Gauteng Area – Gauteng: Our client has a great opportunity for an Operations Manager to manage various depots/contract around Gauteng Province.
This position is within the Warehouse Business Unit in the Consumer Division.
Duties includes Warehouse Management, fleet management, financial management, customer relations, Budgets and executing business strategy.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

•  Tertiary Qualification in Warehousing, transportation and logistics 
• Excellent Computer skills 
• Excellent management and human resources skills 
• Good understanding of accounting processes 
• 8 - 10 Years at senior operational level with the Warehouse and transportation industry 
• Basic legal knowledge of contracts 
• Problem solving skills 
• Judgment and decision-making skills
• Strategic planning capability 
• Customer management and industry networking capability 
• Occupational Health and Safety Act legislation 
• Knowledge of vehicle and MHE applications by operation 
• Knowledge of financial management principles 
• Sound knowledge of the logistics and supply chain management environment 
• Understanding of Company Disciplinary and Grievance procedures
• Own Transport and must be willing to travel

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

•  Manage business strategy 
• Identify customer needs, growing the business and providing excellent customer service 
• Implementation and seamless transition of new business be it organic or external growth 
• Profitably manage all operations assigned 
• Manage vehicle fleet e.g. Planned maintenance, tyre management, equipment selection, capital expenditure, conformance to legislation 
• Manage all aspects of Finances within all allocated contracts 
• Manage multiple warehouses and compliance
• Manage and achieve Company and Customer target KPI’s
• Effective financial management of strategic business unit 
• Manage and report on performance in respect of customers service, vehicle utilization, revenue, costs, changes in business trends, corrective/new actions implemented, health and safety, human resources, industrial relations and asset management 
• Manage staff effectively 
• Understanding of policies and procedures in supply chain and logistics management

ONLY short-listed candidates will be contacted