Manager: Facilities: Africa

at  DHL

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At DHL Supply Chain South Africa, we’re looking for…

QUALIFICATIONS/ SKILLS/COMPETENCIES/EXPERIENCE

• Strong technical background in logistic building
• Experience in Facilities Management - Industrial Sector
• Experience as technical supervisor
• Experience as maintenance supervisor
• Experience as technical designer
• Experience in warehouse projects
• Experience in suppliers management
• Experience in Facilities Management tools - CMMS
• Ability to manage a National, multi cultural team (essential)
• Degree in Engineering is appreciated
• Working knowledge of Health, Safety & Environmental regulations & laws.
• Able to review lease agreements
• Dynamic and goal orientated
• Influential and impactful
• Acts on own initiative whilst also operating as part of an integrated team
• Able to collaborate with operational management across all levels within a country
• Able to collaborate with operational management across all levels within and out a country
• Solid experience of Civil/Plant Engineering
• Capable of adapting physical observations on the shop floor into performance mgt concepts (design); incl. collaboration with Site Facility Coordinators (consultancy)
• Able to driving change work processes
• In depth understanding of Country technical laws and warehouse systems
• Lead member of technical board or similar (e.g energy board)
• Strong cooperation with MLEMEA Colleagues in the same role
• Provide techinical support to BU Leads during the purchasing of technical assets and maintenance intervention/contract

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

• Maintains effective relationships with customers
• Develops / Delivers high quality / innovative products, services or solutions
• Focuses on customer needs and gains their commitment
• Gains management / colleague support to meet customer needs
• Ensures strategies / plans are aligned and reflect others views
• Develops strategies / plans aligned to broader organizational strategy
• Communicates strategy
• Establishes clear, challenging and achievable objectives
• Coordinates efforts and aligns resources to achieve objectives
• Regularly reviews and communicates progress against objectives and adjusts as needed
• Champions continuous improvement and innovation
• Inspires results and respect by empowerment, accountability recognition and rewards recognizing the contribution of others
• Provides candid / regular feedback
• Supports the development of others
• Inspires others to develop themselves
• Conveys a clear sense of personal goals and values
• Actively seeks feedback to improve performance
• Develops new skills and modifies behaviours based on feedback
• Takes personal responsibility for career and development

The role is responsible for all activities related to warehouses and offices’ layout - including the installation and maintenance of electrical systems, fire prevention systems, automation equipment, shelf/rack units, heating and cooling system, hydraulic ramps etc and material handling equipment leased onsite. It also has to take care of controlled temperature systems for specific goods (e.g. pharma) and implies the preparation of technical specifications, metric calculation and cost evaluations. Part of the responsibilities is the management of all third parties suppliers of this area, as well as site inspections. The role has a very specific competence and knowledge of processes and site requirements. Close collaboration with Real Estate function for fit out check for a new facility and support building release to the Landlord.
The responsibility of this role covers, in general, the governance and organization of all the technical activities (eg layout drawings, metric calculation, contract requirements, cost evaluations, material handling equipment requirements) and the maintenance activities.
The role has to manage directly and indirectly where applicable “technical staff including Material handling equipment champions” checking all third parties suppliers of this area, as well as site inspections. Closely cooperation with 1) Real Estate function for fit out check for a new facility and support building release to the Landlord; 2) Procurement for tender organization, 3) Finance to control and checking maintenance costs 4) Accelerated digitalization team to bring technological up-to-date solution to facilities and 5) Material handling equipment supplier.