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DC Manager-BBDC
Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa; Boksburg, Gauteng, South AfricaPosted Yesterday
Job Description
BE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE
DHL Supply Chain is the world’s leading contract logistics provider that combines value-added and management services with fulfilment and distribution. At DHL Supply Chain we are committed to looking after tomorrow & today with our Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy.
So, what's it like to work for DHL Supply Chain? At DHL we’re proud of our international reach as it brings together people with a wide range of skills, experiences, cultures, and viewpoints. We see the diversity of our employees as a genuine strength and we’re proud of our supportive work environment where employees are given the tools and training, they need to learn, grow and succeed.
We are offering an exciting opportunity for the position of DC Manager. In this position you will play a crucial role to support our vision of becoming a Great place to work for all.
Role Outline
- To take full operational, commercial and budgetary responsibility for the management of the Unilever BBDC warehouse
- Working through the site management team to ensure performance targets are met and exceeded
- To support the branch management and staff through objective setting, organizing, motivating, communicating, measuring and development of people.
- To lead by maintaining a high standard of ethics, compliance with company policies and operating procedures.
- To contribute to the development of strategy of the business together with the executive team
- To maximize the performance of the operation by directing the daily, weekly and monthly activities
- Providing leadership, motivation, training and development of the workplace, executing against customer requirements, operational performance and "making DHL a great place to work
Key Tasks & Accountabilities
Delivery of key financial performance measures
- Managing Operations within the budget as set by the Client
Meet and exceed operational service levels
- Through the achievement of contractual Key Performance indicators.
Drive and develop team culture
- Encourage and reward constructive internal competitiveness to the benefit of client, DHL and individual employees.
Manage Human Resources
- Through management team, ensure appropriate levels of Human resources to meet business needs, performance issues, training and development, employee productivity and recruitment and retention of staff.
Manage Relationships
- Through operational managers manage relationship with Trade Union, conduct negotiations within budget levels maintain a healthy, positive relationship.
Compliance with statutory and company policies and procedures
- Through Management team ensure compliance with statutory and company policies on:
- Health and Safety
- Employment Equity
- Labor relations
- Legislative
- Environmental issues
- Including regular monitoring to ensure these areas are maintained at a high level of compliance.
Professional Relationship
- Through a principled, professional approach ensure and co-ordinate interaction with the Client and Customers in order to achieve a maximum benefit to all.
Operational Return
- Budget
- Produce an annual budget in line with Company guidelines
Human Resources
- Ensure appropriate staffing levels
- Ensure high level of competence in staff
- Manage Industrial relations by ensuring that appropriate disciplinary actions is taken
- Change Management
- Quality Control
- Budget Management
- Delivery of KPI's (Key Performance Indicators)
- Effective leadership and management of the operational and administrative teams
- Delivery of safe, secure, clean and fair work environment for team members
- Team Building and Moral Management
- Ensure compliance to SOP's (Standard Operating Procedures)
- Responsibility for all issues relating to Health & Safety and the Environment
- Maximize accuracy, productivity, and space utilization
- Translate, analyze and deliver customer needs through effective operations
- Ensure daily or weekly workload planning and volume forecasting routines are accomplished
- Maintained stock control procedures and continuously review to enable the daily reconciliation of theoretical and physical stock
- Maintain appropriate information / reporting systems to monitor Depot performance on an ongoing basis
- Local Accountabilities
- Responsibility for security and risk management
- Project Management
- Continuous improvement
- Vendor Management
- Planning, Organizing, Control
- Customer Service
- Management Information Systems
- Financial Management
- Human Resource Management
- Industrial Relations Management
- Management of Infrastructure
- Housekeeping
Resources
- All employees, Departmental Managers
Functional Experience
- 3 years similar experience/ environment
Education / Qualification / Certification Requirements
- Grade 12 / Matric - Essential
- Educated to university degree level or equivalent professional qualifications
DPDHL Core Competencies & Skills
Admin Knowledge
- Must have good knowledge of all admin processes
- Must have an understanding of the company's distribution system, transport needs and customer base
- Must have a high level of understanding of all machinery, equipment and vehicles on site
- Must have a clear understanding of the quality deliver requirements of the company and be able to change and adapt as required
- Needs to manage, maintain and be aware of all security processes, procedures and requirements of the company
- Open communication - positive work environment and feedback - manage team dynamics
- Develop relationships - maintain a positive environment and work ethic
- Must have good knowledge of all financial processes, must be able to interpret the numbers provided by Admin/Finance dept and impart information to the team
- Understand and focus on customer requirements
- Solves problems and initiate solutions
- Embrace the change process and come up with innovative ideas
- Maintain the highest level of integrity - ensure any gratuity offered is well communicated and discussed with management, and if agreed is non-binding
- Embrace and foster the DHL culture of working in and with the local communities.
Further required information
- Industry/sector knowledge
- Operational Management knowledge
- Must be able to communicate at all levels
- Able to work in a fast moving and changing environment
Languages
English – verbal and written