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Puratos develops, produces, and distributes a unique range of ingredients for bakers, pastry-chefs and chocolatiers who demand the very highest quality.\nFounded in Belgium in 1919, From humble beginnings to worldwide success, join us on our journey and discover our history and heritage.\nWe’ve evolved from a father-and-son start-up in Belgium, to a global group with more than 9000 employees, 93 innovation centres, and more than 65 manufacturing operations across 81 countries to date. It’s with great pride that we look back on this century of hard work, courage, and innovation. Thank you for making it all possible and let’s continue building the next 100 years of shared success!\nOur passion for innovation, pioneering spirit, and core value our communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.\nPOSITION OVERVIEW\nBased at Gauteng Branch, to further strengthen our local operations team, we are currently seeking a:\nOPERATIONS MANAGER - (Johannesburg, South Africa)\nReporting directly to the National Operations Manager, the successful candidate for this key function will be responsible for:\nProviding customer service through efficient delivery of products to customers. \nKEY ACCOUNTABILITIES\nEnsure timely and efficient delivery of products by managing daily transport schedules, vehicle loading, and route planning. \nCoordinate with the Transport Supervisor to schedule vehicle servicing, monitor availability, and respond to breakdowns. \nManage warehouse and distribution staff, including timesheets, leave processing, recruitment of casuals, and supervise distribution personnel. \nConduct regular departmental meetings and attend bi-weekly sales meetings to align operations with business objectives \nAddress delivery-related queries from internal teams and customers, ensuring prompt resolution and service excellence. \nImplement and monitor food safety systems, conduct training, maintain records, and lead audit preparations and follow-ups. \nEnsure compliance with OHSA regulations, conduct safety training, and implement precautionary measures across operations. \nWork closely with Sales, Telesales, and Customer Service to resolve delivery issues and improve operational efficiency. \nMaintain accurate operational records, including transport logs, staff documentation, and compliance reports. \nIdentify and implement process improvements to enhance delivery performance, staff productivity, and customer satisfaction. \nSupport and perform other duties as per operational requirements. \nPROFILE\nMatric and Diploma/Degree: Freight Transport Systems/ Logistics; \nExperience: > 3-5 years in Logistics is preferable; \nLanguages: English is prerequisite, Afrikaans, Zulu will be advantageous; \nComputer literacy: Proficient in MS Office suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word), SharePoint, and WMS \nCommunicate with staff at all levels; communicate with persons outside the organisation; negotiate with customers; establish and maintain interpersonal relationships. \nOther expertise: Good personality, hardworking, team work, service orientated, creative, innovative, trustworthy, open to learn from feedback. \nREQUIRED COMPETENCIES\nCollaborating effectively: spontaneously helps team members, networking, sharing info/results. \nCommunicating effectively: actively listening, negotiating, reporting, provides clear explanations that are easy to follow. \nDriving performances: results-driven, planning & prioritizing, solving problems \nImproving continuously: adapts flexibly to changes, open to learn from feedback \nManaging customer needs: understanding customer environment, builds and maintains relationship of customers, implement most suitable solutions that meet customer expectations. \nOFFER\nPuratos provides a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment that encourages our people to take initiatives and bring ideas that will contribute to the success of the company. Of course, Puratos offers a competitive package (salary, and market related benefits) but additionally, offers you a position that you can further develop and shape. \nInterested persons who meet the requirements are invited to apply at:\nwww.chipkinspuratos.co.za\nCLOSING DATE: 23 November 2026\nNB: For our internal employees please use Success Factors to put in your application(s) except for Warehouse and Production Floor staff. 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