544 Logistics Planning jobs in South Africa

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

We are seeking a Logistics Coordinator with 3 years experience to join a dynamic FRUIT INDUSTRY company based in Stellenbosch.

• +/- 3 years experience in logistics, shipping coordination or export.
• Bcom Degree Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field advantageous.

• To be detailed oriented who is responsible for managing and coordinating all pre-loading, shipping, and logistics activities. Close communication with team, clients & service providers.
• Pre-Loading Coordination - including cold store operations, documentation etc
• Permit & Documentation Management
• Logistics & Solutions
• Forecasting & Planning
• Stock & Customer Management

• 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
  
  

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

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

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

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

• 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.
  
  

Overview

Our client, a well-established, trusted, and highly successful corporate commodity trading company specialising in international physical deliveries, is offering a permanent position for a Senior Logistics Coordinator .

• Lead logistics operations across bulk agricultural commodity loads, ensuring compliance with transport contracts and company policies.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with transporters, suppliers, and customers to secure capacity and service quality.

• Negotiate transport pricing and manage contracts to optimise cost and efficiency.

• Oversee the scheduling, allocation, and execution of transport loads, including stock delivery planning and weekly loading schedules.

• Monitor trucks in real-time, manage ETAs, and proactively communicate updates to counterparties.

• Ensure proper documentation flow: load confirmations, POD collection, and accurate data capturing on systems.

• Manage supplier and transporter invoices, ensuring correct allocation and reconciliations.

• Resolve escalated client, transport, and supplier queries, maintaining 24/7 availability when required.

• Provide accurate operational reporting to management, including competitor and market intelligence.

• Drive continuous improvement in logistics processes, systems, and service delivery.

• Diploma or Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent.

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in logistics coordination, with a proven track record in bulk agricultural commodities highly beneficial.

• Strong commercial and negotiation skills with an understanding of agricultural transport markets.

• Excellent organisational and multitasking abilities.

• Problem-solving and decision-making skills under pressure.

• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.

• High level of professionalism and customer service orientation.

• Advanced MS Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

• Availability for after-hours problem-solving and operational support.

Overview

A Logistics Coordinator manages supply chain operations, ensuring efficient transportation and storage of goods while maintaining communication with all stakeholders. The main goal is to ensure the timely and safe delivery of products by coordinating storage, transportation, and delivery activities.

• Manage supply chain operations from acquisition to distribution, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery.
• Plan and monitor inbound and outbound shipments, negotiating transportation rates and securing necessary services.
• Maintain accurate inventory records, conduct stock checks, and manage inventory audits.
• Prepare and maintain detailed logistics documentation, including shipping records and compliance requirements.
• Analyse logistical problems and develop solutions to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with vendors, suppliers, and transport companies to ensure smooth operations.
• Set up purchase contracts and process orders for products.
• Manage shipping documents and coordinate with clearing agents.
• Process product receipts once shipments have arrived and quantities are verified.
• Place subcontract orders and manage related delivery documentation.
• Generate delivery notes, invoices, and statements for customers.

• Tertiary qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 3–5 years’ experience in Logistics or Supply Chain Management.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Knowledge of data analysis, reporting, and ERP / logistics systems.
• Ability to work under pressure with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to plan, organize, and complete tasks efficiently.
• Strong teamwork, relationship-building, and leadership abilities.
• Proficiency in MS Office and logistics / ERP software
• Proficiency in systems such as Sage X3

Overview

A leading Telecommunications company is looking for a Logistics Coordinator to join the team. The Logistics Coordinator will form part of the Order Fulfilment team, and will assist with the coordination of installations, deliveries, collections, stock and warehousing. We are looking for an eager individual who will be willing to go the extra mile, who will be able to take initiative and who will take pride in understanding Telecommunications, Connectivity and especially Satellite Technology.

Customer Equipment

• Taking Stock of Customer Equipment
• Ordering Stock of Customer Equipment
• Capturing of Customer Equipment Stock on Pastel Evolution
• Reporting on Customer Equipment (Stock Movement)
• Booking of Shipments (Collections and Deliveries)
• Following up and updating the necessary parties with regards to shipments

Office Equipment

• Taking Stock of Office Equipment
• Capturing of Office Equipment Stock on Pastel Evolution
• Reporting on Office Equipment (Stock Movement)
• Booking of Shipments (Collections and Deliveries)
• Following up and updating the necessary parties with regards to shipments

Installations

• Requesting quotations from installers for installations and service calls
• Communicating with the Installer with regards to the Shipment of Equipment
• Ensuring that all Equipment is received back after replacement
• Ensuring that all Equipment received back is tested

General

• Opening and Closing of the Warehouse
• Cleaning the Warehouse
• Coordinating the Company Vehicles (Licenses, Services, Washing, etc.)
• Collection of Stock
• Cross-border shipment arrangements

Minimum Requirements:

• Proven Work experience as a Logistics Coordinator
• Minimum 2 years working experience in a similar role
• Matric

Additional Requirements:

• Previously worked in the telecommunications Industry
• Pastel Evolution Experience
• Excel (Intermediate)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organization and multitasking skills
• Positive attitude and strong work ethic
• Customer service orientated
• Professional
• Willingness to expand his/her knowledge
• A team player with high level of dedication
• Ability to work under strict deadlines

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.

• Liaise with producers (farmers), silos, and off-takers.
• Liaise with transport companies and drivers.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Relevant qualifications and experience.
• Previous experience with logistics systems and procedures.
• Must be friendly and able to work under pressure in a high-performance team.
• Good geographical knowledge of South Africa.

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• We reserve the right to conduct interviews only with selected candidates.
• Applicants who do not receive feedback within 30 days of the closing date should consider their application unsuccessful.

Fruitways Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa

Fruitways is an agri-business that specialises in the growing, packing and marketing of apples and pears to retailers, traders and wholesalers around the globe.

We take pride in our efficient logistics operations and our ability to adapt to the dynamic demands of the market. We are seeking an independent, self-motivated individual to join our team as a Logistics Coordinator. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail. Reporting to the Logistics Manager you will work at the Marketing Office in Somerset West as part of the Logistics Team.

• Coordinate all logistical processes from point of loading through to final shipping destination
• Book and timely place supply chain services, based on best option in the market, correct protocols and client requirements
• Maintain and distribute updated transport and shipping information for all stakeholders
• Ensure that dispatches are confirmed promptly and accurately to enable further processing and completion of export and local documentation
• Monitor vessel & container movements, provide reports to relevant stakeholders and find solutions to deviations
• Coordinate information flows with external service providers including cold stores and off-site storage solutions
• Collect and supply accurate information for in-house export clearance
• Report logistics related claims to logistics manager and assist in consolidation and quantifying claim values

• Tertiary qualification or diploma in Logistics/Supply Chain with 1-2 years’ experience in a similar position
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet set deadlines while maintaining attention to detail throughout
• Ability to take initiative and operate independently
• Effective team player
• Capable of adapting comfortably to a rapidly changing work environment
• Comfortable working in an open-plan office
• Computer literacy and professional written and verbal communication skills in both English and Afrikaans
• Knowledge of QX or another fruit operational system
• Additional industry experience in the export of perishable goods will be advantageous (DALRRD applications, Q67’s / Titan etc)

Application Closing 4 April 2025

The Fruitways Group’s employment equity requirements will be considered in evaluating candidates. By submitting your application, you are giving The Fruitways Group implicit consent to the storage and processing of your personal information.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Management and Manufacturing