Supervisor Despatch

Job Description

At Premier, we recruit and invest in our employees for the long term. We believe that our growth depends on us having the right people with the right skills and the right attitude. We have a high-performance environment that attracts like-minded people who want to be their best every day and in doing so we grow together. The Supervisor Despatch will be responsible for focusing on duties such as daily control of orders for despatch, Loading and receiving of stock, housekeeping and stock rotation procedures.

Qualification Requirements

• Grade 12 (Matric)

Experience Requirements

• 2 years supervisory experience in a similar role in an FMCG environment
• Planning and organizing , Problem Solving , Attention to detail
• Must have a strong personality and excellent leadership skills
• Computer literacy - Strong Computer skills
• Numerical ability , Sense of urgency
• Communication – written, verbal

Key Outputs

• Responsible for all Month end stock count in Despatch.
• Receiving of products from production and Inter company.
• Transfer cages kept locked after products received.
• Stock/GRV transfer into GP.
• Stock count & recons done at the start and end of shift by both parties during handover.
• Checking load documents and verifying that all is in order and verifying that seals are correct according to bulk picking slip.
• Account for all stock being dispatched.
• Reconciling of Stock per shift. (Stock recon must be done on every shift).
• Keeping despatch storage areas neat and tidy.
• Update daily reports to Despatch Manager.
• Delivery Vehicle loaded as per pipeline on time.
• Plan Depots loading of trucks and making sure that all stock is timeously loaded.
• Making sure that all staff have their PPE all the time. Also monitor time and attendance.
• Conduct the Depot claims (ITO queries).
• Truck inspection done prior to loading. (Food Safety requirement).
• Explain all stock variance and Adherence to all relevant SOP’s
• Accurate order requirements sent to production.
• Conduct shift invocoms.
• Assist with stock control by assisting with monthly stock counts as required by management (transfers and GRVS)
• Checking load documents and verifying that all is in order and verifying that seals are correct
• oversee or lead employees working at lower-level dispatch.
• Ensuring maintenance of housekeeping processes
• account for all stock being dispatched
• reconciliations
• keeping dispatch storage areas neat and tidy
• providing weekly reports
• truck departures on time
• assist with queries related to the despatching department