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Route Controller

Route Controller

OttoBauthenticWorkFromHome, Western Cape, South Africa
30+ days ago
Job description

Overview

Overall Role Function : The role will be responsible for end-to-end live route tracking and execution management of all routes within a specific Business Unit for which the role will be responsible. This position will be operating on shift as part of a team who will execute 24 hours and 7 days a week. Part of this role's responsibilities will be tracking of routes, alert management, exception management and escalation, Expediting, trending & analysis, communication with drivers and depots and should play an integral part in improving the productivity of operational teams.

Responsibilities

  • Daily, Live Execution Management of all routes for assigned Business Unit (BU) Route Execution & Tracking :

Live visibility and tracking of all routes within the BU on Cella Track

  • Tracking and investigation of all “Late” routes
  • Tracking Route Compliance, Planned vs Actual KM and Planned vs Actual TAT
  • Alert & Exception Management :
  • Acknowledgement & Resolution of Alert pop-ups on Cella for applicable BU

  • Driver communication and relationship
  • Driving corrective action with driver
  • Ensure correct escalation processes are being followed
  • Actioning alerts according to priority & urgency, e.g. Risk Alert has higher urgency than an Execution Alert
  • Master Data :
  • Be aware and keep log of all master data or system issues that might cause inaccurate route tracking

  • Full understanding of all Control Tower master data fields
  • Daily escalation of master data issues to Control Tower Manager
  • Admin sense checks :
  • Identify and communicate any Operational, administrative exceptions with Operational staff

  • Operational Excellence :
  • Proactively drive and contribute to a culture of operational excellence

  • Drive and improve relationship with Lieben operational team
  • Daily interactions with drivers, depot managers and operational managers
  • Solve and respond to queries raised by operational teams daily via CT Manager
  • Contribute and provide suggestions for improving operational productivity at depots from central Control Tower perspective
  • Effective escalation of sub-standard driver behaviour
  • Adhere to Control Tower SOP’s and raise with CT Manager where a change is necessary
  • Review previous day’s issues to verify improvement
  • Regular job rotation and knowledge hand-over within the team
  • KPI Management :
  • Taking full accountability for KPI’s and contributing towards the improvement of these as part of the Route Compliance dashboard, including all KPI’s as part of the “Job Outcome / KPI” section below

  • Reporting :
  • Excellent assessment, analysing and evaluation capabilities (Reporting & Insights).

  • Check Route Compliance, pick up KPI exceptions, fix and escalate where required.
  • End-of-shift report to CT Manager.
  • Personal Development :
  • Personal Development : Responsible for own development to increase own competencies for the position function and future leadership growth opportunities.

  • Teamwork : Contribute to and be part of driving effective teamwork within Control Tower operations as well as with other business units and across all depots.
  • Training & Development : Willingness to be trained on-the-job and take initiative for self-development. Responsible for his / her own training and development to stay updated with latest changes and requirements.
  • Highlight to Control Tower Manager where there is a specific gap, assistance needed, or specific training required with regards to any of the above points.
  • Job Outcomes / KPIs

    Commitment to achieving Control Tower KPI’s and goals. Per shift & per day. Targets and measures to be discussed in Performance meetings :

  • Alerts triggered : 100% of alerts to be Acknowledged, Resolved or Escalated
  • Trip Planned vs Actual KM (Target :
  • Trip Planned vs Actual TAT (Target :
  • Store Planned vs Actual TAT (Target :
  • First Stop Met compliance (Target : 98%)
  • On time DC departure (Target : 98%)
  • On Time compliance % (Target : 98%)
  • Customer sequence compliance (Target : 98%)
  • Driver Performance Score (Driver risk profile) (Current : 92.8% vs Target : 95%)
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