My client is a well established Fruit Exporter based in Stellenbosch. They are seeking to employ a Logistics Coordinator to join their team. The successful candidate will have a B.Com degree in Logistics / Supply Chain Management and minimum of two years’ experience as a Junior Logistics Coordinator or Stock Coordinator
Education Required- B.Com Logistics / Supply Chain Management / Relevant experience
Skills Required- Thorough knowledge of product and pallet coding structures, as well as cold store stock management processes
- Thorough knowledge of company stock management systems such as QX / LINC, including the ability to book and allocate stock, issue loading instructions, and confirm MR information in the system
- Thorough knowledge of export requirements and protocols
- Thorough knowledge of shipping line services and operational schedules
- Basic knowledge of the export cost chain, with the ability to optimise service and cost for clients while maximising company margins
- Strong communication and influencing skills
Experience Required- Minimum of two years’ experience as a Junior Logistics Coordinator or Stock Coordinator
- Thorough knowledge and experience of European, Russian, and Asian market allocations and operations will be advantageous
Key Performance Area: Logistics Operations: - Monitor packing and intakes of stock between packhouse and depot - Forcasted volumes in line with actuals
- Assist with truck offloading in port if necessary - Compliance to handling protocols
- Assist Port Quality Control if required
- Assist with Deviations if required
- Check and verify daily stock
- Generate requests and coordinate inspections and re-inspections by DAFF and other institutions as required by various protocol
- Ensure adherence of market and service provider protocol.
- Ensure that all required export documents (Phytoclean status information) have been updated, prior to export
- Make vessel bookings with Shipping Lines
- Book shipments with hauliers
- Allocate stock to vessels and communicate, arrange and monitor loading of fruit with third parties: PPECB, C&F, DAFF, Hauliers, Depots etc
- Manage reverse logistics
- Claims
Dispatches / Shipping Information in QX:- Following up with depots for MT files when shipments loaded.
- Adjusting all MT files as per load out from LC’s
- Map all outside of system mates in QX
- Processing and linking of Mates/PO files in System for allocated clients
- Verify and confirm Dispatches
Documentation and Shipping Information:Documentations instruction
- Documentation instruction setup (Clients)
- Documentation instruction information provided to doc’s team and confirmed in order (EU)
Shipping information
- SI submission
- Final mates communication
- Mates saved on drive
Forecast
- Weekly intake volume Forecast
- Weekly shipping line volume forecast
System maintenance:
- System code registrations
- Port & vessel codes registrations
- Receiver codes
- Agent Codes
- System code selection
Cost management
- Manage and Control operational costs
- Provide details of extra ordinary costs and deviations
- Claim management
