Job Description
At RCL FOODS we see and do things differently. We think bigger, work smarter and collectively work as a team towards achieving our ambition; more food to more people, more often!
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Vector is a division of RCL FOODS, a progressive and constantly growing company and we welcome passionate and ambitious individuals that are constantly looking beyond what’s now to co-create what’s next.
The Routing & Scheduling Controller and will be responsible for the optimization of the secondary transport routing whilst ensuring continuous systems calibration, constant cost reduction and improvement in transport execution.
Duties & Responsibilities
Ensure daily route plans deliver optimal productivity and service levels:
Deliver daily route plans to DC’s within specified time lines and ensure route plans are aligned.
Review all special requests on orders, build in to temporary master data and make decisions about feasibility.
Compile and share next day’s final schedules including special requests, startup times, KPI achievement, potential high-risk routes, fleet required as well as any hired requirements.
To achieve optimal utilization of the dedicated secondary fleet:
Review available fleet against next day orders, understand current fleet requirements (prioritize before hired fleet) and engage and agree any hired fleet requirements before planning commencement and communicate to depot.
Conduct monthly analysis of fleet utilizations at each site to ensure they are acceptable.
Daily monitoring of plan vs actual performance and calibrate scheduling system to ensure continuous improvement:
Daily engagement with expeditors and DC trackers to gain insight into prior day issues experienced.
Review of all previous day routes comparing plan vs actual and categorize variances into master data, ad hoc, once off and analyses buckets.
Conduct root cause analysis on issues, build intelligence into Routing and Scheduling system to avoid repetition.
To manage daily expediting activities for a selected number of transport hubs:
Regular review of current day load execution, engage expeditors on tracking system.
Ensure all customer delay communication has taken place, monitor expeditor delay communication tracker against actual tracking system delays.
Ensure that expeditors maintain frequency of daily update reports to DC leadership teams:
Coordinate daily debrief sessions with DC de-briefers and expeditors, ensure that action items identified are closed out daily.
Monitor daily back door engagements between customer receiving departments and expeditors.
To lead a team of expeditors in accordance with our people way:
Ensure regular one one’s with expeditors, 360 degree feedback, personal development plans and annual performance management reviews are conducted.
Ensure compliance to all relevant substantive agreements and basic conditions of employment.
Continuously develop subordinates on the 70:20:10 principle.
Reporting:
Generate reports on plan vs actual performance.
Compile month end reports based on planning specific metrics and monthly efficiencies to DC.
Monthly feedback on performance against financial objectives and savings commitments.
Ensure all operational KPI’s are achieved to drive budget spend compliance:
Secondary Fleet Utilization percentages, profitability of routes, customer hit rates, route Schedule Adherence, Customer Service levels achieved.
Maintain all planning related master data:
Champion the new customer onboarding process.
Monitor quality of master data inputs through constant analysis and submit reports to Optimization Manager.
Projects Managed:
Conduct volume and activity smoothing exercises and present findings to Optimization manager Regular TAT (Turn around Time) analysis done.
Participation in any process improvement projects that may be allocated from time to time.
Minimum Requirements
Completed a Bachelor's Degree in Logistics / Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering or Operations Management (or similar)
A postgraduate qualification is highly advantageous.
At least 2 - 4 years’ experience in an FMCG transport environment.
Plato/FLO system, vehicle tracking and telematics experience advantageous.
Working Knowledge of SAP R3, SAP BW and Qlikview reporting suite.
