Our client is searching for a Hub and Linehaul Manager to join their team in Benoni.

Basic Function

The responsibility of the Hub and Linehaul Manager is to provide strategic planning, Leadership, and coordination of the Business Unit Functions across Operational, HR/IR and Financial disciplines. This includes the monitoring and analysing of the operations efficiencies and cost effectiveness, as well as the actual day-to-day performance of the various operational activities.

Responsibilities

• Customer and Supplier Service
  • Customer/supplier service level agreements
  • Management of statutory requirements and relationships with state, semi state
  • Open and frequent channels of communication
• HR / IR
  • Management of staff reporting
  • Managing operational processes
• Admin
  • Overall administration functions of this division such as daily KPI reports, submission of overtime schedules, and discrepancy reports
  • Manage overall expenses , ensuring cost saving
• Training
• Operational Requirements
  • Managed and direct the company’s operation functions
  • Managing the operations budgets
  • Analyse all aspects of logistics to determine the most cost-effective and efficient means of transporting products and supplies
  • Direct inbound and outbound logistics operation, such as transportation or warehouse activities
  • Analyse the financial impact of proposed logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes and mixes, and 3rg party carriers.
  • Participate in the development of new project proposals.
  • Establish and implement short- and long-range goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures
  • Promotes positive relations with partners, vendors, and distributors
  • Line Haul Route Management

Qualification

• Grade 12
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management or Transport Management related qualification will be advantageous.

Experience

• Minimum of 15 years experience in the transport industry, with at least 5 years in senior operations management position.
• Experience in Urgent, Express and Cross Border Road freight
• Essential to have vast hand on experience in the loading and off-loading of break bulk goods on vehicle ranging from 1 Ton to interlinks.
• Materials Handling experience i.e. forklift, tie down and Hazchem operations

Competencies EHS

• Knowledge of basic environment health and safety requirements
• EHS corporate objectives awareness
• Awareness of Environment Health & Safety incident reporting