Hub Manager

Posted 9 Days Ago
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Polokwane, Capricorn, Limpopo, ZAF
In-Office
Senior level
eCommerce • Retail
The Role
Manage hub operations including dispatch, receipt, storage and movement of parcels; ensure timely, efficient, cost-effective warehousing; generate performance reports; supervise and train staff; enforce health and safety; oversee maintenance and documentation; identify process improvements and support senior management and HR.
Summary Generated by Built In

Takealot Fulfilment Solutions (TFS), a division of Takealot Online (RF) (Pty) Ltd, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Hub Manager to join our team in Limpopo.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the Primary Logistics: General Manager

Purpose of the role: Responsible for the dispatch, receipt and management of parcels within Takealot. Its primary objectives therefore center on timeliness, efficiency and cost effectiveness.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Identified, distributed or delivered, and properly stored in designated locations.
  •  Ensures efficient warehousing with timely movement of product.
  • Extracts data and generates reports that assist in performance tracking and decision making.
  •  Oversee proper execution and accurate documentation of order filling, transporting and
  • delivery/receiving.
  •  Trains and supervises employees to carry out the functions under their control.
  •  Implement health and safety standards.
  • Must continually work to promote the orderliness and cleanliness of their work area and other
  •  company standards
  •  Identifies value-creation opportunities for the company in the movement and distribution of
  • the product.
  •  Works closely with senior management and Human Resources to resolve issues and ensure
  •  quality service to our customers.
  •  Oversee maintenance, repairs, or replacements for machine
  • Perform all other duties as assigned

Qualification & Experience

  • Degree or Diploma in logistics Management
  • Matric and 8 - 10 Years of related work and knowledge

Attributes Required:

  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills for a demanding and customer focused working environment
  • Possess excellent personal organization and business administration skills in accordance
  • with modern best practice methods
  •  Possess the ability to work productively, efficiently & effectively with initiative and drive
  •  under tight timescales and pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and quality
  • Possess the willingness to learn, improve and adapt
  •  Good team player, hard worker, willing to be flexible with a positive attitude
  • Must be able to work as part of a multicultural team
  • Good written and oral communication skills.

The Environment

  • takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer- centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e- commerce company in Africa. 
  • We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve. 
  • We are short on ego and high on output. 
  • We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all. 
  • We love what we do and what we are creating.
  • We seek to employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who is Smart, has Integrity, and is Hardworking. 

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us! 

Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply.

Skills Required

  • Degree or Diploma in Logistics Management
  • Matric plus 8-10 years related work experience
  • Supervisory or people management experience
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent personal organization and business administration skills
  • Ability to work productively under tight timescales and pressure
  • Willingness to learn, improve and adapt
  • Ability to work productively in a multicultural team
  • Knowledge and implementation of health and safety standards

takealot.com Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about takealot.com and has not been reviewed or approved by takealot.com.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay is considered aligned with qualifications in select office and tech functions. This indicates pockets where compensation matches role expectations despite broader variability.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Employee discounts and company-supported learning opportunities are available to some permanent staff. These perks add non-cash value that can help offset leaner core benefits in certain teams.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid sick leave, holidays, and flexible scheduling appear in some roles. Such time-off and flexibility elements contribute positively where offered.

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The Company
HQ: Cape Town
5,026 Employees
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

Takealot.com is the leading eCommerce retailer in South Africa and one of the largest, most innovative eCommerce retailers on the African continent. Our mission is to be the most customer-centric online shopping destination in Africa, built around the simple concept that our customer comes first. Need help or have a question? Reach out to us via our Help Center for assistance https://www.takealot.com/help-centre Our focus is dedicated to improving the customer experience, from the moment they arrive on our website to the moment they receive their order. By aligning ourselves to this philosophy, we believe Takealot will be the #1 shopping destination across Africa.

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