Logistics coordinator

Date: 24 Oct 2024

Location: Durban, NL, ZA

Company: Alstom

Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation. Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 70,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide.

Job Title: Logistic Coordinator – Durban

At Alstom Rolling Stock South Africa (Pty) Ltd, we strive to deliver best in class locomotives to our customer for use of freight transportation on the railway corridors of South Africa.

Alstom Rolling Stock South Africa (Pty) Ltd is looking for a Logistic Coordinator for our Traxx Africa project based in Durban.

THE PURPOSE OF THE LOGISTIC COORDINATOR ROLE IS TO:

Oversee executing physical flows of the goods (purchased and manufactured items): Incoming, Receipting, Pack away, Storage, Picking and line feeding, packing, shipping, inventory management, materials handling. Your target is to align physical and systems flows.

THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE:

1. Notify Warehouse Mgmt. of all safety, site keeping or maintenance issues that are found during inspection that require assistance.
2. Execute Information system update & ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) transaction before each physical movement by using IT tools (mobile device) in place in your site to manage correctly the system flow.
3. Know and use the ERP transactions to align physical and system flows and know the interactions between them.
4. Detect, treat anomalies and know how to report those that cannot be resolved to their manager.
5. Prioritize its activities according to emergencies (manage missing parts, …).
6. Apply rules in order to operate in an environment that complies with company Health, Safety and Environmental policies.
7. Ensure the preservation of materials during all processes (handling, storage, line feeding, NCR, shipment, ...).
8. Participate in the continuous improvement of the processes by being a force of proposal.
9. Apply and respect the appropriate methodologies & processes.
10. As and when required can be expected to perform logistic operator activities to support the production line including but not limited to packing and shipping, picking & line feeding, supporting and perform daily and monthly cycle counts, scraping after receiving management authorization according to best practices, capturing and performing goods receipt using ERP system.

The preferred candidate will meet the following requirements:

1. Higher Certificate/ Adv diploma in Supply Chain.
2. National travel might be required; therefore the candidate must be flexible and willing in this regard.
3. Experience of forklift driving (for forklift drivers only).
4. Knowledgeable of ERP SAP environment.
5. Must be able to work night shift and day shift when required.

The ideal candidate will have the following competencies:

1. Inclusive mindset.
2. Strong sense of work ethic.
3. Resilient, driven with a 'CAN DO ATTITUDE.'
4. Prior exposure to high pressured environments.
5. Keen mind to deal with unexpected challenges.
6. Solution orientated.
7. Team Player.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

We will recruit according to the requirements of our Company’s Employment Equity Plan.

Equal opportunity statement:
Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.