Transport & Depot Coordinator

Recruiter

Top Vitae

Job Ref

3845115824

Date posted

Monday, June 8, 2026

Location

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

SUMMARY

POSITION INFO

This role is suited to someone with solid operational experience who is ready to take greater ownership within the logistics, packhouse, depot, cold store, and transport environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in coordinating day-to-day logistics operations, supporting planning decisions, managing communication between service providers, and assisting with the smooth execution of operational plans.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinating and supporting the packhouse planning process by gathering and verifying information, updating schedules, monitoring packing progress, identifying potential delays, and communicating changes between packhouses, depots, transporters, and the logistics team.
• Assisting with the planning and coordination of depot and cold store operations, including intake, dispatches, pallet movements, capacity management, stock flow, and daily operational updates.
• Coordinating transport requirements, confirming bookings, following up with transporters, tracking loads, monitoring dispatch execution, and ensuring that transport plans are clearly communicated and delivered on time.
• Maintaining and improving daily logistics reports, updating planning documents, checking the accuracy of operational information, assisting with reconciliations, and ensuring that records are kept up to date.
• Liaising with depots, packhouses, cold stores, transporters, and internal teams to ensure smooth communication, timely problem-solving, and effective execution of logistics plans.
• Supporting the logistics team with day-to-day operational decisions, identifying issues before they escalate, assisting with contingency planning, and helping to improve service provider performance and operational efficiency.
• The role will continue to develop over time and may include increased responsibility in depot oversight, transport rate negotiations, packhouse planning, service provider management, cost control, and broader logistics decision-making.

Requirements

• Experience in logistics, transport, agriculture, fruit export, cold storage, supply chain, or packhouse operations.
• Strong coordination, communication, and follow-up skills.
• Good understanding of operational planning and execution.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Computer literacy, especially Excel.
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Ability to liaise professionally with service providers and internal teams.

Please consider your application unsuccessful should you nor receive a response within 2 weeks of applying.