• Receiving, storing, testing (temperature & product) and shipping of items kept in cold storage.• Coordinate and manage all cold store operational performance and activities (intakes, shipping, stowing and inspections)• Ensure that all individual products are identified with a lot or batch number when stored.• Manage the system for keeping stock control systems up to date and plan future capacity requirements based on forward planning• Reviewing work orders to determine forecasts so that you can make plans for peak delivery periods.• Ensure that temperature controls for the draw-down & holding cold rooms & all products stored, are adhered to.• Assist in the stacking of incoming stock & products in progress in the cold rooms, on a daily basis.• Supervising staff & provide them with relevant training on all aspects of the operation.• Incident reports & disciplinary hearings• Working to develop an efficient cold storage layout to maximize storage space & ease of movement within the facility.• Maintain a safe working environment.• Pack & plan stock packing in such a manner that old stock can be used before the new stock (FIFO).• Ensure that all relevant procedures and processes are followed and adhered to in line with the Company's procedures and requirements.• Control of Forklift management & maintenance to ensure its fully operational.• Maintain constant communication with managers, staff, and vendors to ensure proper operations of the company.• Increase the efficiency of existing processes and procedures to enhance the company’s internal capacity.• Ensure that operational activities remain on time and within budget.• Track staffing requirements, hiring new employees as needed.• Manage data collection for the updating of metrics to achieve productivity targets, reduce cost per unit, eliminate errors, and deliver excellent customer service.• Oversee materials and inventory.• Oversee the planned and unplanned maintenance of warehouse equipment.

• Oversee the movement, storage & distribution of refrigerated raw material and final product.• Process receiving discrepancies & damage reports, as required.• Proactively manage stock rotation & align space utilization to meet operational forecasts.• Develop & maintain accurate reporting systems that measure departmental performance.• Lead and develop staff on an ongoing basis.• Drive operational efficiency and cost reduction opportunities.• A team player by satisfying both internal & external customers, thereby ensuring effective product flow to the market.• Implementing warehouse safety programs that specifically apply to cold storage.• Supervising maintenance activities & housekeeping.• Reporting & communication to management in terms daily and monthly activities.• Arrange the necessary shipping documentation & co-ordinate with external stakeholders.• Provide a safe working environment, adhering to Health, Safety and Environmental procedures and ensuring they are understood and practiced by the team at all times• Organise, facilitate, and manage stock taking at regular intervals• Control of Forklift management to ensure its fully operational.• Planning and prioritizing operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay

• Accomplishes warehouse human resource objectives by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees; • Ensure that employees operate in an environment that complies with company Health, Safety and Environmental policies• Communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job contributions; recommending compensation actions; adhering to policies and procedures.• Meets warehouse operational standards by contributing warehouse information to strategic plans and reviews; • Delegate and assign duties and evaluate the work performance of the staff and discuss appropriate interventions with managers • Supervise task allocations and ensure efficiency of all warehouse employees• Implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards;• Resolving problems;• Identifying warehouse system improvements.• Meets warehouse financial standards by providing annual budget information; monitoring expenditures; identifying variances; implementing corrective actions.• Moves inventory by scheduling materials to be moved to and from warehouse;• Monitor and maintain stock accuracy by ensuring the physical stock is in line with the warehouse management system and ensure all stock movements are recorded to ensure accuracy• Co-ordinating inventory transfers with related departments (eg. Telesales & Procurement).• Ensure deliveries of supplies and equipment to departments by receiving and transferring items.• Maintains storage area by organizing floor space;• Adhering to storage design principles and recommending improvements.• Maintains inventory by conducting monthly physical counts; reconciling variances; inputting data.• Secures warehouse by turning alarms on; testing systems.• Keeps equipment operating by enforcing operating instructions;• Troubleshooting breakdowns; requiring preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.

• Assist and support Assembly & Logistics operations and administration to improve turnaround and lead times as well as ensure timeous invoicing of debtors.• Foster and improve customer relationships.• Foster and improve internal staff relationships.• Upholding strict and effective SHEQ (including ISO 9001) measures within the business • Ensure that all staff meet the requirements of relevant legislation and Company Policies • Ensure timeous escalations with all relevant information.• Improve the profitability of the company through efficient and accurate procurement.• Identify where cost savings can be implemented• Order Processing, Tracking and Manufacturing Fulfilment:

•Assess and sign off requisitions and purchase orders up to the value of R3 000 000.00•Strategic sourcing of suppliers as well as price and volume negotiations•Ensure services requisitioned are properly accounted for, identified and described, which includes analysing, auditing and reviewing requirements and subcontractor information for clarity and accuracy.•Conducting in depth analysis of all bids received in response to each tender, proposal and quotation in order to identify the response that best meets the needs of the internal client and is consistent with the terms and conditions of the procurement policy.•Investigate prospective subcontractors by reviewing published financial reports and contracting various government agencies and contractor’s past clients to document and verify the quality of the contractor’s past work performance.•Initiate requests for proposal (RFP), requests for quotation (RFQ) and requests for information (RFI) with prospective subcontractors.•Analyse proposals to ascertain price and availability of service schedules and lead times, applying basic contract law.•Assist users in the development and formulation of RFP’s, RFQ’ and RFI’s by gathering, categorising and putting into contract form pertinent, pertinent contract information.•Co-ordinate activities of the supply department on the purchase order process development. •Assist end users in clarifying terms and conditions specified on various contract documents and provide on-going contracts and procurement services support to the internal client.•Tender preparation, evaluation and negotiation as applicable and based on price, quality, service support, availability, reliability & selection together with cross functional team & make recommendations to management.•Negotiate & execute new contracts and changes to existing agreements, with applicable commercial risks that increase the company’s profits. This includes extending, renegotiating & terminating contracts.

• Develop & implement sourcing strategies with specific negotiation strategies to achieve cost, quality, lead time, delivery performance, flexibility, supply assurance and risk mitigation objectives.• Keeping all procurement stakeholders informed with regard to strategic sourcing, savings, BBBEE, reporting, etc.• Planning in relation to new projects, assessing and controlling of material costs within the project process so as to ensure the involvement of procurement.• Co-ordinate purchases within the framework of frame agreements including receiving and evaluating quotations and proposals.• Exploit potential opportunities through tailored risk and claim management (contractual framework) and analysing scope of supply and customer contract agreement.• Analysing scope of supply and customer contract agreement as well as ensure that the quality specifications are included in the procurement documents.• Heading up contractual and price negotiations and participate in procurement strategy meetings so as to provide inputs from a quality point of view.• Support specialist buyers responsible for specific material fields and commodities to secure project targets with optimum time and quality.• Qualified reporting for project team and procurement management team.• Working partners include executives, project managers, global procurement, commodity managers, engineering, etc.• Identify, select and negotiate long term contracts with the best suppliers in accordance with client’s procurement and project strategies.• Meet global procurement strategy targets and simultaneously ensure maximum productivity and fulfilment of cost objectives.

• Direct and manage project development from beginning to end. • Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.• Evaluate status & problem areas as well as recommend and implement solutions and / or corrective actions.• Perform in depth project planning, scheduling & monitoring and allocate resources, material, costing, etc.• Conduct the necessary follow up procedures to ensure delivery & availability of material/resources so as to facilitate smooth implementation.• Take ownership and display high levels of responsibility and initiative.• Identify deviations from plans & develop recovery plans.• Confirm project scope to capture the statement of work, all requirements & deliverables so as to deliver the project to customer expectations.• Use the ISO ATP quality defined documents for the project sign off (completion) to avoid potential claims and conduct a formal meeting upon project completion and minute any issues that may arise.• Management of projects through the phases of Initiation, planning, executing & closing within the agreed time, cost, quality, scope and customer satisfaction.

• Customer surveys and business support.• Telesales and capturing and updating survey data.• Lead allocation for sales representatives.• Assist with tender proposals and commercial clarification on tender documents.• Project cost and material control as well as T & E claims.• Procurement purchase scheduling and productivity analysis.• Ensure that project related files are updated and stored at a central location.• Ensure that orders are timeously placed, procured accurately and delivered correctly.• Ensure that projects are signed off in the correct manner and that the necessary invoices are processed.• Turnover and GP forecast.