Distribution and Fleet Controller

akealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Distribution and Fleet Controller  to join our Takealot Delivery Team in Cape town

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us.  We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

Job purpose :

To oversee and manage the organisation’s fleet of vehicles, ensuring the efficient operation, maintenance, and compliance with all safety and regulatory requirements. The Fleet Manager will be responsible for vehicle tracking, inspections, repairs, and overall fleet optimisation to support the company’s operational objectives.

This position reports to the Fleet and Driver Manager.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensure all fleet vehicles are regularly inspected, maintained, and compliant with national road saftey standards  and regulations.
• Enforce a comprehensive vehicle inspection program, covering pre-trip and post- trip inspections
• Oversee the day-to-day management of the fleet, including vehicle allocation ,tracking, and maintenance schedules.
• Track and manage vehicle maintenance, repairs, and service records to ensure.minimal downtime and optimal vehicle performance.
• Ensure consistent application of company policies and procedures.
• training, monitoring, and performance evaluation to enhance driver safety and efficiency.
• It is required of you to work until your daily responsibilities are completed, which might result in you working longer than normally
• Capturing of delivery teams hours and ensure accruals are sent on to management
• Contribute to cost-saving initiatives by optimizing fleet operations, including fuel management, route planning, and vehicle utilization.
• Manage daily staff and overtime efficiently to ensure labour cost is controlled.
• Extracts data and generates reports which will assist in performance tracking and decision making.
• All administrative documentation is labelled and filed as per procedures.
• All daily, weekly and monthly reports/ meeting minutes are up to date
• KPI reports sent out timeously daily and are posted on notice boards
• Trains and supervise employees to carry out the functions under their control.
• Ensure that all staff are at work and attendance is 100%. All absent staff to have suitable corrective action to be taken consistently.
• Measure and manage staff through formal staff appraisals, development, coaching and disciplinary procedures.
• Effective leadership and direction for the team through involvement and communication to deliver on the relevant key business drivers
• Ensure 5S housekeeping standards are implemented and maintained
• Implement and maintain health and safety standards.
• Ensure the team complies to COVID19 protocols.

Qualifications:

• Matric
• Tertiary qualification preferred 
• 2 years’ Management experience
• 1-3 years employment in a full Dispatch operations environment or wearhouse 

Attributes required:

• Strong leadership capabilities
• Effective decision making
• Problem Solving abilities
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Good Time Management
• Sound fleet technical skills
• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivated,
• Ability to interact with internal & external stakeholders at all levels
• Be able to work in a pressured environment
• Computer literacy (excel, word, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of vehicle tracking systems
• Ability to interact with internal & external stakeholders at all levels
• Attention to detail
• Well versed in the traffic road act

The Environment: 

• takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer- centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e- commerce company in Africa. 
• We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve. 
• We are short on ego and high on output. 
• We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all. 
• We love what we do and what we are creating.
• We seek to employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who is Smart, has Integrity, and is Hardworking. 

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us! 

Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply.