210 Distribution Management jobs in South Africa

Are you a strategic Supply Chain professional ready to take ownership of end-to-end procurement, materials flow, and vendor management? Our international client has a vacancy that's right for you!

Key Responsibilities :

Manage full-cycle purchasing for stock and non-stock items

Vendor selection, negotiation, and performance management

Maintain and update SAP vendor databases

Oversee supplier contracts and drive BEE procurement initiatives

Stores & Despatch Oversight

Lead stores and despatch operations across the business

Maintain optimal stock levels aligned to working capital targets

Implement and audit robust stock control and documentation processes

Manage courier contracts and local transport negotiations

Leverage SAP for inventory and MRP planning

Optimize stock holding policies and bin location setups

Address slow / obsolete stock issues and drive corrective action

Align regional warehouses with business requirements

Shipping, Clearing & Logistics

Manage import / export logistics, documentation, and shipping configurations

Oversee relationships and SLAs with freight and clearing partners

Ensure accurate costings and alignment with product cost estimates

Reporting & Analytics

Present regular reports covering stock obsolescence, service levels, inventory counts, and cost impacts

Track interbranch goods, ABC analysis, and customer-centric KPIs

What You Need to Succeed :

Minimum 3 years' experience in Materials Management, Supply Chain, or Logistics

Relevant B-Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehousing or Materials Management

Basic SAP knowledge and strong Excel / MS Office proficiency

Excellent communication and analytical skills

Highly numerate, confidential, reliable, and thrives under pressure

Strategic thinker with a proactive, self-driven mindset

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Our client, a leading player in the Cosmetics industry, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Supply Chain Manager to join their dynamic team.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of the end-to-end supply chain function and drive operational excellence within a fast-paced and innovative environment.

1. Supplier Management: Identify, evaluate, and recommend qualified suppliers for raw materials, packaging, and other critical components. Negotiate contracts to ensure competitive pricing, timely delivery, and compliance with quality standards. Build and maintain strong supplier relationships, including performance monitoring and issue resolution.
2. Inventory & Planning: Manage inventory levels across the supply chain to minimize stockouts and excess inventory. Collaborate with production and cross-functional teams to ensure efficient production planning. Maintain robust inventory management systems (e.g., ERP, WMS) to optimize stock levels.
3. Process Improvement: Continuously analyze the supply chain to identify areas for improvement. Implement process enhancements, such as lean manufacturing principles, to boost efficiency and reduce costs. Conduct regular supply chain audits to ensure compliance with quality and regulatory standards.
4. Risk Management: Identify and assess potential supply chain risks, including natural disasters, political instability, and economic fluctuations. Develop and implement contingency plans to mitigate disruptions.
5. Sustainability & Compliance: Develop and implement sustainable practices across the supply chain. Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and ethical standards.
6. Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop a team of procurement, warehousing, and planning professionals. Foster a collaborative and results-oriented work environment. Recruit, train, and develop talent within the supply chain department.

1. A degree or diploma in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field.
2. 10 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, with at least 5 years at a managerial level in the Cosmetics / Pharma / Food / FMCG industries.
3. Proven experience in forecasting within a manufacturing environment.
4. Strong understanding of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices).
5. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement skills.
6. Proficient in MS Office and Supply Chain Management software (e.g., ERP systems).
7. Outstanding communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
8. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

To be considered, applicants must meet the listed qualifications and experience. Please submit your CV and a motivation letter in support of your application. Closing date for submissions: 31 January. If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Our client, a leader in the automotive component manufacturing sector, is currently looking to employ a Supply Chain Coordinator based in Elandsfontein, East Rand, Gauteng.

A wonderful career opportunity awaits you!

Requirements:

• Diploma in Supply Chain or related fields (NQF 6).
• Up to 5 years’ experience in Supply Chain in a Manufacturing Environment.
• Computer Literacy (MS Office Suite; and other job-specific software systems).

Responsibilities and expectations but not limited to:

Supply Chain Coordination Responsibilities

• Receive and record warehouse stock using SAP; manage accurate distribution across departments.
• Oversee inventory operations including stock counts, deliveries, damage control, and redundant stock management.
• Monitor consignment stock and maintain supply integrity.
• Create and process purchase requisitions; ensure accurate item coding on SAP.
• Prepare and submit periodic reports for senior management.
• Administer supply chain tasks efficiently and within deadlines.
• Manage supplier quotations and approval processes.
• Schedule and communicate daily driver and messenger activities.
• Organize staff training, meetings, and compile meeting minutes.
• Coordinate the check-and-charge process and maintain clean data systems for retrieval.

Compliance

• Adhere to internal controls and procedures to uphold company integrity.
• Identify and report risks or concerns to departmental management.
• Ensure full compliance with relevant regulations and policies.
• Maintain accurate documentation and records for auditing and operational transparency.
• Monitor costs and expenditure to minimize waste and avoid irregular spending.

Customer Service

• Foster strong relationships with internal and external customers to ensure high service standards.
• Represent the company professionally in stakeholder meetings and engagements.
• Resolve issues creatively with integrity, aligned to company values.
• Promote client, customer, and employee satisfaction across touchpoints.
• Minimize service discrepancies and ensure regulatory compliance.

Staff Supervision

• Ensure performance contracts are signed and implemented for all employees.
• Conduct quarterly performance appraisals and track individual objectives.
• Collaborate with HR to identify development goals and create action plans.
• Facilitate ongoing training and employee development initiatives.
• Address employee relations matters fairly, promptly, and in line with HR procedures.
• Gather and respond to employee feedback to improve workplace engagement.

Cost and Financial Control

• Assist with budget planning and provide timely input.
• Promote efficient, cost-effective use of financial and operational resources.
• Monitor expenditure to ensure compliance with budgetary limits and financial policies.
• Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities.
• Ensure adherence to financial regulations and procedures; report deviations as needed.

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GRW is a leading South Africabased transport equipment designer manufacturer and service provider specialising in highquality cuttingedge tankers and trailers. We are looking for an energetic and technically minded mechanical or industrial engineering graduate to join our supply chain team.

The successful candidate will support the team in areas such as production planning strategic sourcing continuous improvement and technical assistance to the procurement function.

Vacancy is office based. Shift will be 06 : 00 14 : 30

Please submit your detailed CV including your most recent academic transcript and salary expectations to .

Closing Date : 18 May 2025

If you have not received feedback within two weeks of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful. GRW (Pty) Ltd reserves the right to withdraw this position at any stage of the recruitment process.

Duties & Responsibilities

Principal duties and responsibilities :

• Assist with production planning
• Provide technical support to the procurement team
• Execute strategic sourcing projects
• Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Support internal supply chain operations

Desired Experience & Qualification

Requirements :

• Bachelors degree (fouryear) in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
• No experience required but exposure to a manufacturing environment will be an advantage
• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills
• Technically inclined and detailoriented
• Proactive with a strong sense of initiative
• Wellorganised and reliable
• Assertive with good interpersonal skills
• Able to work well under pressure and in a team environment
• Capable of managing conflict constructively
• Strong time management and punctuality

Key Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Supply Chain • Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa

Baltimore Aircoil Company South Africa, BAC, is a global manufacturer of heat transfer products and services. We specialize in developing resource-saving evaporative cooling equipment that conserves water and energy. The products of BAC South Africa are distributed across Sub-Saharan Africa.

To strengthen our Management team in Philippi – Cape Town, we’re looking to recruit a

Purpose and Scope:

The Supply Chain Manager oversees procurement, inventory management, logistics, and customer service, ensuring these functions align with the company's key objectives, best practices, and standards. Reporting to the MD, Africa, the SCM interacts with all organizational levels globally and leads a team based in Philippi - Cape Town. This team comprises 2 Buyers, 2 Customer Service Officers, and 1 Stores Supervisor, who manages a team of 6. The role is on-site.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Implementing measures and processes to support manufacturing and sales in meeting production, quality, and customer requirements.
2. Define and monitor Key Objectives, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
3. Develop and manage procurement strategies, ensuring cost efficiencies and compliance with supplier agreements.
4. Coach and develop the team to enhance employee capabilities and outputs, ensuring performance is aligned to company objectives and that corrective measures are implemented as needed.
5. Oversee the purchase order process, supplier management, and contract negotiations.
6. Implement stock levels, conduct cycle counts, and ensure accuracy in inventory management.
7. Ensure that the stores team maintains optimal organization, housekeeping and health & safety standards.
8. Optimise distribution processes, ensuring timely and cost-efficient transportation.
9. Resolve discrepancies related to shipping, receiving, and invoicing.
10. Ensure compliance with import/export regulations and shipping documentation.
11. Identify and mitigate operational risks in procurement, shipping, and storage.
12. Ensure adherence to EHS and quality standards.
13. Maintain a continuous improvement and innovation mindset.
14. Compliance with all organisation applicable standards, as well as legislation, and procedures.
15. Prepare reporting as required or requested to demonstrate performance to plans.
16. Provide inputs to budgets that meet operational goals and provide for effective management of resources.

Knowledge & Skills:

1. Relevant Qualification is preferable, i.e., a Logistics focused degree or diploma.
2. Solid working knowledge of purchasing, inventory, and customer service within a similar manufacturing environment with a depth of knowledge in Supply Chain methodologies and practices.
3. A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a leadership role.
4. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
5. Experience in a global organisation is preferred.
6. Able to communicate clearly and openly at all levels both internally and externally.
7. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
8. Leadership and team management.
9. Financial acumen and budget management.
10. Attention to detail and organisational skills.

Portland Road, Philippi
7785 Cape Town
South Africa

• Operational Tasks and responsibilities
  • Create and execute loadout plans.
  • Perform stock checks and reconcile the system stock vs actual.
  • Process stock corrections and confirm batches and transfer notes.
  • Coordinate and manage operations at various depots.
  • Liaise with Procurement on allocation changes and operational issues.
  • Maintain communication with PPECB regarding rejections and inspection outcomes.
  • Manage and resolve system issues E.g., API errors
  • Create truck transfers between depots.
  • Respond to temperature-related queries.
  • Maintain equipment stock and ordering thereof.
  • Coordinate the relabelling and rebuilding of stock if required.
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with service providers.
  • Arranging transport from export depots when required
• Administrative tasks and responsibilities
  • Update, consolidate and distribute weekly grower forecasts.
  • Issuing and distributing pack instructions to growers and packhouses.
  • Oversee operations including generating invoices, verifying documents and creating custom packs.
  • Manage export consignment processes, reviewing and confirming accuracy of export documentation and maintaining records of relevant documentation.
  • Monitor and update shipping dates; track flights and consignments upon arrival.
  • Organic certification application, including submission, final issuance and recon thereof.
  • Record and distribute meeting minutes and actions
  • Add temperature recorder details on the appropriate platforms
  • Update the intake temperature template
  • Manage and process any additional handling costs
• Grower & Customer Support
  • Respond to grower and customer queries professionally and promptly.
  • Maintain up-to-date contact details for grower and client (consignee notify party) across all platforms.
  • Create and manage packaging specs and brand links.
  • Create new user accounts on the system and facilitate grower training.
  • Compiling of post-season reviews for growers, customers and service providers.
  • Report to growers and packhouses regarding stock errors, incidents etc.
• General
  • Ensure that efficient testing and training have been done on all systems.
  • Flexible and available to perform ad-hoc tasks throughout the season according to the company's needs.
  • Traveling to the airport industrial area when required in season.
  • Managing and updating Power BI dashboards.

• Logistics or equivalent tertiary diploma/certificate
• Experience in the perishable export industry (desirable)
• Driver’s license and own transport.
• FMCG knowledge
• Proficiency in ERP systems (desirable)
• Administrative knowledge

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At Royal Van Zanten, our people and our shared passion make us unique. It is our purpose to pass on the passion that we share for our flowers and plants and for growing our business.

Van Zanten Breeding is an innovative and internationally operating breeding company in the dynamic world of flowers and plants. With a strong home base in the Netherlands, clients on all continents and production locations in the Netherlands, Uganda, South Africa and Colombia, we are busy every day breeding, propagating and marketing beautiful, inspiring and sustainable varieties. Passion and enjoyment in our work is paramount!

At our laboratory in Brits (South Africa), we are looking for a SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNER

a key role between Demand and Production Planning for our in vitro plant propagation

The breeding and propagation operations take place at our modern nurseries in Rijsenhout, the Netherlands and in our state of the art laboratory in Brits, South Africa. Van Zanten Breeding is the leader in the market for Alstroemeria.

This is a fulltime on-site position, based in Brits, South Africa.

Your responsibilities

You are responsible for the Long-term and Short-term planning for Alstroemeria, Pot Alstroemeria and Aster.

You communicate between Demand planning and stock initiation in The Netherlands.

And ensure that the mother stock level is in line with the demand. Traceability and risk planning is key in success in this role.

Regarding the short-term planning you will be reporting on stock availability to guide demand planning and reporting on any shortages and surplus during production season.

You are unique

• You are proactive, accurate and customer and result-oriented
• You have good communication skills, both verbal and written
• You are agile and understand the challenges and limitations of planning supply for biological systems
• You are analytical and work in a structured manner

We are looking for candidates who

• Have experience in supply chain planning with strong analytical/computational work and thinking level. Experience in the Agricultural sector, biological system and a degree/diploma in Biological Sciences will be an advantage
• Have good communication skills, both verbal and written in English
• Have experience with automated data processing

Royal Van Zanten has a lot to offer

We offer you a career in an international work field and an opportunity to keep developing your work and yourself. It is our strategy to invest in the continuous development of our people, products, processes and the overall quality.

We are ambitious, and we hope that you are too. We offer a competitive salary, great secondary conditions and – most importantly – a passionate team of colleagues that will make every day of working with Royal Van Zanten a pleasure.

Are you enthusiastic? We would love to hear from you. You can send us your application at If you have any questions about the position, please contact Ajay Sood, Managing Director, Royal Van Zanten SA Ltd, tel: +256 752 775120.

About Royal Van Zanten

Royal Van Zanten is an international leader in breeding and propagation of cut flowers and potted plants. Our goal is to pass on the passion that has characterized our organization since its founding in 1862.

Our shared passion is one of the 5 values that characterize our culture: Passion, Quality, Better every day, Ambition and Royal. This last value is inspired by the Royal designation our company received in 1901. Today, the value stands for customer focus and respect for the people around us. Royal Van Zanten employs over 1,200 people, at our home base in the Netherlands and at our international breeding and production sites in Uganda, South Africa and Colombia.

A leading FMCG company is looking for a Supply Chain Manager to be based at their office in Johannesburg.

Manage, guide and develop all Supply Chain functions at the plant in order to meet production and business needs at required performance levels and at optimized costs.

1. Manufacturing
2. Industrial Performance
3. Demand & Supply Planning
4. Warehousing
5. Inbound Material Management
6. Production Planning
7. Procurement

Relevant operational experience at market/plant level in the following areas is beneficial:

1. NCE
2. Finance: business planning, budget control, cost management
3. Transports
4. Supplier facing SC

1. Relevant Degree
2. 10+ Years’ Experience
3. 3-5 Years End-to-end SC Experience

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We are seeking a dynamic and experienced IT Supply Chain Manager to lead our Depot Operations across EMEA and the USA. This South Africa-based role will focus on developing and enforcing operational best practices, driving logistics efficiency, and building scalable warehouse frameworks across international locations. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in cross-border logistics, IT hardware lifecycle management, and warehouse operations, with the ability to translate strategy into day-to-day operational excellence.

This role is pivotal to AVASO’s SCM transformation roadmap.

Key Responsibilities:

Own and manage inventory and warehouse operations for depots in UK, Germany, and USA

Lead process definition, documentation, and SOP implementation across EMEA and USA depot operations

Work closely with the Pre-Sales team on new opportunities to provide accurate time and cost estimates for warehouse and logistics execution

Drive cross-border logistics operations, including customs, regional compliance, and 3PL coordination

Implement inventory controls, loss prevention mechanisms, and real-time warehouse reporting standards

Collaborate with regional logistics, field services, and procurement teams for depot readiness and service alignment

Identify warehouse automation and process improvement opportunities to support service delivery SLAs

Lead performance tracking, warehouse audits, and readiness assessments for all assigned regions

Act as a key stakeholder in new depot setups or transitions across EMEA & North America

Serve as a regional SCM escalation point and participate in monthly performance reviews

Required Skills & Experience:

7–10 years of hands-on experience in international warehouse and logistics management

Strong operational knowledge of IT hardware storage, staging, and shipping workflows

Proven ability to manage multi-country supply chain operations and vendor engagements

Experience in working with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and real-time tracking tools

Exposure to customs, export/import regulations, and global logistics documentation

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to document procedures and train teams

Ability to lead remote teams, engage with cross-functional departments, and drive operational outcomes

Preferred:

Experience with depot setup or refurbishment projects

Familiarity with SAP/ Zoho/ Odoo or similar ERP/WMS platforms

Prior exposure to North American and European IT logistics standards

Why AVASO Technology?

• Join a dynamic and innovative team with a global presence.
• Opportunities for career growth and continuous learning .
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Work with cutting-edge technologies to shape the future of IT solutions.

How to Apply:

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AVASO Technology is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

AVASO Technology Solutions Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

AVASO Technology Solutions (referred as “AVASO”) do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, sex, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by state or local law, and to provide equal employment opportunity. AVASO is committed to providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment, and we expect all employees to conduct themselves in a manner that reflects this commitment in all employment endeavors. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Information Technology
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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