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You will be responsible for synchronizing transporters, managing warehouse stock allocations, coordinating direct customer deliveries from the vessel, and maintaining accurate documentation and daily reporting.\n\nDuties & Responsibilities\n1. Vessel Discharge & Direct Customer Dispatch\n\n Manage complex operational scenarios during vessel offloading at the port to maintain seamless workflow.\n\n Coordinate the immediate movement of customer stock from the vessel to allocated customer warehouses.\n\n Dispatch and control trucks collecting loads directly from vessel side for immediate, time-sensitive customer deliveries.\n\n Resolve real-time bottlenecks, delays, and transport queues to maximize offloading efficiency.\n\n2. Transporter & Fleet Coordination\n\n Assign, schedule, and direct third-party hauliers and fleet drivers aligned with vessel discharge rates and warehouse capacities.\n\n Serve as the main point of contact for transporters regarding collection times, quay access, and delivery updates.\n\n Monitor carrier performance, turnaround times, and adherence to safety and operational guidelines.\n\n3. Warehouse & Stock Movements\n\n Work closely with warehouse teams to ensure space allocation and receiving readiness for incoming stock from port operations.\n\n Verify cargo tallies, stage loads, and monitor stock movements between facilities,various and final storage facilities.\n\n4. Documentation & Administration\n\n Issue, verify, and maintain precise logistics documentation, including Waybills, Proof of Deliveries (PODs), Tally Sheets, Bills of Lading, and Goods Received Notes (GRNs).\n\n Maintain complete document traceability to ensure audit compliance, quick reconciliation, and accurate customer billing.\n\n Track and resolve document discrepancies immediately.\n\n5. Daily Meetings & Operational Reporting\n\n Daily Briefings: Attend and actively participate in daily operational meetings to report on vessel progress, transporter availability, and customer priorities.\n\n Daily Reporting: Prepare and submit structured daily status reports detailing offloading progress, tonnage/unit dispatches, transporter metrics, and pending deliveries.\n\n6. Manage\n\n Manage multi-format cargo receiving and dispatch, including dry bulk tankers, tippers, 1-ton bulk bags, 25 kg bagged stock, and IBC Flow Bins.\n\n Maintain strict batch/lot traceability and mass balance stock control across all packaging formats to eliminate chemical variance and conversion loss.\n\n Execute daily physical stock reconciliations between bulk tanker weightbridge receipts, warehouse bag tallies, or flow bin counts.\n\nDesired Experience & Qualification\nMinimum Requirements\n\n Experience: Must have a degree in logistics or a B Com\n\n Education: Diploma/Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or Port Operations is advantageous.\n\n Location: Based in Durban with reliable transport to port and warehouse facilities.\n\nPackage & Remuneration\nMarket related, Cost to Company.\n\nInterested?\nCandidates must have a degree – new graduate. 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