Company : Toyota Tsusho Africa (TTAF)

Toyota Tsusho Africa, established in 1999, specializes in Supply Chain Management and Production Assembly, delivering a range of value-adding solutions to the South African Automotive Industry.

An exciting and challenging opportunity has become available for an experienced and suitably qualified Transport Manager to join our Team. The position is based in Durban, South Africa.

This position is open to South African Citizens. 

Purpose of the job:

To manage and oversee the secure and timely collection and delivery of vehicles to their destination countries, ensuring adherence to established processes, deadlines, safety standards, regulatory compliance, and risk management requirements

Technical Pre-requisite:

• Deep technical knowledge of vehicles and car carrier types.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of PBS, RTMS, Road Traffic and Transport Legislation (NRTA 93 of 1996).
• Import and export experience, including SARS and customs knowledge (minimum 5 years).
• Basic forex and hedging knowledge.
• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, including NLTA 5 of 2009, OHSA 85 of 1993, Employee and Industrial Relations knowledge.
• Business and commercial acumen, including knowledge of financial management and management accounting.
• Knowledge of tracking and risk management systems (Tracker and drive cams) (advantageous).
• Supply chain management skills with relevant logistics, commercial and operations knowledge.
• Understanding of the upstream and downstream aspects of business processes from a customer and supplier perspective.
• Process and LEAN mindset to optimize efficiencies.
• Intermediate project management and negotiation skills.
• Relevant systems knowledge, including sound knowledge of the full MS Office suite with intermediate Excel.
• SAP VMS (Vehicle Management System) experience is advantageous.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Oversight of road transport operations (Business Process)
• Oversight of accurate, timely invoicing and payments (Business Process)
• Safety, risk, and compliance management (Business Process)
• Input into effective financial management (Finance)
• Kaizen and innovation (Divisional Projects)
• Customer satisfaction and stakeholder engagement (Customer / Stakeholder)
• Leadership and people management (Learning and Growth)

Experiential and Educational requirements:

• National Diploma in Transport Management, Logistics or Equivalent
• Relevant Degree in Transport Management Logistics or equivalent (Advantageous)
• 8 years’ logistics and transport experience, with 5+ years road transport management experience in the automotive industry
• 3+ years cross-border logistics and transport experience
• RTMS experience is essential.
• Must have a valid Code B Driver’s license as a minimum.

Competency Requirement:

• Customer Centric Focus 
• Business Acumen
• Conflict Handling 
• Delegating 
• Developing Others 
• Strategic Thinking
• Organizational Acumen 
• Result Orientation 

Closing date: 13 September 2024