Sasol Ltd
Sasol seeks qualified candidates for six positions of Logistics Scheduler, located at the corporate headquarters in Sandton.
Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 70-year heritage. Through talented people, Sasol uses expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture, and market chemical and energy products globally.
Joining Team Sasol means joining a company that puts people at the center of everything they do. Sasol invests in its employees at every stage of their career paths and offers development opportunities to help cultivate careers in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.
Job Summary
Posting Date: May 30, 2024
Job Type: Permanent
Job Industry: Petrochemical; Logistics; Supply Chain
Location: Sandton, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Closing date: 12 June 2024
Job Purpose:
To transform customer order requirements into daily delivery requirements and optimized, executable transportation and delivery schedules using the TMS system across all market streams.
This role involves facilitating engagements with internal and external stakeholders to identify, analyze, and implement mitigations and continuous improvement opportunities.
Key Accountabilities:
- Review demand received from the Demand Coordinator, ensuring all applicable constraints are considered within the TMS system.
- Validate the generated schedule at the compartment level to ensure it is optimal, making relevant manual adjustments if required.
- Monitor performance using leading and lagging indicators through various daily, weekly, and monthly reports, applying corrective actions as needed.
- Execute the replenishment plan, ensuring suggested orders from the replenishment tool meet defined criteria.
- Identify optimization opportunities by challenging business rules and operating parameters.
- Ensure the schedule aligns with safety rules, business rules, and scheduling parameters.
- Perform load planning, transport allocation, and volume checks.
- Communicate the preliminary schedule by deadlines and address any changes submitted by the Logistics Department before publishing the final schedule.
- Monitor and ensure that contractors and customer transporters confirm pick-up for allocated slots and adhere to them.
- Update delivery details on the TMS system when delivery slots differ from booked or allocated slots.
- Manage stakeholder relationships through constant communication on service status; facilitate effective root-cause analysis; and provide prompt feedback to stakeholders regarding incident resolution.
- Initiate the creation of shipments for deliveries on the optimized schedule.
- Complete administration and housekeeping of all documents.
- Review depot performance against schedule and implement continuous improvement measures.
Formal Education:
High School / School Diploma or similar
Experience:
Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
Skills and Competencies:
- Behavioral Competencies:
- Optimizes Work Processes
- Communicates Effectively
- Customer Focus
- Plans and Aligns
- Balances Stakeholders
- Technical Competencies:
- Process Safety / Environmental
- Transporting Loads
- Traffic and Vehicle Planning
- Logistics Interfaces
- Logistics Administration and Analysis
Application Process:
Our automated process is designed to efficiently assess a large volume of applications. Should you not hear from Ssasol within 60 days of the advert closing, kindly consider your application unsuccessful.
Click here to access the Sasol recruitment portal and apply.
Sasol Policy
- Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Inspired by the Purpose of “Innovating for a better world,” Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of the organization and is key to its growth and success. Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals.
- Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol’s Employment Equity Plan.
- This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
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