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RCL Foods is recruiting for a driven, highly energized, distribution and people orientated Distribution Supervisor within the baking business unit.

The suitable candidate will be required to ensure that the distribution team at the bakery meet required customer service level  within the operational budget. The distribution supervisor will also ensure that distribution processes are executed in accordance with health, safety and quality standards.

This role will be based in Durban and reporting to the Regional Operations & Procurement Manager.

Minimum Requirements    

Qualifications

• Matric
• Diploma in Supply Chain Management

Skills

• Logical thinking
• Decision making
• Organisational awareness
• Influence
• Demonstrated and “hands on” ability to mobilise teams to implement improvement initiatives, standardise new practices and drive continuous improvement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Excellent report writing.

Experience

• 5 years distribution experience in an FMCG environment, at least 3 years of which in a supervisory role.
• Continuous improvement, quality and safety experience in a manufacturing/distribution environment.
• Experience in labour relations

Attributes

• Inquisitive
• Persuasive
• Uses initiative
• Assertive
• Tolerant of stress and pressure
• Creative
• Proactive
• Attention to detail
• Deadline driven
• People orientated
• Results driven
• Able to encourage, motivate people
• Significant drive, sound judgement and ability to influence and all levels.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Debrief Process
  • To manage the daily debrief processes at the bakery and undertake a full review of all of the following per route;
  • Service level (on time and in full)
  • Customer service level (customers visited vs customers plotted)
  • Short-loads
  • Short-dated stock
  • Total returns (stock in van)
  • Return write-off ‘s (coded and classified)
  • Driver shorts
  • Crate shorts
  • POD’s
  • Kilometres travelled
  • Standard route kilometres
  • Vehicle utilisation and action planning
• Crate Management
  • To manage bread crates daily to minimise the replacement of crates and to ensure that the crate pool is sufficient to maintain order and service level fulfilment at the lowest possible cost.
• Driver cash management
  • To supervise driver ‘s to perform their duty effectively;
  • To work in accordance with the company rules and legislation relating to the handling of cash and maintaining a zero cash balance and a nil crate balance for each driver daily.
  • To act in a consistent manner against drivers when the cash shorts are in excess of the allowable limits (nil) and to follow up and resolve other aspects of the cash balances that are not driver specific to maintain a clean balance with limited write-offs.
  • To work in accordance with the Company rules relating to handling of the product.
  • To manage driver behaviour and adherence to Company rules and legislation.  
• Human Resource Management
  • To effectively maintain the appropriate human resource levels by the careful selection, retention and performance-based management of staff.
  • To inspire team members and staff to work in accordance with the Standards of Leadership and Our Way by personal adoption of these leadership standards and behaviours with a deliberate and intense effort to improve the overall business performance by focusing on these standards and behaviours.
  • To use the RCL Foods performance development processes to provide relevant key performance areas and indicators.  To measure and hold reports accountable for the effective delivery of the various goals and to support reports with personal development.
  • A healthy labour relations environment an work climate will be maintained by regular and open communication with the staff members that ordinarily constitute an interest group and with general staff and management.
  • To ensure that disciplinary procedures are followed according to the disciplinary code of conduct.
• Food, Safety and Quality Management
  • Support the Food Safety and Quality Management Systems at the bakery and depots.  Rigorous auditing an action planning will be required.
• Safety, Health and the Environment and Risk Management
  • Business continuity planning and risk management practices will be undertaken to manage the distribution risks.
  • Matters of safety, health and the environment will be an area of focus.

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RCL Foods is looking for a Supply Chain Solutions Architect to join our Vector Logistics Division. The role allows for remote work and report to the Supply Chain Executive - Business Intel. The successful incumbant will be required to travel to the Head Office in Westville as and when required.

RCL Foods entrusts the Supply Chain Solutions Architect to:

• Provide complex, in depth Supply Chain solutions to existing and prospective customers (Internal and External).
• Apply Supply Chain knowledge to real business requirements in order to ensure a cost effective, executable solution is provided that satisfies customer requirements as well as providing value-add. The solution can include services spanning the complete Vector Logistics portfolio, as well as, when necessary, services external to Vector Logistics and must be aligned with the Vector Logistics and RCL Foods Commercial- and Business strategies.
• Provide support, analysis, and insight regarding network-, warehouse-, transport-, process optimization and systems or solution design.

Minimum Requirements    

• Industrial engineering degree (University Level)
• Post graduate or Master’s degree a plus
• 4 – 6 years’ experience in a similar role
• Experience in or knowledge of supply chain planning, systems, and design (or demonstrated ability to quickly learn and apply complex technical skills).
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of simulation and the differences between optimization and simulation.
• Knowledge of the principles of optimization and how optimization is performed using software packages.
• Familiarity with planning, forecasting, transportation, inventory & warehouse management, financial business models and strategic sourcing.
• Information systems knowledge and experience.
• Database- and some programming skills a plus, especially in optimization software packages.
• Ideal candidate would have some previous supply chain consulting and commercial or finance experience.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Data Analyst, Modeler, and Specialist Consultant focused on improving Supply Chain design and related business models or processes
• Work in conjunction with the Supply Chain Strategy Executive to deliver and execute the national supply chain strategy based on the defined 1 to 5 year view.
• Under the direction of the Supply Chain Strategy Executive and supported by the Supply Chain analysts, work closely with cross-functional teams from Customer-, Commercial-, Operations-, Planning- and IT departments to define and deliver innovative solutions and a superior customer experience whilst ensuring that solution designs are aligned with the Commercial- and business strategies.
• Provide leadership to Supply Chain analysts in order to drive and manage efforts across various internal- and external teams and to make critical informed decisions under pressure.
• Participate in development of modelling and design approaches and provide the technical leadership to Supply Chain analysts.
• Ensure that a project follows all aspects of the Vector Logistics Project process/methodology from initiation to closure - identify and raise issues that impact project quality, scope, timing, or cost.
• Arbitrate technical disagreements and document all assumptions, limitations or variances from standards or end-state designs. Communicate how these exceptions must be granted.
• Conduct and participate in Supply Chain Strategy peer reviews
• Review, test and validate detailed solution designs with the implementation and delivery teams.
• Report and communicate on project assignments and current / forecasted workloads. This includes progress, obstacles, variances, and new requests.
• Foster collaboration across the various teams and involve the key members from the entire SC discipline where needed.
• Escalate and report gaps in standards, guidelines, and best practices which inhibit team from being effective on projects.
• Provide relevant technical support as the key functional expert for new system or business processes and implementations
• Provide support in identifying future long-term requirements of the network, warehouse, transport, or process dependent on project requirements.
• Supply Chain Modelling and Data Analysis:
  • Support the review of data emanating from the supply chain or related processes and perform integrated analysis to identify cross-functional cause and effect
  • Create models to inform operating strategies, continuous improvement initiatives, facilitate decision-making, make investment recommendations, and identify new business opportunities.
• General Information and Data Management:
  • For the area of responsibility, ensure data is accurately and regularly captured onto the information system to facilitate access to reliable data and reporting for trend analysis and decision making.
  • Share with and report relevant data and information to management teams to enable reliable business decision-making.
  • Perform general data maintenance in SAP.
  • Provide technical guidance to relative reports across data management platforms to customers, peers, and sub-ordinates where relevant
• Administration:
  • Oversee filing and safeguarding of records within area of responsibility.
  • Compile ad hoc spreadsheets or models when required.
  • Ensure that data captured on management systems is backed up.
• Self Coordination:
  • Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrate effective self-management in terms of planning, prioritising and self-development.
  • Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained.
  • Inform relevant parties in the event of tasks or deadlines not met, the potential risks thereof and provide appropriate resolution.
  • Support and drive the business core values.
  • Manage colleagues and clients’ expectations and communicate appropriately.
  • Demonstrate willingness to help others and “go the extra mile” to meet team targets and objectives.
  • Champion training and development of self and others through utilising available training opportunities or contributing to the development of new training solutions in collaboration with national training specialists.
  • Participate in and drive regular performance appraisals and ensure that own targets and goals are clear and achievable.