Minimum Requirements    

• Completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering or relevant Tertiary Qualification (Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics)
• A postgraduate qualification is preferable
• Experience in an FMCG transport environment would be advantageous
• Working Knowledge of SAP R3, Plato/FLO system experience advantageous
• Knowledge of, and experience in, Vehicle Tracking and telematics Transport planning principles, practices and tools.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Ensure daily route plans deliver optimal productivity and service levels:
• Constant monitoring of execution of the daily load plan via telematics system and telephonic communication with drivers
• Make in the moment decisions to reroute drivers should excessive delays occur
• Proactively identify potential RD’s during the course of the day, highlight these to customers, DC’s and sales.
• To achieve optimal utilisation of the dedicated secondary fleet: Interrogate current day load plan for opportunities for late additions and Redeliveries with the view to maximizing daily volume output, Immediately notify DC leadership of any breakdowns during the day and follow up on corrective action to be taken
• Look for opportunities to mitigate the impact of breakdowns that occur in trade
• Daily monitoring of plan vs actual performance and input given to system calibration:
• Daily engagement with drivers and DC trackers to gain insight into current day issues experienced
• Daily engagement with Routing and Scheduling controller to highlight all identified issues from previous day
• Monitor planned vs actual start up times for each day
• Provides immediate support for any customer queries received through the call centre