Shipping Controller

Your Mission:

• Shipping the monthly forecasted volume for export in accordance with contracts/conditions of affreightment within agreed timeframe/costs as per customer requirements.
• Coordinating, administering and updating shipping documentation and systems
• Planning of empty and full containers including management of depots and transporters.
• Ensures process controls and container management.
• Ensuring detailed Root Cause Analysis done for Demurrage and Detention charges and report on same.
• Ensure shipping queries (PO’s and Charges) are attended too timeously and resolved within month of query.
• Updating systems and procedures in-line with policy and statutory requirements
• Supplying shipping input into departmental plans
• Issuing regular reports for management
• Actively seek continuous improvement initiatives for shipping
• Build effective partnerships with shipping lines and logistics partners.

Your profile:

• 3 – 5 years of experience in a Shipping / Exports role within a manufacturing environment
• Experience working in the Pulp and Pap industry would be advantageous
• Diploma in Supply Chain Management / Logistics, or currently studying towards one
• Experience preparing and managing export documentation
• Experience working with shipping documentation systems (e.g., Shipping lines systems, NAVIS)
• Proficiency in SAP or similar ERP systems
• Valid South African Driver’s License

We

Offer:

• Location:
  
  Richards Bay Mill, 7 Western Arterial, Alton, Richards Bay, 3900
• Duration:
  Permanent

• Health benefits
• Learning & Development

Appointments will be made in line with our Employment Equity Plan. The above advert has minimum requirements listed; however, Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for shortlisting.