Role Responsibilities

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  

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 meet Internal and end -customer service & cost expectation
• Optimize transport operations to attain Excellence, employing mathematical & cost modelling

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

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

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  

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

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

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