About the role
takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Junior Shift Manager to join our team in Johannesburg
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.
This position reports to the (Insert Line Manager Title)
Your responsibilities will include
- The Jnr Shift Manager will also be responsible to run a full shift on his own.
- He will have Champions reporting into him who will assist him to ensure we achieve the following.
- Outbound KPI’s – Customer orders to be shipped by 5pm daily.
- Adhere to and enforce SLA compliance
- Picking and Packing Productivity – Ensure that we meet company targets.
- Cost control – manage labour / heads on shift vs volumes and hours.
- Packing costs – manage usage on the floor.
- Housekeeping – manage the team to ensure they keep areas within standards.
- Ensure That each individual has clear understanding of their Goals
- Review internal processes and continue to iterate and innovate to improve department continuously
- Apply our company values into daily tasks
Qualification & Experience
- Grade 12
- 3-5 years Supervisory experience in logistics or distribution environment.
- Tertiary Qualifications
Attributes Required:
- People management experience, good oral and written communication skill
- Decision making and problem-solving ability
- Ability to manage change within a logistics operation
- Will commit and achieve targets and project timelines.
- Willing to work shifts, including weekends, if necessary, in an operational 7/365 environment
- Self-starter with high energy levels a must
- Must be able to work as part of a multicultural team
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.