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Branch Manager - Cape Town

SANS Recruitment
Full-time
On-site
Cape Town, South Africa

Introduction

Our customer is a fast-growing Road Freight Distribution Company operating in Durban, Johannesburg, and Cape Town.

We invite suitably qualified candidates to apply that have a proven track record in the industry, a minimum of 4 years’ experience and exceptional industry knowledge.

Management of the day-to-day operations requirements within the branch.

Duties & Responsibilities

Manage daily Operations requirements

Supervise loading and offloading procedures

Manage daily delivery fleet and staff

Collecting and sorting of waybills according to route requirements.

Checking cargo in terms of damages, shortages, type and verifying waybills against cargo stickers.

Creating delivery and collection lists daily.

Scanning parcels into trucks for delivery.

Supervising of cargo loading, handling of safety compliances.

Conducting bay checks investigating non deliveries, completing daily bay schedules and submissions.

Monitoring daily / ad-hoc collections and providing collection instructions

Collection waybill details to be captured and labels printed accordingly.

Debriefing of collections and deliveries in accordance with SOP’s.

Liaising with clients regarding delivery and collection information, data and instructions.

Monitor vehicle activity at all times.

Directing parcel sorting into destination area / location.

Deliveries – check all POD’s are manifested to delivery trip sheet and that all manifested wb’s are POD’s.

Recording of missed deliveries daily, and resolving queries.

Checking POD’s for correct information, endorsements, comments and remarks.

Recording and reporting of endorsements on discrepancy manifest.

Verifying waybill against parcel and parcel stickers.

Scanning parcels by waybills and checking scanning on system.

Manage OHSA requirements

Desired Experience & Qualification

Matric

Minimum 4 years sales experience in Transport / Logistics Services

Proficiency in general MS Office Suite

Advanced understanding of Excel & PowerPoint

Strong Consultative Selling Skills

Strong communication skills

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Negotiation skills

Capable of working independently, and having responsibility as an individual

Attention to detail

Willing and able to travel

Exceptional work ethic