Job description

The logistics analyst will play a pivotal role in supporting and optimising distribution processes in the operation. The focus will be twofold: To create models and tools that translate operational activity into visible reporting metrics across all operations and stakeholders, engaging and holding stakeholders accountable for the delivery against agreed metrics and SLA’s, and to support end-to-end optimisation efforts in distribution to improve capacity and productivity. The Analyst will be responsible for the management of the day2day administrative functions across all logistics operations and working across the Distribution department and Warehouse Operations.

Here’s what you can expect to be doing in the role

• Work with national logistics operations in implementing product distribution analysis in the department.
• Create and manage tools and processes to support the distribution capacity planning process, acting in liaison with national inventory and project manager to proactively address potential capacity constraints.
• Create and utilise in-depth analytical tools to support issue resolution, decision making and strategic implementation.
• Build collaborative relationships with key stakeholders across the business to create, benchmark, and measure distribution service level KPIs and help teams incorporate metrics into day to day operations.
• Establish baseline and on-going understanding of logistics operations and productivity by channel; and support end-to-end optimisation effort in the department.
• Prepare presentations for senior management.
• Analyse and provide new logistics options to meet and support business goals.
• Perform rate analysis prior to rate negotiation with service providers and assist in cost reduction initiatives.
• Develop and share best practices with other teams.
• Analyse and generate regular performance reports to logistics management teams.
• Provide support to logistics management teams when needed in budget preparation and expense management activities.
• Assist in period audits and development of disaster recovery plans.
• Involve all stakeholders in Analytics
• Ensure that distribution performance measures are displayed and updated on DC boards.
• Manage any succession risks by identifying key personnel and develop appropriate succession plans with defined development initiatives to achieve career aspirations.
• Ensure adequate and appropriate departmental infrastructure is in place to deliver against KPA’s.
• Support the site SHE program

Requirements

A little about who you are

• Degree/diploma in logistics, supply chain, industrial engineering, management information systems or related field.
• Postgraduate studies advantageous
• Minimum of two years’ experience in the distribution and warehouse industry at specialist or management level
• Excel advanced
• Strong analytical skills
• Budgeting process experience
• Capable of developing clear and up-to-date procedural processes
• Previous experience in the retail industry advantageous
• Ability to engage with 3rd party providers, negotiation and resolution skills

Benefits

• Flexible benefits to structure your own package
• Creative agile work environment
• Flexible working hours

Posted on 09 Jul 11:54

Job description

This portfolio offers the successful candidate an opportunity to help conceptualize strategic development projects of the university. These projects extend our teaching, learning, and research to realise our threefold vision of Transformation-Excellence-Sustainability within the wider national and global community. Knowledge of the changing higher education sector and the ability to work across multi-disciplinary academic fields are essential for this portfolio. It is a dynamic and creative role that requires the incumbent to develop project content for a diverse audience that includes foundation, corporate, and individual donors, as well as alumni and the wider public.

Requirements:

• An NQF 8 or equivalent tertiary qualification
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a fundraising and/or donor-focussed environment with responsibility for producing fundraising publications, researching, and drafting strategic donor articles and messages.
• Excellent communication, presentation, proposal writing, and project management skills.
• High professional and ethical standards for handling information.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to adjust to rapidly changing priorities and meet deadlines.
• The ability to work across different Institutional disciplines to establish confidence with senior executives, faculty, and other stakeholders.
• Strong people skills and diverse cultural sensitivity.
• Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks simultaneously with close attention to detail and prioritization to meet deadlines
• The ability to work independently combined with the skills for thriving in a team environment to achieve the UCT and DAD’s goals.

Advantageous:

• Experience of communications and print and electronic media content development
• Knowledge of the academic research environment
• Working knowledge of funding cycles among foundations, corporates, and trusts

Responsibilities:

• Developing concept notes, generic proposals, and customised proposals for various donors
• Working with project leaders and senior members of the executive to conceptualise project narratives and budgets
• Translating the university’s vision and mission into project strategies
• Developing and producing communications material including the donor newsletter and projects publication
• Developing project communications material for the Development and Alumni website
• Advising and copy-editing project-related communications material for the Development and Alumni Department
• Developing talking points for the Office of the Vice-Chancellor and other senior executives at donor and alumni events
• Oversee, liaise and work closely with Communication Manager

The annual cost of employment, including benefits, is between R830 552 – R977 119.

To apply, please e-mail the below documents in a single pdf file to Ian Petersen at

–       UCT Application Form (download at http://forms.uct.ac.za/hr201.doc)

–       Letter of motivation, and

–       Curriculum Vitae (CV) – maximum 4 pages

Please ensure the title and reference number are indicated in the subject line.

An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and may be required to undergo a competency test.

Telephone:                  021 650 2163                Website:          www.uct.ac.za/dad/news/

Reference number:      E200235                        Closing date:   24 July 2020

UCT is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity, and redress in achieving its equity targets. Our Employment Equity Policy is available at http://www.uct.ac.za/downloads/uct.ac.za/about/policies/eepolicy.pdf.   

UCT reserves the right not to appoint.

Requirements

• An NQF 8 or equivalent tertiary qualification
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a fundraising and/or donor-focussed environment with responsibility for producing fundraising publications, researching, and drafting strategic donor articles and messages.
• Excellent communication, presentation, proposal writing, and project management skills.
• High professional and ethical standards for handling information.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to adjust to rapidly changing priorities and meet deadlines.
• The ability to work across different Institutional disciplines to establish confidence with senior executives, faculty, and other stakeholders.
• Strong people skills and diverse cultural sensitivity.
• Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks simultaneously with close attention to detail and prioritization to meet deadlines
• The ability to work independently combined with the skills for thriving in a team environment to achieve the UCT and DAD’s goals.

• An NQF 8 or equivalent tertiary qualification
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a fundraising and/or donor-focussed environment with responsibility for producing fundraising publications, researching, and drafting strategic donor articles and messages.
• Excellent communication, presentation, proposal writing, and project management skills.
• High professional and ethical standards for handling information.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to adjust to rapidly changing priorities and meet deadlines.
• The ability to work across different Institutional disciplines to establish confidence with senior executives, faculty, and other stakeholders.
• Strong people skills and diverse cultural sensitivity.
• Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks simultaneously with close attention to detail and prioritization to meet deadlines
• The ability to work independently combined with the skills for thriving in a team environment to achieve the UCT and DAD’s goals.

Posted on 08 Jul 13:43

A leading customs company of choice in SA is looking for a DevOps support engineer to join their team, helping to automate and support the tools and process relating to continuous delivery, integration, deployment, test-driven developments and agile best practices.

Requirements:

• Relevant IT degree or diploma
• Two+ years’ experience in Linux
• Two+ years’ experience in either DevOps or enterprise software development
• GIT/SVN
• Object-Oriented Programming 

If you are looking to be involved in complex, multi-project, Java-based product suite and projects, then this may just be for you!

Reference number for this position is GZ39323 which is a permanent position based in Somerset West offering a salary of R900k per annum negotiable on experience.

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Posted on 06 Jul 16:40