­The incumbent will be part of a team of coordinators on a job rotation schedule and will execute one or several of the following functions:

­  1) Equipment Control:
­  Plan and monitor stock levels and turn-over times
­  Drive depot performance in preparing equipment
­  Control supply to customers, initiate re-supply or evacuation of stock to meet target levels
­  Maintain accurate and timely equipment tracking
­  Minimise cost of local equipment movements
­  2) Rail Transport:
­  Secure transport capacity from TFR and monitor execution (time, volume, location)
­  Handle manual and electronic documentation process
­  Maintain internal operational systems
­  Ensure data quality is maintained between all entities involved
­  Maintain acceptable transit times as advised from time to time
­  3) Rail Execution:
­  Liaise with and represent the company towards TFR staff and management
­  Plan, order and monitor the railing of containers
­  Plan and monitor stock at TFR facilities
­  Assist truck operators
­  Inspect and classify containers for different purposes
­  Liaise with government agencies such as SARS and Boarder Police on occasion
­  4 )Road Transport:
­  Arrange local trucking moves
­  Assist customer service agents with longhaul and local delivery truck moves
­  5) Finance & Systems:
­  Maintain all services ordered on operational financial systems
­  Ensure 100% accuracy and timeliness of financial system updates
­  Resolve queries and mismatches against thight deadlines
­  6) General:
  Participate in process improvement projects (e.g. cost saving, service delivery)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• ­Equipment Control
• ­Rail Transport
• ­Rail Execution
• ­Road Transport
• Finance & Systems

KEY MEASURES AND TARGETS

• Tracking Accuracy
• Rail & truck execution
• Equipment stock & evacuation targets
• Adherence to procurement splits
• Cost recovery
• Operational financial systems data quality

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Local imports and exports departments
• National operations desks
• National finance desks
• Transnet
• Trucking companies (incl. sister company Roadwing)
• Depots (including sister company Sati)
• Other local operations departments across the country

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Numeracy
• Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to win over and convince
• Ability to deliver under pressure and against deadlines
• Knowledge of internal systems (RKEM, Navis, SAP, Mets+) advantageuos
• Knowledge of equipment types advantageous
• African vernacular advantageous 
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