumable needs are met.
- Ensure drivers are debriefed, paperwork is filled and queries resolved.
- Ensure admin and daily checking of all delivery log sheets takes place, to facilitate queries and credit note request.
- Monitor fleet running cost and diesel usage.
- Assist in supervising maintenance records of vehicles.
- Processes all accidents and insurance claims.
- Monitor internal and driver performance, to ensure good customer service both internally and stores.
- Prevent and act on security or risk issues and ensure that risks are dealt with proactively.
- Assist in supervising outsourced companies, including daily and monthly monitoring of SLA`s and costs.
- Ability to analyse and interpret any shrinkage indicators and act accordingly.
- Be security conscious all the time and avoid committing theft or fraud.
Competencies
Essential:
- Knowledge of Distribution Centre, logistics and supply chain operations.
- Have knowledge of the business measures and targets, directly related to own role.
- Be able to communicate proactively in order to build co-operative relationships with internal customers.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Deadline driven
- English –Read, write and speak.
Advantageous:
- 2nd Language – Read, write and speak.
Special conditions of employment:
- South African citizen
- MIE, clear criminal and credit
- Driver’s license and/or own reliable transport
Remuneration and benefits:
- Market related salary
- Medical aid
- Provident fund
- Staff account
ONLY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED. IF YOU HAVEN`T BEEN CONTACTED WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CLOSING DATE CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION AS UNSUCCESSFUL.
Dis-Chem Pharmacies is an equal opportunity employer. Dis-Chem’s approved Employment Equity Plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to Dis-Chem’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. Dis-Chem actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.