Road Freight Controller M/F

	Road Freight Controller M/F

General informations

White Horse Carriers (Zalawi / Whitehorse), based in South Africa, is company of Africa Global Logistics, a division of the MSC Group.  It has developed its expertise over 50 years in road haulage and currently runs over 500 trucks on the corridor from Durban / Walvis Bay to the Copperbelt and Katanga region with a local work force of 600 astute professionals. It is one of the largest cross-border transportation companies operating in the southern region of Africa. With over 50 years of experience and a fleet of more than 520 vehicles, we are committed to providing reliable and efficient transport services across borders. Join our team and be a part of a leading logistics company dedicated to excellence and innovation in the transportation industry.

Job description

Mission Description                      

Job Purpose:

Successfully co – ordinate all client shipments from start to end (North & South bound).

• Client Liaison, requirements, queries, changes, orders, rates, tracking positions, delays etc.
• Follow up on vehicle delays including border problems till truck offloads
• Loading instructions from clients, including making orders/maps for drivers to load and ensure that vehicle details/driver details are sent to clients.
• Loading driver instructions, ensure driver is briefed were to load and OBE's needed.
• Ensure vehicle depart to the loading point and border
• Assist driver with queries telephonically, or through order number queries or barcodes.
• Allocate vehicles once they are signed out of the workshop.
• Request documents from clients.
• Handover documents to dispatch to do the necessary to ensure vehicles are dispatched.
• Ensure file have correct rates and details.
• Ensure costing of north and south bound files is done for accounts department.
• Request orders from Sasol for trucks to load in Secunda, updating renaissance system
• Monitor and prepare loading instructions in advance for loading at Sasol Secunda (Sulphur) or any other client.
• Daily monitor and prepare barcodes for vehicles to load in Sasol Secunda using the Sasol Renaissance system.

 

Profile

• Monitor submission of driver trip payments on internal information system.
• Monitor the completion of outgoing driver worksheets and diesel order.
• Monitor driver advances, refunds etc. Petty cash control.
• Assist in the daily load planning spreadsheet in the absence of Operations Manager.
• Monitor and report on fleet efficiencies, i.e. borders, loading and offloading delays.
• Monitor and Report on data within Carlo1.
• Review and Monitor tracking reports to customers.
• Update TMS & tracking with relevant documentation.
• Corridor coupons and fumigation orders
• Receiving south bound documents (PODs, toll slips and parking slips)
• Ensure documents are sent to the border posts.
• Any other delegated tasks deemed as reasonable and as assigned by the reporting manager

Minimum Education, Experience Requirements & Core Competencies:
• Matric
• Road Transport qualification or any relevant course qualification is an advantage.
• Minimum of 1-3 years' experience as a road controller in a s similar environment.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and client liaison skills
• Computer literate
• A thorough knowledge of local and cross border transport and logistics