The Depot Manager’s role is hands-on, focusing on coordinating and maintaining the silo bag depot. Additional functions may be required beyond the specified position.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
- Matric qualification.
- Demonstrated work experience of 7-10 years in managing silo bag depot sites with emphasis on wheat, maize, and soybean.
- Candidates with demonstrated silo bag management experience.
- Residency nearby and/or in the community.
- Grading certified (Maize and Soybeans).
- Fumigation certified.
- Health & Safety certified.
Role & Responsibility:
- Management of appointed depot site.
- Staff management of appointed employees at the site.
- Overall responsibility for Quantity and Quality of stock.
- Responsible for stock management.
- Preparation of soil and placement of bags.
- Site and equipment maintenance daily.
- Responsible for petty cash.
- Responsible for maintaining PPECB records.
- Daily site inspections.
- Ensure that bags are measured & marked.
- Ensure that rodent and weed control are in place.
- Daily reporting to Head Office on all site operations.
- Weekly depot report.
- Monthly closure of contracts and stocktake.
- Security, Health & Safety, and Compliance management.
- Administration, ad hoc.
- General work.
Essential Skills:
- MS Excel proficiency.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience in administrative tasks – reporting, etc.
- Good interpersonal and organizing skills.
- Ability to prioritize effectively, with excellent time management skills.
- Planner with the ability to identify possible future obstacles and problem-solving skills.
- Proactive and able to work under pressure.
- Ability to handle conflict situations well and establish a plan/strategy.
Core Competencies:
- Customer focus: Strong external/internal customer orientation.
- Communication: Listens well and shares ideas and solutions.
- Teamwork: Seeks involvement and input from other people.
- Initiative: Proactive, drives processes and tasks to achieve results.
- Innovation: Comes up with resourceful ideas and solutions.
- Ownership & Accountability: Takes ownership of own decisions and actions – successes and mistakes.
- Management: Gives timely, constructive and specific feedback.
- Detail orientation: Organized, methodical, good attention to detail.
General:
- Must have own vehicle and be willing to travel between sites.
- Immediate start.
- Reports to the Senior Depot Manager.
- Base salary + benefits: 8% Provident fund and 50% Medical Aid.
- Company-issued cellphone and electronics.
- 18 days annual leave per year.
