AddressOpportunity to join DHL in a leadership role
In this diverse and challenging role, you will create, and execute the end-to-end transport plans using your knowledge of transport, logistics and operational processes to achieve the safe, efficient movement and delivery of products delivered by road transport nationally.
Supporting the coordination from customer processing to supervising contractor transport teams on a national level to ensure service delivery with products reaching our customers with reliably and on-time across the network.
Candidate to manage the allocation of appropriate resources to achieve agreed objectives and targets managing multiple stakeholders and carrier network to ensure service delivery and DIFOT with shared and direct linehauls across the cartons network.
Role requires someone with a knowledgeable and diversified background The role for PM Transport Supervisor in the linehaul team encompasses the overall management of the shared and direct linehaul network nationally with management of DHL fleet, contracted fleet and carrier management.
Please Note DHL Internal applications close on 11 June 2024
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Oversee and manage freight, warehouse workers, linehaul allocations & drivers to ensure effective, efficient, and accurate warehouse and linehaul operations.
The role is responsible for the supervision of the PM operation and frontline linehaul operations ensuring all freight is sorted and distributed to customers within designated timeslots. Supervisor is required to optimise the usage of company and subcontractor equipment/resources in a cost effective and efficient manner. This role is permanent, Monday – Friday
• Oversee the activities related to dispatching, routing, and tracking of freight.
• Manage the vehicles entering and departing the depot, ensuring compliance with DSC standards and legal requirements.
• Oversee and ensure all vehicles are unloaded and loaded in accordance with company policies and procedures with safety front of mind for all workers.
• Manage line-haul vehicles to ensure they are meeting scheduled loading and departure timeframes.
• Oversee and manage speed compliance of all Linehaul drivers.
• Manage and communicate freight movement to ensure systematic and consistent freight sortation.
• Oversee the condition of incoming/outgoing vehicles to ensure all are compliant and follow all maintenance procedures when required.
• Conduct regular safety and vehicle checks to ensure compliance with company and statutory requirements.
• Manage inbound/outbound vehicles to ensure freight is sorted in a manner that adheres to scheduled loading and departure timeframes.
• Manage the process of unloading and loading vehicles, to ensure vehicles are unloaded/loaded safety, timely and in accordance with company requirements.
• Proactively manage company vehicles and forklifts in a cost effective and resourceful manner. Achieving efficient use of warehouse capabilities.
You have the following qualities & qualifications:
You have the following qualities and qualifications:
- Possess drive, initiative, and enthusiasm towards all responsibilities.
- Well-developed administrative, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to communicate efficiently and effectively with people at all levels.
- Ability to prioritise and organise work appropriately and complete tasks simultaneously.
- Possess acute listening, time management and problem-solving skills.
- Possess flexibility, adaptability, and versatility of approach to handle changing work
requirements.
- Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy across all transport functions.
- Possess tact, discretion, diplomacy and negotiating skills.
- Ability to plan and coordinate activities to provide efficient services.
- Ability to work independently and autonomously within broad guidelines.
- Solid knowledge of the transport industry
- Solid understanding of freight handling processes
