Logistics Manager - Citrus / Agriculture

• Manage shipping line relationships from an operational perspective
  
• Prepare shipping space requirements per week per market
  
• Communicate with shipping lines on vessel schedules and available space
  
• Evaluate shipping-line options and determine the best vessel and port based on customer requirements, cost, transit time and availability
  
• Ensure shipping decisions support the required customer ETAs
  
• Monitor vessel changes, delays, transshipments and other shipping risks with support from the customer representatives and logistics coordinators
  
• Plan container requirements
  
• Ensure the correct fruit is allocated to the correct customer and vessel
  
• Manage container loading schedules in conjunction with our logistics providers
  
• Coordinate loading requirements with packhouses, cold stores and logistics providers
  
• Plan movement of fruit from packhouse to cold store
  
• Monitor cold-store capacity, communicate with cold stores regarding daily stock flow in/out the cold stores
  
• Prevent unnecessary congestion in the supply chain
  
• Ensure stock is available at the correct location when required
  
• Manage customer allocations from a logistics perspective – Ensure the logistics coordinators action the allocations per the pack and commercial plans.
  
• Ensure fruit is allocated against the correct customer requirements and planned against the correct vessel
  
• Work backward from the required customer ETA to determine loading and shipping requirements
  
• Constant communication with the supply and commercial teams
  
• Work with the Demand Planner and production teams to understand upcoming supply
  
• Plan logistics requirements against expected harvest and packing volumes
  
• Ensure sufficient logistics capacity is available for expected production
  

Requirements

• Grade 12
  
• University Degree
  
• At least 3-5 years’ relevant experience in logistics, shipping or supply chain
  
• A hands-on, hardworking approach; this role owns execution, not just planning
  
• Strong communication skills for daily contact with shipping lines, packhouses and customers
  
• Valid driver’s licence and own transport
  
• Experience in the citrus or fresh produce export industry is a strong advantage