362 Import Coordinator jobs in South Africa

Material Import Coordinator  required for an automotive company based in East London

Responsible for ensuring the timely and efficient supply of import materials required for production by analysing demand forecasts, coordinate with suppliers, freight forwarding agents and manage inventory levels to prevent shortages or overstocking

Key Performance Areas

• Development and implementation of inventory management strategies to optimize import material availability and minimize transport costs.
• Analyse demand forecasts, production schedules, and inventory levels to maintain optimal stock levels and reduce excess inventory.
• Utilize SAP ERP system to track materials, generate reports, and assist in data analysis for decision-making.
• Support the development of inventory replenishment strategies and inventory optimization
• Participate in supplier relationship management to ensure quality and timely delivery of materials
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing supply chain efficiencies
• Monitor supplier delivery performance and ensure timely consolidation at freight forwarder for collected materials while ensuring container utilization is maintained to reduce freight costs and on time delivery
• Adhering to inventory budget and KPI's

Knowledge and Skills required

• Strong understanding of demand forecasting and import materials requirements planning
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and lean manufacturing
• Quality systems in the automotive industry
• General Logistics / Transport knowledge
• Knowledge of supply chain optimization techniques and methodologies
• Communication and interpersonal relationship
• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues
• Experience with ERP systems, such as SAP and MS Excel
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment while maintaining positive relationships.
• Detail-oriented mindset with a focus on accuracy and efficiency
• Planning, organising & control
• Adaptable and resilient, thriving in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
• Understanding of customs and excise act
• Strong knowledge and understanding of cycle counting

Minimum Requirements

• Diploma/Degree in Supply Chain Management
• Minimum of 3 years in import material planning within an automotive industry
• Minimum of 1 year purchasing experience

Our client, a well-established, trusted and highly successful corporate commodity trading company, specializing in physical deliveries on an international basis, has an exciting permanent Junior Logistics Coordinator position available.

Responsibilities:

• Establish relationships with transporters, suppliers, and customers.
• Adhere to the conditions of a transport contract and company regulations.
• Negotiate pricing with transporters.
• Compile transport load confirmations.
• Follow up with trucks to determine accurate ETA.
• Keep counterparties informed about the status of trucks.
• Identify important role players and build positive relationships at loading and off-loading points.
• Capture load data on the system.
• Allocate supplier and transport invoices to correct loads.
• Collect PODs.
• Weekly planning of loading dates and stock delivery.
• Handle client, transport, and supplier-related queries.
• Maintain 24/7 contact with all relevant parties.

Qualifications:

• A Diploma or Degree in Logistics / Supply Chain Management or equivalent.
• At least 3 years of experience in an agricultural commodity logistics field will be beneficial.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Negotiating skills.
• Be available for cell phone queries and problem-solving after hours.

Client based in the South of Johannesburg who is a bulk distributor is seeking a Logistics Coordinator.

1. Planning of customer orders / deliveries
2. Monitoring satellite tracking activities
3. Vehicle utilization
4. Managing service level with customer
5. Scheduling and route planning
6. Allocate relevant vehicles and drivers to specific orders
7. Issue drivers with orders and specific on route instruction
8. Coordinated dispatching drivers to accomplish daily delivery requirements
9. Reviewed order data to verify transactions and shipping dates

1. 3-5 years experience in logistics
2. Matric
3. Relevant tertiary education would be advantageous
4. Must live close to Alberton (South of Johannesburg)

R20k-R25k CTC pm

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate and issue logistics instructions and documentation from the point of loading through to final destination
• Maintain and update all transport and shipping information
• Perform stock control functions
• Liaise with relevant clients, industry stakeholders and third parties
• Monitor and report on all relevant information
• Carry out any additional tasks related to the role (both export and local)

Requirements:

• Relevant tertiary qualification
• 3–5 years’ experience in a similar role within the fresh-produce export industry
• Experience working on Vitrax and QX systems (or similar)
• Excellent computer literacy, specifically in Microsoft Excel
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing work environment and meet deadlines while maintaining high attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to work after hours during peak season (Dec – Mar)
• Professional proficiency in both English and Afrikaans (verbal and written)
• Additional industry experience such as DALRRD applications, Q67 and Titan will be advantageous

Full Job Description

This role involves comprehensive inventory management, including inbound and outbound processes, daily reconciliation, and reporting. You will manage sales and customer service staff, ensuring orders are confirmed prior to dispatch, providing technical support, and handling feedback on unsuccessful orders. Additionally, you will oversee driver management, including recruitment, route planning, order allocation, and maintaining high delivery success rates. Daily reconciliation of sales and funds, driver performance reporting, and administration of company assets are also key responsibilities.

Responsibilities include:

• Inventory management: inbound/outbound, daily reconciliation, reporting
• Managing sales and customer service staff: order confirmation, technical support, feedback
• Managing drivers: recruitment, route planning, order allocation, performance monitoring
• Financial reconciliation: daily sales, funds received via bank transfer and cash deposits
• Asset and administration management: assets, leased premises, procurement

Job Details:

• Type: Full-time
• Pay: R - R per month
• Education: Diploma (preferred)
• Experience: 3+ years in logistics/fleet management, 5+ years in related work
• Location: In person
• Key Skills: Shipping & Receiving, Inventory Control, Data Entry, AS400, Transportation Management Systems, EDI, Microsoft Outlook, Warehouse Experience, Office Experience, Dispatching, Microsoft Excel, Logistics
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Vacancies: 1

This job posting is active and not expired.

A career opportunity exists at REINHARDT TRANSPORT GROUP , NIGEL (Head Office) for the position of :

CO-ORDINATOR LOGISTICS (Junior)

JOB SUMMARY :

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Junior Logistics Coordinator to manage day-to-day operations related to logistics administration, bookings, internal communication, and reporting. This position is crucial for ensuring that logistics processes run efficiently, communication within the different business units is seamless, and all necessary documentation and reports are timely and accurate.

RESPONSIBILITIES : (not limited to)

General Administration :

• Update and manage planning and reporting schedules
• Organise and maintain record keeping
• Coordinate logistics-related tasks and administrative support for various departments.
• Assist in coordinating bookings and planning
• Schedule and track service commitments

Bookings & Scheduling :

• Assist in coordinating bookings and planning
• Schedule and track service commitments

Internal Communication :

• Assist communication functions between the various departments.
• Respond to internal and external inquiries and provide accurate information.

Reporting & Analysis :

• Prepare regular reports on logistics activities, including order tracking, delivery timelines, inventory levels, and other relevant metrics.

Problem Solving :

• Assist in addressing and resolving any issues or delays.
• Investigate and troubleshoot problems.

REQUIREMENT :

• Bachelor's degree in logistics, business administration, or a related field (preferred).
• Proven experience in logistics coordination or administration (1-3 years).
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) and logistics software.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to think critically in high-pressure situations.

Job Intro

Logistics Coordinator - Springs GP Gauteng

A career opportunity exists at REINHARDT TRANSPORT GROUP NIGEL (Head Office) for the position of CO-ORDINATOR LOGISTICS (Junior) .

Job Specification

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Junior Logistics Coordinator to manage day-to-day operations related to logistics administration, bookings, internal communication, and reporting. This position is crucial for ensuring that logistics processes run efficiently, communication within the different business units is seamless, and all necessary documentation and reports are timely and accurate.

Responsibilities:

1. General Administration: Update and manage planning and reporting schedules, organize and maintain record keeping, coordinate logistics-related tasks and administrative support for various departments.

1. Bookings & Scheduling: Assist in coordinating bookings and planning, schedule and track service commitments.

1. Internal Communication: Assist communication functions between the various departments, respond to internal and external inquiries, and provide accurate information.

1. Reporting & Analysis: Prepare regular reports on logistics activities, including order tracking, delivery timelines, inventory levels, and other relevant metrics.

1. Problem Solving: Assist in addressing and resolving issues, investigate and troubleshoot problems as they arise.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in logistics, business administration, or a related field (preferred).
• Proven experience in logistics coordination or administration (1-3 years).
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) and logistics management systems.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to think critically under pressure.

Remuneration: To be discussed in the interview. Please email your CV to the provided email with the subject "LOG CO-ORDINATOR". Applications close on Friday, 15 August 2025, at the close of business.

Monthly Salary: Market related

Required Experience: 1-3 years in logistics or related field.

Key Skills: Shipping & Receiving, Inventory Control, Data Entry, AS400, Transportation Management Systems, EDI, Microsoft Outlook, Warehouse Experience, Office Experience, Dispatching, Microsoft Excel, Logistics

Employment Type: Full-Time

Vacancy: 1

About the Role:
Location : Kraaifontein

Our client is a technology-driven transport company based in Kraaifontein. They use a platform to connect shippers with transporters and manage road freight end-to-end for efficient, on-time delivery. Their goal is to be Africa’s go-to transport partner, built on innovation, teamwork, and precision.

They are looking for a driven Logistics Coordinator to join their team.

In this role, you'll own the full commercial and operational cycle of road‑transport movements; from first call to final POD, while growing a profitable account/sales portfolio with a strong team beside you. You will prospect shippers, price and win work, secure the right transporter/owner‑driver, run the load end‑to‑end with control‑tower discipline, and turn each successful trip into repeat revenue.

You are supported during every part of the journey and can rely on a very strong senior team for assistance and guidance. Technology and innovation is deeply embedded into everything they do, and will form a massive part of your day to day exposure. Healthy sales incentives are structured into your earnings and provide an opportunity to earn significantly above market. As your accounts grow, you qualify to get a schedule/support member/s to join your team that reports directly to you.

High Level Functions:

● Relationship Building: Foster strong relationships with customers/transporters and understand their specific transportation needs. Ensure that all aspects of a customer's supplier requirements are understood, this will include pricing, routes, product, account size etc;

● Lead Generation: Make calls to establish relationships and build your book of business. Proactively identify potential clients through research and networking to contribute to lead generation;

● Customer Onboarding: Sell and close new and existing customers to move their loads;

● Negotiation: Negotiate price with customers and suppliers;

● Book loads: Constantly book and secure loads with shippers/clients;

● Daily Operations: Manage all aspects of a customers daily loads, resolving issues, to ensure pickup and delivery is on time;

● Communication: Be honest and proactive in all your communications - internally and externally

● Growth: As the Logistics Coordinator, your key responsibilities encompass a strategic focus on growth. This involves adeptly following through with customer leads, supplier leads and assisting with all early stage operational requirements to grow this sector which is currently in its infancy within the group;

● CRM: You will be required to track all your progress regarding deals in our CRM system (currently Monday.Com);

● Team: As the requirement for additional staff resources arises, we expect you to provide insights into new hires

Day-to-Day Functions

● Call and message fresh leads and lapsed shippers, logging every touchpoint in the CRM.

● Gather full trip specs-commodity, lane, volume, equipment, and special loading or tracking needs—for precise quoting.

● Build lane rates from market intel and transporter quotes, send sharp proposals, and negotiate margins to win the load.

● Secure a compliant transporter, double-check licences and GIT cover, and issue a clear load confirmation to lock in capacity.

● Brief drivers on SOPs such as corner plates, straps, seals, and TAT rules, then activate live tracking for each trip.

● Monitor ETAs in real time, resolve route exceptions before they escalate, and keep shippers updated without being asked.

● Upsell new lanes, request referrals, and convert first-time shippers into loyal, recurring revenue.

● Update CRM/TMS and review BI dashboards for margin drift, carrier trends, and performance insights, then act on the data.

● Plan tomorrow’s prospecting targets and flag any overnight watch-loads before signing off.

Must-Have Experience

• 2–5+ years in road transport (sales and/or operations): shipper sales, transport sales, or operator roles;.

• Proven new-business prospecting and pipeline discipline (daily call targets, follow-ups, CRM hygiene).
• Rate building & negotiation on spot and rate-sheet work; understands buy-rate vs sell-rate and margin protection.
• Strong dispatch/control-tower basics: pre-briefs, live tracking, ETA control, exception management.
• Documentation: load confirmations, PODs, claims basics, and invoicing hand-off.
• Working knowledge of: equipment types (tautliner, pantech, superlinks etc), securement (corner plates/straps), GIT/insurance, TAT/SLAs.
• Comfortable with Google Workspace, CRM/TMS and spreadsheets.
  
  Nice to Have

• Existing shipper relationships and/or transporter network;

• Bulk commodities, RFQ management, or contract lane experience;
• Exposure to telematics/camera tracking and control-tower workflows;
• Basic understanding of early-settlement and fuel value-adds for transporters

Salary: Above market + strong sales incentives

Further Studies: You will receive support for career growth with training and courses where possible

Growth Path & Rewards:

This role has a steep and responsibility curve. Top performers can build a team quickly:

● Coordinator → Senior Co-ordinator → Team Lead (Shipper/Carrier) → Sales Manager

● Competitive base + uncapped commission tied to GP and book growth.

● Clear targets, weekly coaching, and visibility via BI dashboards.