198 Warehousing jobs in South Africa

Join a leading Financial Services firm in their quest for excellence! Are you a skilled Data Warehousing Specialist seeking an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact? Our client, a prominent player in the financial industry, is actively seeking a talented professional like yourself to join their dynamic team. You will need to establish and lead a world-class data analytics/warehouse capability for the company to enable future needs for advanced analytics and AI.

Maintain and support:

• Existing MIS databases.
• Existing reports and dashboards.
• Existing data warehouses.

Develop, test, deploy, maintain and support: new databases, and reporting, data warehouse and business intelligence applications from high-level business requirements and designs, through the Software Development Life Cycle.

Remain informed about developments and trends in the data enablement field to assist the business to keep its data analytics and management capability up-to-date, and able to meet the future needs of the business in a constantly maturing and increasingly complex short-term insurance industry.

Outputs:

Internal Process:

• Collaborate with Project Managers and Business Leaders to deliver quality, effective management information, data warehouse and business intelligence applications, in line with the agreed development process and business needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, conduct analysis and prioritise requests.
• Conduct research and evaluate potential technical solutions to identified business problems.
• Translate business requirements into workable solutions and document solutions into technical specifications, partnering with Business and/or System Analysts when required.
• Design and code new database and analytics functionality using code that is readable, maintainable and reusable.
• Conduct Unit Testing of own code and resolve all issues/queries timeously.
• Contribute to user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure that functionality is working correctly.
• Deliver solutions into the applicable production environment once testing has been completed.
• Provide stakeholders with regular feedback on the technical design and timelines for solution ensuring that business needs are met.
• Maintain existing databases and applications according to change requests approved by business as and when needed.
• Diagnose root causes of issues through problem-solving and recommend potential solutions.
• Monitor performance of solutions and make recommendations to improve the performance and functionality of the solutions, where appropriate.
• Log issues found in existing systems as internal change controls and ensure successful resolution of issues.

Responsibilities:

Develop, implement and document Business Intelligence Solutions:

• Contribute to the overall data warehouse architecture and database designs.
• Maintain and oversee the administration and maintenance of the data warehouse.
• Develop and maintain Business Intelligence and reporting technologies and processes.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into technical specifications for Business Intelligence (BI) reports and applications.
• Design and develop reports and dashboards based on Business Requirements Document (BRD) and customer specifications.
• Develop feasible technical specifications and process flows for data provision activities in support of the development of business intelligence solutions.
• Ensure the continued maintenance and enhancement to existing business intelligence solutions.
• Within user specifications extract, transform and load (ELT) data using the relevant tools.
• Verify and quality assure of data provided.
• Provide support to business intelligence users on data-related issues.

Future development and planning:

• Conduct research and undergo training where appropriate, in order to remain abreast of data enablement trends and understand their application in the short-term insurance industry.
• Assist management and colleagues to make the right decisions in terms of planning future data enablement infrastructure, architecture and applications in the company short-term insurance business, in alignment with the company’s standards and the South African financial services regulatory framework.

Self-management and Teamwork:

• Provide authoritative expertise and advice to colleagues.
• Develop and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with peers and team members.
• Deliver on Service Level Agreements made with colleagues.
• Continuously develop own expertise in terms of industry and subject matter development and application thereof in an area of specialisation.
• Participate and contribute to a culture of work-centric thinking, productivity, service delivery and quality management.
• Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas and involvement of peers.
• Take ownership for driving career development.

Finance:

• Manage financial and other company resources under your control with due respect.

Competencies:

• Business Acumen.
• Client / Stakeholder Commitment.
• Drive for Results.
• Leads Change and Innovation.
• Motivating and Inspiring Team.
• Collaboration.
• Impact and Influence.
• Self-Awareness and Insight.
• Diversity and Inclusiveness.
• Growing Talent.

Skills:

• Communication – articulating information and challenging ideas.
• Analysing and interpreting data.
• Problem-solving.
• Planning and organising – time and task management.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Relevant IT and data analytics qualifications e.g. B.Tech or B.Sc. (Informatics) – Essential.
• Dimensional modelling and/or relevant Microsoft certification – Advantageous.
• On-the-job training/qualifications:
• Microsoft Sql Server.
• Oracle.
• Power BI.
• Advanced MS Excel.
• Starquest.

Some experience in predictive analytic platforms will be advantageous. These include:

• Python.
• Scala.
• Spark.
• AWS Sagemaker.

Some experience in Azure / AWS platform services will be advantageous. These include:

• Azure SQL elastic instance.
• Data factory.
• PowerBI.
• AWS RDS.

Experience:

• Methodologies.
• The candidate must have ability to elicit data requirements from stakeholders.
• The candidate must have clear documentation skills.

Principles:

• The candidate must be familiar with design patterns in the data development industry.
• The candidate must have a solid understanding of Metadata constructs.
• The candidate must have clear understanding of EDW.
• Knowledge of Domain driven design would be an advantage.
• The candidate must be familiar with the concept of Data Marts.
• The candidate must be familiar with abstraction techniques.

Modelling:

• The candidate must have proven data modelling techniques (3 years).
• The candidate must have knowledge and experience in Ralph Kimball data warehouse modelling (3 years).
• Knowledge of Immon data warehouse modelling techniques would add an advantage.
• The candidate must have data normalization skills most especially the 2nd Normal form.

Data Transportation:

• The candidate must have solid experience of ETL systems.
• The candidate must have solid experience of sourcing, staging and loading.
• The candidate must be familiar with parallel loading principles.
• The candidate must be familiar with source to target mapping.

Development Software:

• The candidate must have advanced knowledge of T-SQL (4 years) and the following concepts.
• Dynamic T-SQL.
• Multi-threading.
• Performance optimisation and tuning.
• The candidate must have practical experience of SQL Server Database Engine (4 years).
• The candidate must have practical experience of MS SSIS ETL software (4 years).
• The candidate must have practical experience of MS SSAS OLAP software (4 years).
• The candidate must have practical experience of MS Visual Studio Data Tools (4 years).
• Knowledge of Database Administration would add an advantage.
• Expert knowledge in configuration of database hardware resources.

Repository type:

• The candidate must be able to source data from different repositories.
• The candidate must be fully acquainted with Microsoft SQL Server repository.
• Knowledge of Data Lake would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of Oracle would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of Hadoop is not essential but will also be an advantage.

• Experience:

• 10-15 years of experience managing multiple warehousing and logistics assets across Africa.
• Extensive experience in Road and Rail logistics with some exposure to sea and vessel operations within the African context.
• Proven track record in securing and managing commercial contracts, particularly for inbound non-commodity flows.
• Strong background in planning and implementing operational processes, including designing logistics solutions to meet customer requirements, quality standards, and delivery timelines.
• Skilled in resource management, including supply chain optimisation, budgeting, forecasting, and collaboration with HR on staff development initiatives.
• Committed to quality control, including enforcing safety measures, ensuring required output volumes and quality standards are met, and minimising material waste.
• Experience in developing marketing strategies in coordination with senior management, with accountability for profit and loss (P&L) performance.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing teams, fostering a high-performance culture, tracking performance through scorecard metrics, and acting as a key interface between management and front line supervisors.

• Skills:

• Language: English preferred with French/Portuguese additional, not mandatory

• Competencies:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to effectively work with diverse and multicultural workforce.
• High level of integrity and strong team-oriented leadership style with the ability to manage teams effectively.
• Skilled at recognising employees’ strengths and fostering empowerment and growth.
• Well-connected, with the ability to leverage a broad network of relevant industry contacts.
• Committed to talent development with the ability to address under performance.
• Ethical and honest, passionate and energetic.
• Highly organised and disciplined.
• Capable of delivering strong performance under pressure.
• intellectually strong with well-developed strategic thinking capabilities.
• Creative and innovative mindset.
• Strong attention to details.
• Passionate about the business and its success.
• Sets high standards and demonstrates a strong drive to achieve them.

• Key Responsibilities

• Drive safety, operational excellence, and financial performance across the asset portfolio, ensuring all services are delivered in alignment with broader group standards and expectations.
• Develop and oversee budgets, strategic plans, policies, and programs to effectively execute the business’s objectives and growth strategy.
• Collaborate with other business units and country leaders to ensure alignment and integration of asset strategies with overall corporate goals.
• Work closely with local business line managers to maximise growth and EBITDA in line with regional targets, and support the regional management team in delivering results in accordance with business line directives.
• Ensure full compliance with company policies, corporate principles, and all applicable local laws and regulations.
• Define performance standards and regularly monitor business unit and asset performance in key areas such as operational efficiency, administration, and human resources.
• Continuously assess the competitive landscape to identify risks and opportunities, and develop responsive and proactive business plans accordingly.
• Serve as the company’s representative to key stakeholders in the countries of operation, maintaining strong external relationships and safeguarding Trafigura’s interests.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities to support growth and long-term value creation.

• Internal – Business units and country heads
• External – customers; logistics service providers

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Main Purpose: Lead, direct, and control the operations of Trafigura’s metals and dry logistics assets across Southern Africa—including Zambia, the DRC, and Tanzania—as well as all ongoing activities within Southern Africa. Ensure these operations deliver on both short-term performance targets and long-term strategic objectives in line with the company’s overall business plan.

It involves structured processes for planning, acquiring, maintaining, operating, commercialising and optimising of these assets in the most efficient and cost-effective mannerKnowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

• Experience:

• 10-15 years of experience managing multiple warehousing and logistics assets across Africa.
• Extensive experience in Road and Rail logistics with some exposure to sea and vessel operations within the African context.
• Proven track record in securing and managing commercial contracts, particularly for inbound non-commodity flows.
• Strong background in planning and implementing operational processes, including designing logistics solutions to meet customer requirements, quality standards, and delivery timelines.
• Skilled in resource management, including supply chain optimisation, budgeting, forecasting, and collaboration with HR on staff development initiatives.
• Committed to quality control, including enforcing safety measures, ensuring required output volumes and quality standards are met, and minimising material waste.
• Experience in developing marketing strategies in coordination with senior management, with accountability for profit and loss (P&L) performance.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing teams, fostering a high-performance culture, tracking performance through scorecard metrics, and acting as a key interface between management and front line supervisors.

• Skills:

• Language: English preferred with French/Portuguese additional, not mandatory

• Competencies:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to effectively work with diverse and multicultural workforce.
• High level of integrity and strong team-oriented leadership style with the ability to manage teams effectively.
• Skilled at recognising employees’ strengths and fostering empowerment and growth.
• Well-connected, with the ability to leverage a broad network of relevant industry contacts.
• Committed to talent development with the ability to address under performance.
• Ethical and honest, passionate and energetic.
• Highly organised and disciplined.
• Capable of delivering strong performance under pressure.
• intellectually strong with well-developed strategic thinking capabilities.
• Creative and innovative mindset.
• Strong attention to details.
• Passionate about the business and its success.
• Sets high standards and demonstrates a strong drive to achieve them.

• Key Responsibilities

• Drive safety, operational excellence, and financial performance across the asset portfolio, ensuring all services are delivered in alignment with broader group standards and expectations.
• Develop and oversee budgets, strategic plans, policies, and programs to effectively execute the business’s objectives and growth strategy.
• Collaborate with other business units and country leaders to ensure alignment and integration of asset strategies with overall corporate goals.
• Work closely with local business line managers to maximise growth and EBITDA in line with regional targets, and support the regional management team in delivering results in accordance with business line directives.
• Ensure full compliance with company policies, corporate principles, and all applicable local laws and regulations.
• Define performance standards and regularly monitor business unit and asset performance in key areas such as operational efficiency, administration, and human resources.
• Continuously assess the competitive landscape to identify risks and opportunities, and develop responsive and proactive business plans accordingly.
• Serve as the company’s representative to key stakeholders in the countries of operation, maintaining strong external relationships and safeguarding Trafigura’s interests.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities to support growth and long-term value creation.

• Internal – Business units and country heads
• External – customers; logistics service providers

• Seniority level Not Applicable

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Management and Manufacturing
• Industries Banking, Financial Services, and Oil and Gas

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You can choose to reside in either South Africa or East Africa, as you will have several countries reporting to you. If you choose South Africa, you will need to travel extensively throughout Africa, especially during the first year.

Reporting directly to the Board of Directors, the Group CEO is responsible for overseeing all functions of our Client’s warehousing and logistics in Africa. The Group CEO will supervise and manage the CEOs of each country’s operations, ensuring compliance with applicable rules and regulations, ESG, health and safety requirements, prerequisite certifications, and customer-centric requirements. The Group CEO shall keep the boards of the Services Company and Holding Company appraised on the status of these functions, in addition to keeping them abreast of commercial developments in the cold chain business.

The individual will work closely with the Board in implementing the portfolio business plans for the various countries and the approved budgets and is responsible for cascading and providing strategic guidance and direction to the management teams and the organizations to ensure that the Company achieves its financial vision, mission, and long-term goals.

The GC will be responsible for dictating and overseeing commercial implementation of the various country business plans, working closely with the country CEO’s to set milestones, optimal product offering and identification of clients and pricing structure. This includes taking responsibility for each country’s organization structure, the company governance structure, company culture and resourcing.

The GC is responsible for the Group’s P&L, Balance sheet, and Cash flows of the Cold Solution entities. More specifically, revenue generation through customer acquisition and retention, cost management, efficient use of company resources, and sustainability of cash flows.

The individual is expected to be a high achiever, experienced, dynamic, self-starting, and a decision-maker. They will assist each country CEO when communicating with government officials, in international dealings, and in any public relations activities.

The GC will be responsible for the overall brand of the organization by ensuring utmost integrity and lawfulness, ethics, and international best practices in day-to-day operations.

As the GC, you will have responsibility for the list of duties below which make up the primary role. Please note the list is not exhaustive and that you might from time to time receive extra duties given to you by the Board of Directors.

Strategy and Financial Activities

• Study the business plan and work with the board to develop long-term and short-term strategic plans to meet the overall objective of the business.
• Drive the commercial developments and advise the board on arising opportunities, threats, and material external factors that would affect the strategy.
• Work closely with the Country CEOs and Group CFO to develop financial plans, budgets, and forecasts in line with the business plans and the board-approved strategic plans.
• Work closely with the Group CFO to manage, monitor, and report financial performance to the board including overseeing audit & annual report preparation and presentation.
• Work closely with the Group CFO and the Board in managing all debt and debt-related activities.
• Ensure that all business enterprises are fully integrated for reporting purposes, IT and financial.

Customers and Business Development

• Work closely with the Business Development Managers and Country CEOs to grow the organization through the development of a customer pipeline across the Food and Pharmaceutical sectors.
• Design and refine all the value-added services and value propositions to customers and brand the business as excellent in customer experience.
• Oversee the development and effective implementation of a marketing strategy to attract and retain customers in addition to achieving market dominance in the cold chain businesses. Approve all marketing collateral used on behalf of the entities.
• Proactive acquisition and retention of clients with a breakeven objective as per the Business Plan.
• Leverage networks and contacts for cross-boundary and international business development activities.
• Work collaboratively with the other CEOs to facilitate cross-boundary dealings.
• Drive business development for both the Warehouse and Logistics entities to a level that they all generate Income as standalone businesses.
• Occasionally carrying out customer visits and going through customer feedback to keep abreast of customer satisfaction.

Employee Relations and Leadership

• Work closely with the Human Resource Manager to attract, hire, and retain a high-performance management team.
• Manage the company’s organizational structure and develop integrated and innovative HR solutions across all entities.
• Develop and uphold the company’s culture.
• Work with the Human Resource manager to promote the wellness of staff and implement policies in line with labour legislation and health and safety guidelines to create a diverse and positive working environment.
• Provide company-wide leadership to ensure employees meet and exceed set strategic goals.
• Set Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for senior management staff and perform regular performance appraisals to retain performing staff and remedy underperformance.

Risk and Compliance

• Identify, Quantify and Minimize risks to the Company across all entities and report comprehensively to the board on all possible exposures.
• At all times be aware that the Business and its activities are regulated by various authorities and ensuring compliance.
• Oversee the development, roll-out and continual review of a Business Continuity Plan.
• Work with staff to ensure compliance to the letter and spirit of Cold Solution Policies.
• Oversee the negotiation and sign off of material contracts and agreements on behalf of the entities.
• Maintain the quality of products, services, customer support, and level of service inline with service level agreements and other retention strategies.
• Ensuring effective internal controls and information management systems are in place.
• Familiarize with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) requirements of the Company and specifically CCSEAF and its investors, ensuring that there is adequate monitoring and reporting as per required standards of the same by designated staff.

• The role encompass at least four countries and could be based in a city convenient to oversee all activities.
• The GC must be willing to initially undertake significant travel throughout East Africa.
• The GC is expected to be hands-on in their duties, proactive, and is required to regularly co-operate and communicate with the Board of Directors.
• You must have previous experience either working in Africa or overseeing a country in Africa.
• Previous experience in managing a business at an executive level in either cold storage, warehouses, or logistics is absolutely essential.

Executive package (R2M - R4M) ++ as guaranteed package + bonus + shares.