We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hardworking people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won't be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.
This position reports to the Department Manager.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Dispatch KPI's Customer orders to be placed on milkruns as per KPI's
- Cost control manage labour / heads on shift vs volumes and hours
- Housekeeping manage the team to ensure they keep area's within standards
- Goals ensure that each individual has a clear understanding of their goals
- Review internal processes and continue to iterate and innovate to improve department continuously
- Apply our company values into daily tasks
- Strong communications skills
- A structured and disciplined management style
- Ability to motivate and inspire others is critical
- Strong problem solving skills
- Self-starter with high energy levels a must
- Well-developed business and operational acumen
- Analytically minded and able to find and use data to inform decision making
- Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines
- Good attention to detail
- Strong Customer Service orientation
- Goal orientated and motivated to succeed
- Dynamic individual with proven experience in delivering change and innovative solutions
- Preferred experience in:
- E-commerce experience
- ERP systems knowledge
- Experience in working with budgets and cost analysis
- LEAN or continuous improvement
- Performance management skills knowledge of Industrial Relations and practices
- Grade 12 National Senior Certificate
- Supply Chain or Logistics higher certificate is preferred.
- 3-5 years Supervisory experience in logistics or distribution environment
- People management experience, good oral and written communication skills
- Decision making and problem solving ability
- Ability to manage change within a logistics operation
- Will commit and achieve targets and project timelines.
- Willing to work shifts, including weekends if necessary, in an operational 7/365 environment
- Self-starter with high energy levels a must
- Must be able to work as part of a multi-cultural team
The Environment:
- takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
- We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
- We are short on ego and high on output.
- We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all.
- We love what we do and what we are creating.
- The Environment:
- Takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of Takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
- We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve
- We are short on ego and high on output
- We are doers and not only thinkers, it's all in the execution after all
- We love what we do and what we are creating
- is respectful but forthright
- is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
- is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
- is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
- is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
- is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
- is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input;
- is curious and challenge the status quo
- is innovative and enjoys iteration
- is collaborative
- will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com
- thinks like an owner of the business
- is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKING
Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.
