Exports Logistic Coordinator
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
- Two years administration experience
- Experience in a logistics environment
- Experience in an export environment advantageous
PREFERRED QUALIFICATION:
- Grade 12
- Qualification in Supply Chain & Logistics Management advantageous
BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS:
- High levels of accuracy
- Attention to detail
- Deadline driven
- Must be levelheaded and have a good sense of urgency and going the extra mile
- Ability to work under pressure, remaining calm and thinking logically at all times
- Team-player able to multi-task and take instruction
- Excellent communication skills with all levels of management and external partners
- Ability to resolve problems pro-actively and independently
- Service orientated
- Quick thinking and able to deal with urgent situations successfully
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- Microsoft Office Dynamics 365 experience advantageous
- Computer Literate (MS Office)
- Numerical ability essential
PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE POSITION
Responsible for the effective planning, dispatching and tracking of loads both locally and into Africa.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
- Planning of trucks for cross border customers
- Work with sales and purchasing teams to ensure timeous delivery from suppliers to clients.
- Receipting of purchase orders for transport related payments.
- Negotiations of rates with transporters.
- Arranging Inspections with quality auditors for cross border regions when required.
- Generating commercial invoices/invoices and picking lists.
- Submission of test certs to clients when required.
- Ensure relevant export documentation and done timeously.
- Daily tracking information monitored, and clients updated daily on progress of delivery.
- Attend to problems immediately to ensure timeous delivery of goods to clients with
no additional costs/penalties incurred.
- Abide by warehouse procedures to ensure all stock is prepared timeously
and trucks loaded efficiently with no delays.
- Other tasks as instructed by management from time to time.