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Logistics Coordinator
(Logistics Coordinato)
Overview
Reference
Logistics Coordinato
Salary
ZAR/month
Job Location
- South Africa -- Nelson Mandela Bay Metro -- Port Elizabeth
Job Type
Permanent
Posted
13 January 2025
Our client is looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Logistics Coordinator to oversee and manage supply chain operations, ensuring seamless coordination between stock, transport, warehouse activities, and customer interactions. This role is crucial in maintaining efficiency, accuracy, and excellent service delivery.
Responsibilities:
- Stock Reconciliation:
- Ensure accurate tracking of incoming and outgoing stock.
- Verify stock levels and maintain proper documentation.
- Transport Coordination:
- Manage logistics for transport between farms, warehouses, and container stacks.
- Monitor load control for transport vehicles, whether in-house or subcontracted.
- Warehouse Operations:
- Coordinate offloading and storage operations at the warehouse.
- Optimize space usage and maintain inventory organization.
- Customer and Vendor Liaison:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for customers, ensuring clear communication and timely updates.
- Collaborate with shipping vendors to source containers, manage loading, and coordinate transport schedules.
- Administrative Duties:
- Manage internal and external data reporting for the full supply chain.
- Maintain accurate records to ensure compliance and enhance operational efficiency.
Key Skills:
- Strong organizational and time management abilities, with the capacity to prioritize multiple tasks.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively liaise with customers, vendors, and team members.
- Problem-solving mindset with the ability to anticipate and resolve logistical challenges.
- Proficiency in data management and reporting tools.
- Attention to detail to ensure accuracy in stock reconciliation and documentation.
- Knowledge of logistics, warehouse management, and supply chain principles.
- 3+ years of experience in logistics coordination or a similar role.
- Familiarity with transport and warehouse operations.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite; experience with logistics or ERP systems is advantageous.
- Strong understanding of compliance and inventory management practices.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
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