takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Fleet Supervisor to join our team in Cape Town.
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 Fleet Controller.
Your responsibilities will include:
Its primary objectives therefore centre on timelines, efficiency, and effectiveness of Drivers Managing the drivers and various systems to optimize delivery and reporting Ensuring that all reporting relating to various vehicles, millrun, and driving staff is done promptly, accurately, and effectively. Ensuring that the relevant chain of command is updated as soon as possible with all relevant information pertaining to the loading and delivery of parcels as well as any system issues encountered. Ensuring that adequate staff are present and on duty for the daily tasks. Ensuring that staff are efficiently tasked and effectively deployed. Ensuring that all operational imperatives are being upheld and that any current or potential blockers are raised quickly and effectively to the correct people. Ensuring returned goods are collected from branches and returned to the Returns Department with the correct paperwork. Ensuring that all queries relating to drivers and millruns are quickly and effectively resolved. Ensure that all Drivers sent onto the road have valid Drivers’ Licences and PDPs Ensure that admin staff have access to all relevant data and details regarding deliveries, staff clocking times, leave, etc. Ensuring that hub changes and other changes to deliveries that need to be affected by dispatch are done as soon as possible, as efficiently as possible with the relevant parties being informed along the way. The system needs to be updated appropriately as well Ensure that all driving staff are compliant with all relevant safety and security standards and procedures; as prescribed by the company, as well as all other measures detailed in the Driver’s job description and any other ancillary communication as given from time to time. Ensure that all drivers and assistants are correctly dressed in all PPE issued. Ensure that proper staff leave planning and submissions are done; in line with operational necessities and any other parameters as prescribed by the company. Ensure that all vehicles, hardware, and/or equipment are maintained and looked after and are in good working order. Any deficiencies need to be reported and investigated immediately. Ensure that all due diligence is done in order to ensure the safety of all parcels and equipment within the warehouse area; on the road and at the various hubs. Ensure that all loss of company assets and stock is minimized and that all missing items are afforded the appropriate diligence, in terms of tracing and finding. Ensure that reports as requested by management are submitted timeously Various other reporting functions are requested and/or detailed from time to time, e.g. MRD Express System on Milkrun Goods Report and/or any fleet-related reports. Develop and implement effective and efficient work processes and procedures complying with SOP. Supervise, coach, and develop team Implement discipline management and performance management of staff up to the first written warning stage, when necessary Driving and promoting the company culture from within, over and above the rules and standards set out in various documents; thus, ensuring a workforce that is committed to excellence and success. Any other duties as and when required by the Hub Manager and/or Distribution and Fleet Controller that are reasonably within the capabilities of the person and are aimed at achieving the objectives and goals of the company
Attributes required:
Ability to lead a team of people Be punctual Having excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Being reliable and trustworthy Having good concentration Having interpersonal abilities Having knowledge about routes and geography Being able to work under pressure Must have a sound grasp of computers and the various, commonly used programs Being able to meet deadlines Having good communication skills Have a good grasp of admin work Must be able to lead from the front Have a clean driving and criminal record Be of sober habits Must be available to work overtime when needed
Qualifications:
Matric Certificate and/or qualification in Supply Chain / Logistics and/or Fleet Management (or similar) will be advantageous 3-5 years experience in Fleet control Be in possession of a valid driver’s license
The Environment :
takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, and 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 strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours is
passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a
world-class customer experience is
entrepreneurial ,
thrives under change accepts it is a constant, 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 to challenge the status quo is innovative and enjoys iteration is collaborative will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com.
thinks like an owner of the business. is
SMART, has INTEGRITY and
is HARDWORKING 
