Logistics Expeditor at Sasol

SASOL ENERGY: Commercial Solutions

The Energy business manages the marketing and sales of all Sasol’s oil, gas and electricity products in Southern Africa. In addition, our mandate is to oversee the growth of Sasol’s direct liquid fuels marketing presence, with a strong bias toward retail outlets in Southern Africa.

Internationally, we are responsible for Sasol’s gas-to-liquid (GTL) business ventures based on our proprietary technology, creating higher-value products.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

In line with Sasol’s commitment to Employment Equity, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups. To further Sasol’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, we actively encourage and welcome persons with disabilities to apply.

ABOUT THE ROLE / PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• The purpose of this position is to track and trace delivery vehicles, expedite and follow up on execution of the transport schedule for the shift, in order to ensure correct and timeous execution of deliveries to customers; and adherence to planned routes and safety requirements, by coordinating engagements with the, Internal and external stakeholders. The Expeditor is also responsible for communicating with the stakeholders to provide guidance when any challenges occur during the delivery.  The expeditor will regularly review performance data into useful information that can be used to initiate continuous improvement interventions. The expeditor will be accountable to complete all the required administrative tasks by the end of shift.

Note that this a shift-based position (24 X6 days), Rotating Sunday standby and with leave block out during peak periods

FUNCTIONAL OUTPUTS

• Execution of daily schedule inclusive of emergency orders, LOB’s/drains, re-plans and reroutes and Facilitating and review dynamic scheduling during shift.
• Proactively engage Dispatch Controller in ensuring that the assigned orders are delivered to the correct site as per schedule and in resolving FDO challenges during order delivery.
• Active Monitoring of vehicle movements, stops, volume delivered and deviations from the specified route.
• Update the SMT/APS system with vehicle changes when current vehicle is replaced due to challenges experienced during delivery.
• Update and monitor the Scheduling Management Tool (SMT) /Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) systems to ensure that the contractor fleet that is not integrated to Transport Management System (TMS) is visible; and also ensure that automatic feedback is sent to the relevant stakeholders.
• Determine the appropriate and most cost-effective drain site as per drain list or formal approval.
• Create drain/re-plan/reroute/ replacement order number and delivery record when required by end of shift, Thorough shift handover to include, safety and operational challenges, status and changes to the schedule, requests from stakeholders.
• Proactive Communication with the relevant stakeholders should any query or challenges arise.
• Address customer complaints and challenges in order to develop mitigations; conduct continuous improvement by participating in effective root-cause analysis; and provide prompt feedback to stakeholders with regards to incident resolution and implement corrective actions
• Attendance and participation in daily and monthly operational meetings
• Contribute to the review and update all standard operating procedures and work instructions for the expediting team and ensure that the individual is trained as per required change management practices.
•  Review of performance against agreed KPI’s and instill the required mitigation actions.
• Review of standard operating procedures and works instructions (WI) to reflect existing work practices
• Completed administration and housekeeping of all documents
   

JOB REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications:

• Minimum Grade 12 with 3 to 5 years experience  in Customer Demand Fulfilment or  Logistics Dispatch Control environment.
• Preferably Diploma in Logistics or Equivalent      
   

KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

Leadership

• Self-mastery
• People leadership
• Stakeholder leadership
• Business leadership
   

Functional / Technical

• Basic business Concepts and Understanding
• Supply Chain Operations forecasting & Scheduling (Operational)
• Supply Chain Enablement (Transport management systems, analytical tools, ERP systems etc)
• Customer Demand Fulfilment
• Order Execution Management
• Depot Management
• Reverse Logistics Management
• Fleet Management
• Logistics SHERQ (Safety, Health, Environmental, Risk and Quality)
• Credit Management
• Risk Management