Stellenbosch: Senior Logistics and Asset Controller

About the Role

The Senior Logistics and Asset Controller will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of logistics operations, ensuring compliance with regulations, and managing company assets. This is a critical role that requires strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and oversee domestic and international shipments to ensure cost-effectiveness, reliability, and compliance.
• Monitor shipments end-to-end, proactively resolve delays, customs holds, and transport issues, and verify correct Incoterms and shipping instructions prior to dispatch.
• Maintain accurate stock levels across offices and fulfilment centres, compile, reconcile, and report weekly stock levels, and manage demo, loan, replacement, service, and written-off stock.
• Ensure compliance with international trade and transport regulations (including IATA/IMDG/WEEE and export control requirements), manage regulatory permits/licences, and supporting legal documentation.
• Prepare, review, and control logistics and compliance documentation, including commercial/customs invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin/conformity/warranty, import/export permits, EUCs, LC documentation, battery declarations, MSDS documentation, ATA carnets, internal transfer, and inter-company documentation.
• Register, control, and track company assets throughout the asset lifecycle, maintain accurate asset records, and complete scheduled stock takes.
• Liaise with freight forwarders/couriers/distributors/clients to obtain freight quotations, evaluate cost, service level, and compliance risks, manage shipping schedules, and resolve provider issues.
• Coordinate repair/calibration/return shipments, ensure correct customs procedures for temporary importation, re-exportation, and re-importation, and manage shipment insurance estimates.
• Identify and mitigate logistics/customs/regulatory risks, maintain readiness for unannounced inspections and regulatory audits, and support SOP/process improvement.

Requirements

• Grade 12 (Logistics-related certifications advantageous)
• 10 years’ experience in logistics, shipping, or inventory management
• Driver’s licence and own/reliable transport
• Fluent English (spoken/written) and Afrikaans for internal communication

Qualifications

• None mentioned

Salary & Benefits

• Not specified