Logistics Specialist

Job Title: Logistics Specialist

Job Location: KwaZulu-Natal, Durban

Deadline: January 10, 2025

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Role Responsibilities

1. INBOUND & OUTBOUND SEA FREIGHT MANAGEMENT
   • Manage all Inbound business requirements from conception of need to delivery.
   • Ensure step-change improvement in 3PL Forwarding & Clearing service delivery & cost.
   • Debottleneck Global Sea freight (Imports and Exports) for optimal Inventory availability.
2. ROAD FREIGHT PLANNING AND OPTIMIZATION
   • Design/Support Integrated Load and Distribution Plans to maximise highest service level & lowest cost.
   • Significantly improve S&OE covering inbound, multiple warehouses, production, order entry & delivery.
   • Ensure Cross Border transportation meets Internal and end-customer service & cost expectations.
   • Optimize transport operations to attain Excellence, employing mathematical & cost modelling.
3. BUDGETING AND COST CONTROL
   • Compile and Manage Logistics Budgets.
   • Improve outsourced transport operations & policies to support budget attainment.
   • Monitor and analyze transportation rates and trends to realize significant cost reduction.
   • Ensure no value leakage from contracts & SLA’s including transport billing overcharges.
4. MANAGE PROCUREMENT OF TRANSPORT PROCESS
   • Facilitate transport purchasing i.e. RFQ, RFP, RFI within UPL governance guard rails.
   • Post Award Contract management including SLA design and management.
   • Ensure measurable cost benefits accrue to UPL from all Transport tenders.
5. CONTRACTING
   • Ensure Transporter contracts are negotiated to ensure lowest cost over its life cycle.
   • Design and manage Transporter SLA and relationships for high flexibility and service.
   • Religiously ensure compliance to all DG Regulations by transporters and UPL operations.
   • Demonstrate Excellence in Negotiation.
6. PEOPLE & COMMUNICATION
   • Collaborate well with internal teams i.e. Supply Planning, Commercial, Procurement, Warehouse, to significantly minimize stock outs.
   • Directly support Warehouse & Distribution Manager and partner with Supply Planning Manager & Head of Procurement on Optimization Projects.
   • Support and actively demonstrate UPL Values in all internal and external engagements.
7. TECHNOLOGY & REPORTING
   • Fully utilise available technology to gain insights from data for improvement.
   • Implement and manage fully or semi-automated TMS.
   • Design Transport KPI’s and Dashboard /Control Tower.
   • Compile & present Transport activity, exceptions, including financial performance reports.
8. PROJECT MANAGEMENT
   • Conceptualise and lead transport & distribution improvement projects across Southern Africa.

Technical Requirements:

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in Transport Economics or Engineering with core competencies in Cost management and Optimization.
• Experience in the Dangerous Goods field including 3PL management.
• Multi-modal Transportation background covering Sea, Road, Air as well as Warehousing.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of Freight Forwarding, Clearing, Sea, Road and Air Transport Planning and day to day execution.
• Strong in negotiation, report writing and presentations.
• Data Science skills including Advanced Excel and Transport Control Tower experience.

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