Expeditor

Contact person for this position:

Cathrine Hendricks

cathrine@joblinkplacement.co.za

Website www.joblinkplacement.co.za

Our client is looking for a candidate to ensure the timely flow of materials, components, and information required to meet manufacturing schedules. The Expeditor acts as the link between suppliers, production, procurement, and warehousing to prevent delays and keep production running efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor the status of purchase orders, shipments, and deliveries to ensure materials arrive on
• Track and update delivery schedules, proactively adjusting for risks or
• Expedite urgent materials needed to meet production
• Review production schedules and identify potential shortages
• Communicate with suppliers to confirm order details, resolve delays, and arrange expedited shipments when required.
• Address issues such as damaged shipments, quantity discrepancies, or service
• Coordinate with production, planning, warehousing, and procurement to align material availability with manufacturing schedules.
• Provide regular updates to Production Managers on material status and potential impacts to production timelines.
• Maintain accurate records of orders, deliveries, shortages, and supplier
• Generate progress reports and inventory status updates for
• Identify supply chain bottlenecks and take corrective
• Recommend changes to improve material flow and reduce operational
• Oversee packers and ensure that jobs are cleaned, wrapped and ready for dispatch

Requirements

• Matric- Grade 12
• 2-5 years’ experience in supply chain, logistics, expediting, or production support within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with ERP systems and supply chain
• Proven track record of managing suppliers and preventing production delays
• Excellent communication and negotiation
• Strong organizational and multitasking
• Attention to detail for tracking orders and verifying
• Ability to analyze supply issues and quickly implement
• Proficiency in ERP/SCM systems and MS Office

Salary: Market related

Location: Germiston

Start Date: Immediate

Working Hours: 14:30- 22:30 Monday- Friday