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Logistics SpecialistPepsiCo • Germiston, ZA
Logistics Specialist
PepsiCo • Germiston, ZA
15 days ago
Job description
What we're looking for:
- Responsible for supporting any supply gap that arises due to routes changes / cancellations. Finding alternative, more cost-effective supply routes for both road and sea, with the relevant cost model to support instant changes.
- Optimizing road and sea freight logistics and finding / implementing solutions where required to ensure move plan is delivered monthly
Accountabilities:
Supporting the Operational Team
- Solving supply challenges for road and sea as it arises. Ensuring a permanent and cost-effective alternative
- Analyse existing routes and ensure it is the most optimised and cost effective
- Finding alternative solutions / routes to ensure continuity of business during peak periods / low availability of space
- Create and maintain a logistics matrix for alternative routes, with an updated cost model for comparison
- Adapt policies, procedures and enhance processes to improve business productivity, example Reduce stock damages, improve load efficiencies
- Measure and track, costs and projects
- DSV Control Tower data input
- Pier 2 Pier load build
- Monthly reporting
- Analytics
- Support on forward view of vessels and tracking of shipments
Freight and Fleet
- Ensure correct inputs of requirements / specifications for the RFQ process (Local and Global Procurement)
- Measure and track success rate
- Spot rates where applicable
Logistics
- Support Cross Trade Initiatives
- Optimised Logistics solutions for 3rd Party Manufacturing / Bonded Warehouse (Cross Border)
- Implement co-loading solutions to optimise cost and frequency of shipments
- Support Global Excellence team with Ocean Freight RFQ holistically
Qualifications
Experience:
Knowledge/Skills
- 3-year Tertiary Qualification
- Computer literacy in MS Office, Power BI & SAP
- Good communication skills
- Strong negotiating and influencing skills
Experience
- 5 – 8 Years’ Experience in the supply chain / logistics field (preferably exports Road, Ocean and Air Freight)
- Administration - Distribution / Warehousing experience
- People Management Skills
- Export/Imports Experience
- Strong network with logistics / freight forwarding service providers
- Strong Cross functional capability
- Analytical thinking
- Drive for results
- Customer driven
- Leadership Skills
- Managing complexity
- Problem solving
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