Planning Manager DHL(Kariega) at DHL Supply Chain

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Oversee work teams and ensure implementation of the organization and customer policies and goals pertaining to improvement initiatives.
• Define and design best practice processes for implementation.
• Re-evaluate the value chain and provide value using fewer resources towards a competitive advantage.
• Maximize the flow of information and deliver value.
• Responsible to assign and monitor the duties of personnel within the respective department.
• Responsible to assign and monitor the verification of all process layouts.
• Ensure all change points and relevant tasks are documented, tracked, and distributed as required.
• Ensure all agreed departmental key performance indicators documented, tracked, and distributed as required.
• Ensure all individual performance management objectives are documented, tracked, and distributed.
• Ensure all disciplinary issues are handled timeously and appropriately.
• Ensure all departmental procedures are documented, remain relevant and cascaded to your team through proper and signed training sessions.
• Maintain control of a database with all operational information with latest versions of layouts, man assignments, and graphs of performance levels for each direct operation.
• Responsible for all VW quotations, resource analysis and providing this information to the Costing Department.
• Determine whether the department can cope with new external projects, or if external assistance is required.
• Ensure that every outcome takes health and safety into consideration.
• Ensure that every change is registered in the Quality System.
• Services expected: Time Studies, Smart Tools, Logistical Layouts, Warehouse Layouts, Routes Planning,
• Process Flow Charts, Engineering Changes, Manpower Control and Special Equipment Control.
• Maintain excellent relationship with customer.
• Deliver profitable growth in the business unit.
• Work closely with Industrial Engineers within the department to ensure calculations are in line with measurement tools and methods.
• Ensure adherence to the company’s rules and regulations as documented in the company’s disciplinary policy.
• Ensure that housekeeping is maintained in your work area.
• Ensure safe work practice as defined during Induction and other health and safety related training and awareness campaigns.
• Initiate the appropriate interventions to secure compliance in terms of service delivery, quality, and innovation.

Qualifications, Competencies and Skills

• Matric.
• Tertiary Qualification.
• Five years management/supervisory experience.
• Project Management experience.
• Knowledge of Logistics processes applicable to the department and operations.
• Ability to decide and initiate action.
• Ability to lead and supervise.
• Ability to work with people.
• Ability to present and communicate information.
• Ability to apply expertise and technology.
• Ability to deliver results and meet customer expectations.
• Ability to cope with pressure and setbacks.
• Ability to analyse information.
• Computer Literacy in Microsoft Office packages, CAD and/or MicroStation Drawing and experience with MTM UAS.
• Administration Skills.
• Communication Skills.
• Logical Thinking.
• Socially Confident.
• Attention to detail.
• Decisiveness.
• Interpersonal Skills.