takealot.com , a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Hub Manager to join our delivery team.
We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hardworking people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.
This position reports to the General Manager.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Be responsible for the overall running of the facility and all other secondary roles which flow from this function.
- Ensure operations costs are in line with budget.
- Ensure the on-time delivery of product to/from the distribution centre.
- Responsible for implementation and effective utilization of system(s) which will ensure that all product within the warehouse and/or entering or leaving the warehouse is accurately identified and distributed/delivered timeously.
- Ensure efficient warehousing with timeous movement of product.
- Extract data and generate reports which will assist in performance tracking and decision making.
- Ensure consistent application of Company policies and procedures.
- Train and supervise employees to carry out the functions under their control.
- Implement and maintain health and safety standards.
- Promote the orderliness and cleanliness of the work area and other company standards.
- Identify value-creation opportunities for the company in the movement and distribution of the product.
- Work closely with senior management and Human Resources to resolve issues and ensure quality service to our customers.
- Oversee maintenance, repairs, or replacements for machines.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Attributes required:
- Results driven individual who has demonstrated ability working in a high performance environment.
- Good attention to detail, and able to manage the big picture and continuous changes in customer requests and deliveries of product.
- Able to manage multiple, complex tasks and deal easily with pressure on a day-to-day basis.
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Good understanding of business principles and practices; can effectively manage the materials function with a bottom line result.
Qualifications:
- Matric qualification.
- Tertiary qualification advantageous.
- 3-5 years Logistics experience.
How To Sell This Job:
The Environment:
- Employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun, and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
- We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
- We are short on ego and high on output.
- We are doers and not only thinkers; it’s all in the execution after all.
- We love what we do and what we are creating.
We seek to employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who:
- is forthright but respectful.
- is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute.
- is analytical, able to use data to make decisions.
- is competitive, self-directed and strives to be the BEST.
- is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience .
- is entrepreneurial , thrives under change and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster.
- is business SMART, able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input.
- is curious and challenges the status quo.
- is innovative and enjoys iteration.
- is collaborative.
- thinks like an owner of the business.
- is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARDWORKING .
If you meet the above, you are an Extraordinary Mind , so come and join us!
Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities to apply.
#J-18808-Ljbffr