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Job Description
DESCRIPTION To help us maintain our high standards of service, we are seeking an experienced and accomplished Logistics Supervisor, to drive both innovation and execution in our busy Transportation network.
Your responsibilities:
First and foremost, support the overall, daily management of operational duties. This will mean deputizing for the Operations Manager, as and when required: youll step in on their behalf where necessary.
You will be expected to prioritize and continually improve the safety at the delivery station. You will be supervising logistics assistants, coordinators and delivery associates to ensure that every shipment is delivered meeting and exceeding the set operational KPIs.
You will be monitoring the coordinator and associate performance and coaching them when needed, partnering with supporting departments to improve logistics processes and operations, communicating with our delivery service providers to set our expectations and raise the bar on quality on their deliverables.
You will be expected to interview candidates for associate roles.
You will be responsible for briefing and monitoring the workload of all drivers and associates. Therefore, youll maintain a keen eye for detail, ensuring that all administrative tasks are accurately and fully completed. Moreover, you will measure and monitor overall workflows and daily metrics. This will enable you to assist the Operations Manager with tracking, trending and reporting on site performance, on a regular basis.
In addition to your day-to-day responsibilities, you will also help with training and mentoring new Associates, ensuring that they are provided with the knowledge needed to successfully carry out their tasks. Further to this, youll follow-up on and resolve any process-related issues as and when required.
You are expected to be flexible to work in different shifts and to do overtime when needed.
Finally, together with the Operations Manager, you will sufficiently resource your function from a personal standpoint. Resourcing, in this context, means multiple things: call-outs for training needs, absence and performance management, coaching and continuous monitoring of department productivity and many more.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
You possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal,
A solid understanding of Excel and its application
Experience managing medium to large teams.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
A strong understanding of logistics operations would be beneficial to your application,
Able to work with KPIs and metrics, being able to analyze large data sets to understand trends and look for root causes,
Be familiar with 5 whys analysis
Experience in fast paced environment such as peak business periods in logistics
Fluent in English, both spoken and written.
