Shipping Controller - Maternity Cover

at  Cape Union Mart International

Do you have a thirst for Supply Chain? Cape Union Mart International is looking for a qualified, driven Shipping Controller in its Supply Chain Division. Cape Union Mart is an Outdoor Retailer and has a presence in fashion in the form of our Old Khaki and Poetry Chains. We have two factories in Cape Town and import finished goods and raw materials for all our businesses.
The successful candidate can self-manage, has excellent written and verbal communication skills, has a medium to high knowledge of excel and an ability to be flexible to cope with the ever-changing needs of the supply chain environment. They are a team player and have a strong customer centric approach to dealing with all stakeholders involved. They will be working with the buying, planning, finance and IT Departments; the Distribution Centres and the factories; International suppliers and SARS. As a Shipping Controller, they would play an integral role in the protection of Margin and the On Time In Full commitment to business.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Order Management
• Manage bookings using various carrier options for best margin maintenance
• Ensure on time shipments
• Obtain Quotes for airfreight shipments
• Process Clearings for SARS duties
• Due Diligence on documents provided
• Issue instructions to Freight Forwarders for Customs Clearance
• Ad hoc analyses & reporting
• Will be required to do ad hoc excel analyses using data from Oracle/Tradecloud/Qliksense within agreed deadlines
• Data insights to be reviewed for clear business decisions to be made
• Weekly/Monthly reports to be processed and issued to business
• Invoices & payments
• Processing of invoices in Tradecloud and liaising with factories and Finance regarding discrepancies
• Governance
• Supply all necessary documentation to SARS and Auditors as and when requested
• Apply timeously for all legislative permits required
• Submit new or amended applications of import and export licenses to SARS
• System enhancements
• Work with Tradecloud, Finance and Oracle teams for new system requirements and User Acceptance Testing
• Draw up basic requirements documents for system enhancements
• Log calls for system errors and trouble shoot resolutions with relevant application teams
• SOP’s
• Manage all requirements and process changes necessary should any of the above change for good business reasons or continuous improvement
• Workshop and publish changes with fellow Shipping Controllers
• Project Management
• Self Manage all mini-project deliverables and deadlines
• Use of basic gant charts and project updates to Line Leader
• Candidates may require working off site at factories or Distribution Centres and would need to navigate their way there using public transport or company pool car

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• An NQF 6-7 qualification in Supply Chain/B Com Supply Chain Management
• 2+ years of experience working in a supply chain environment is advantageous
• Proven knowledge and experience working with Microsoft Office is crucial (Outlook, Word and Excel), Excel using vlookups and pivots is essential
• Knowledge of imports, clearing and forwarding is advantageous

• Order Management
• Manage bookings using various carrier options for best margin maintenance
• Ensure on time shipments
• Obtain Quotes for airfreight shipments
• Process Clearings for SARS duties
• Due Diligence on documents provided
• Issue instructions to Freight Forwarders for Customs Clearance
• Ad hoc analyses & reporting
• Will be required to do ad hoc excel analyses using data from Oracle/Tradecloud/Qliksense within agreed deadlines
• Data insights to be reviewed for clear business decisions to be made
• Weekly/Monthly reports to be processed and issued to business
• Invoices & payments
• Processing of invoices in Tradecloud and liaising with factories and Finance regarding discrepancies
• Governance
• Supply all necessary documentation to SARS and Auditors as and when requested
• Apply timeously for all legislative permits required
• Submit new or amended applications of import and export licenses to SARS
• System enhancements
• Work with Tradecloud, Finance and Oracle teams for new system requirements and User Acceptance Testing
• Draw up basic requirements documents for system enhancements
• Log calls for system errors and trouble shoot resolutions with relevant application teams
• SOP’s
• Manage all requirements and process changes necessary should any of the above change for good business reasons or continuous improvement
• Workshop and publish changes with fellow Shipping Controllers
• Project Management
• Self Manage all mini-project deliverables and deadlines
• Use of basic gant charts and project updates to Line Leader
• Candidates may require working off site at factories or Distribution Centres and would need to navigate their way there using public transport or company pool ca