Outbound Controller

121talent Pty Ltd

Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal
Contract type: Full time

Our client, a leading Chemical Manufacturing company based in Durban, is looking to fill the position of Outbound Controller.

Key Responsibilities

Maximise efficiency of Stock operations:

  • Allocate available stock against orders and completion of delivery notes.
  • Vet and transfer stock from production to sales warehouse (consignment warehouses).
  • Verify orders against available pack sizes before requesting for fresh stock manufacture.
  • Prepare picking lists for stores to assemble the order.
  • Ensure back orders are minimized.
  • Manage outbound stock levels in conjunction with purchasing and sales.
  • Monitor stock levels ensuring FIFO is practiced, expiry dates are monitored, ensure timeous movement of stock to reduce losses, compile list of slow-moving stock.
  • Conduct checks to ensure that stock meets export requirements, expiry date, labelling, drum condition, manages the physical loading of the container.
  • Supervise the loading of trucks and containers for export, ensuring that they are loaded correctly.
  • Supervise the forklift truck drivers on the loading of break bulk and loading of export containers.
  • Complete the VGM, container inspection check list and, IMO dangerous goods declaration.
  • Complete the shipping of dispatched product/s on the ERP system, providing dispatch documents, and signing of hazardous declaration.
  • Compile stock related reports.
  • Compile the load plan for outbound deliveries

Environmental Health and Safety:

  • Ensure compliance with all OHS regulations.
  • Working knowledge of process safety management.
  • Implement and maintain LSS.

Qualifications / Experience / Competencies

  • Matric / Grade 12 (with English and Mathematics)
  • Recognised national qualification in logistics control and management
  • A minimum of 5 years’ experience in logistics

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If you have not been contacted within two (2) weeks, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

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