Northern Suburbs: Logistics Controller posted by iStaff (Pty) Ltd

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Logistics Controller to join our team in the Northern Suburbs. As a key member of our supply chain management, you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective management of stock levels, tracking shipments, and resolving stock discrepancies.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and control stock levels through daily stock counts and reconciliation between the Agile system and cold store stock reports.
• Identify and tag rejected pallets, notify marketers accordingly, and follow up on aged stock or items requiring re-inspection.
• Investigate and resolve stock discrepancies such as incorrect carton quantities or pack types, liaising with the cold store where deviations have not been formally reported.
• Organise re-inspections with the forwarding agent when requested by the marketer or logistics manager.
• Coordinate loading activities between freight forwarders, packhouses, and cold storage facilities to ensure timely dispatch.
• Issue loading and labelling instructions received from marketers, confirming compliance with country-specific weight limits and export maturity requirements. Ensure labelling details are complete and accurate, and follow up with marketers where instructions are missing for destinations requiring labels.
• Authorise and manage pallet breakdowns and rebuilds for breakbulk and container shipments, ensuring all movements are accurately reflected in the system at cold store level.
• Liaise with transport providers to track transit pallets and confirm on-time arrival of fruit for scheduled loadings.
• Verify Phytclean compliance for shipments destined for the EU.
• Distribute label templates to growers upon request from marketers.
• Prepare packing lists and general addendums from purchase order documentation, validating all information before processing dispatch and loading paperwork.
• Amend and correct documentation deviations, such as packing list weight changes, as requested by forwarders, clients, or marketers.
• Request outstanding purchase order files, intake records, outbound consignment notes, and supporting documentation from growers where required, ensuring these are supplied to the cold store and/or forwarding agents.

Requirements

• More than 3 years experience dealing with international imports, exports or the fruit industry
• Logistics, International Trade or Supply Chain degree

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Logistics, International Trade or Supply Chain)

Salary & Benefits

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