Job Description

• Join Lactalis at our Durban, DC and take on the challenges of a Distribution Manager. The purpose of the role is to manage productivity, customer service, budget forecasting, vehicle management, route optimisation and fleet management systems.
• This exciting career opportunity at Lactalis SA will enable you to apply your business acumen to ensure that the company achieves its challenging objectives during the next phase of its growth in South Africa

Required Skills

• BA degree or equivalent in Supply Chain or Logistics is preferred.
• 5 years’ experience within a similar role
• Excel under pressure.
• Be accurate and pay attention to detail.
• Good communication skills and be assertive.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritise and follow up on outstanding items.
• Enthusiastic with high energy levels and output.
• Results orientated with a high level of imitative.
• Management of staff skills.
• Experience in MS Office would be essential.
• Unendorsed Driver’s license

Duties & Responsibilities

• Forecast and control Annual Distribution Cost Budget.
• Maintain optimal resource mix in light of the changing input costs and customer demand.
• Benchmark existing systems and processes against industry and recommend changes for improved distribution efficiency.
• Daily KPI Management of the department.
• Manage projects according to stipulated time frames.
• Manage and control monthly distribution costs.
• Ensure procedures and workflows are in place.
• Manage and control distribution head count (employees and temporary contract labour) to ensure optimal efficiency and productivity through targeting labour efficiency targets in planning and execution.
• Ensure harmonious working relationship across all levels and functions.
• Pro-actively identify and resolve obstacles to customer service delivery in a timeous manner.
• Provide contingency plans and implementation of contingency plans when required.
• Provide means of facilitating resolution of non-delivery on customer service level agreements.
• Effectively balance the needs of internal and external customers and the operational units’ capacity to meet those needs.
• Anticipate and identify customer needs and specifications.
• Ensure sufficient service levels with customers.
• Motivate employees to ensure a coherent work environment.
• Ensure through the departments systems, processes, effective utilisation of resources and culture that a customer focussed service is delivered.
• Manage employees of the department according to the Lactalis SA Human Resources Policies and Procedures.
• Manage Lactalis SA SHE policies in your department to create a safe working environment.
• Planning to allow timeous supply and resource allocation to ensure on-time deliveries to Cross-Dock facilities

Closing Date

• 2025/09/19