takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Junior Shift Manager to join our Supply Chain team in Johannesburg Warehouse.
We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working 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 Outbound Shift Manager.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Outbound KPI’s – Customer orders to be shipped by 5pm daily
- Picking and Packing Producitiviy – Ensure that we meet company targets
- Cost control – manage labour / heads on shift vs volumes and hours
- Packing costs – manage usage on floor
- 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
Attributes required:
- 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
Qualifications:
- 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
