Depot Manager
Bethlehem - South Africa
Job Summary
The incumbent will be responsible for managing the daily operations of the depot to ensure operational efficiency and the achievement of operational targets.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelors degree/National Diploma in Management or Business Administration or equivalent qualification
- 5 years administration experience in a manufacturing/FMCG environment
- Experience in an animal feeds environment will be an advantage
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
- Manage operational assets including stock vehicles consumables maintenance requirements of vehicles and stock.
- Responsible for budgeting forecasting revenue and profitability and ensuringprescribed financial processes are implemented and adhered to.
- Manage delivery costs plan and ensure effective delivery and distribution stock.
- Build and maintain sound relationships with internal and extern clients and ensure that client queries and complaints are resolved timeously
- Manage bulk deliveries from Eloff factory that needs to be bagged off in 10 40 or 50kg bags with recons per batch.
- Detailed recon on FIFO on bagged product with stapelkaart per product. No expired stock.
- Ensure minimum stock level is kept at all times. Update list every 3 months & quantities with TAs.
- Detailed recon of rework per product. Must be split per product group mash and pellets to go back to Eloff factory for rework
- Optimum utilization of bag offline & reduce downtime.
- Manage optimum utilization of delivery vehicles.
- Manage waste generation and stock losses.
- Do job observations per activity & change if need be.
- Overall responsibility for ensuring compliance with and maintaining health and safety standards in line with legislative requirements and company policy.
- Manage employee key performance areas identify training and development requirements and ensure fair disciplinary action to address deviations.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
- Stress and crisis management
- Numerical skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Computer literacy highly competent in Excel
- Must have planning organizing and prioritizing skills
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
- Assertive
- Self-starter who is positively motivated
- Must be diligent and innovative
- Be a Team Player
- Good communication abilities
- Attention to detail
Closing Date: 16 April 2026
Please note that correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Applicants who have not heard from us within 30 days of the closing date may assume that their applications have been unsuccessful and are hereby thanked for their interest.
The filling of this position will be aligned with AFGRIs Employment Equity Policy.
Applicants are informed that in order to be considered for any application for employment we will have to process their personal information. A law known as the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) provides that when one processes anothers personal information such collection retention dissemination and use of that persons personal information must be done in a lawful and transparent manner.
In order to give effect to this right we are under a duty to provide you with a number of details pertaining to the processing of your personal information. These details are housed under the HR Processing Notice which can be accessed and viewed on the AFGRI Group website which HR Processing Notice we request that you kindly download and read.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
About Company
AFGRI is a leading agricultural services company with core competencies to enhance, support and guide the growth of your agricultural enterprise. AFGRI, your partner for life.