Pretoria North: Logistics Engineer posted by Abantu Staffing Solutions

Overview

Our client in the automotive industry is seeking a Logistics Engineer to join their team. The successful incumbent will be responsible for effective management of import and export freight, ensure minimal cost of transportation, balance material availability, inventory turns and freight, organising and managing inventory in transit, storage and transportation estimate and oversee all imported shipping operations.

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12 / Matric
• National Diploma (NQF 6) in Logistics or equivalent.
• Experience in a similar position in an international environment
• Advanced knowledge in customs regulations
• Business Operating System (BOS): Understand, apply, and meet all function-related BOS requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply, and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: Understand, apply, and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance: Understand, apply, and meet all function-related Compliance requirements
• Information Security: Understand, apply, and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of information requirements.
• Professional Certification / Special Skills: EHS Management System (e.g. EMS, OHSMS), EHS Internal Auditor, Quality Management System (e.g. IATF16949)

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure on-time deliveries of customer orders and on-time materials procurement
• Inventory control and management, optimization of inventories
• Forecast planning capacities and materials (in-house, suppliers)
• Fit all requirements of customers, supplier and internal customers in using BOS, Management Systems and other company standards, starts improvement actions
• Documentation about all inbound and outbound shipments, and set up action plans to establish the targets
• Monitor freight costs
• Discuss supply / transport plan with logistics service provider (operational level)
• Coordinate the delivery of containers to Warehouse
• Please put assist in preparing eventual claims towards the customer in the last line