Manager, Sigma (Consumer) - Cape Town at DSV

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12
• B.Eng Industrial Engineering Degree Or similar NQF level 7 or higher Essential
• Advanced MS Excel 
• MS Visio 
• MS Project 
• Data Analytics Experience 
• AutoCad drawing and measurements 
• Power BI (Beneficial) 
• Minitab (Beneficial)

Job Related Requirements

• Minimum 8 - 15 years experience; 
• Unendorsed license and own transport; 
• Ability to travel around in SA as well as globally if required 
• Must have general experience in the logistics industry 
• Must have experience in Lean / CIP methodology Introduction to Change Management 
• Industrial Engineering Experience in logistics environment: > 5 years; 
• Advanced Excel: > 3 years experience; 
• Intermediate Autocad skills >1 years experience; 
• Detail oriented; 
• High work rate and quality of work 
• Must have experience across multiblade logistic activities / verticals 
• Ability to learn new software applications 
• Ability to design programmes and strategic work group directives for both White collar and Blue collar 
• Ability to lead 3+ Senior Engineers in their work directive and create traction on projects that affect multiple managers and staff groups

Duties and Responsibilities

• With context to the Retail Warehouse Logistics environment: 
• Responsible and accountable for implementation of a CIP programme lead by multiple engineers that should be lead through related studies and other methodologies (5S, Lean, TOC, etc.) that in turn lead a cross functional team to ensure implementation of projects. 
• Initiatives may include, but are not limited to: receiving, binning, picking, kitting, sequencing, slotting, design, planning, scheduling, benchmarking, team problem solving, layout design, measurement and improvement of KPI’s, automation and process flow improvement. 
• Use data to analyze and identify cross functional areas of improvement and where engineers and sites can learn from one another. 
• Use Project Management techniques to drive continuous improvement projects 
• Actively contribute to initiatives from the site and/or business unit engineering teams 
• As required support the review and analyze of data, processes and material flow 
• Implements initiatives and monitors quantitative benefits of changes 
• Develop and support multiple business cases for financial investments where required, including ROI calculations, quantified value, productivity improvements, etc. 
• Document and lead team of engineers to communicate project timelines, milestones and objectives. 
• Conducts and lead programme on training sessions and assists in coaching of employees on Lean and Problem Solving principles

Additional Job Information: 

• Team player 
• Well presented (meeting with clients and suppliers) 
• Assertive 
• Deadline driven and can work with little supervision to achieve objectives Organized with structured approach 
• High attention to detail and quality of work