DC Industrial Engineer Systems

Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented DC Industrial Engineer Systems to join our Supply Chain team In KZN DC.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hardworking people to join us. We offer market related benefits, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t get bored, as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the Operations Project Manager

Your responsibilities may include:

Day to Day administration of Oracle WMS – user maintenance, user access, user profiles and location maintenance, level 1 support to DC operations, troubleshooting of integration issues with ERP

Interface between DC Operations and WMS Vendor (Oracle for issue logging and resolution. Reporting on and analysis of issue trends with WMS Vendor)

Performing routine audits of systems and operational processes

Understanding & partaking in stock sync, operating system updates, patches, and configuration changes.

Adding, removing, or updating user account information, resetting passwords.

Answering technical queries and assisting users.

Troubleshooting and recording of reported system problems.

Responsible to align full operational flow across all departments with system processes

Liaison with IT & ensuring that the network infrastructure is up and running.

Assist En-log team to apply all system upgrades & system errors

Quality Control (QC) support for Integration of Dimensions operational assistance

Assisting in trouble shooting WCS & escalating to stakeholders

Liaise with operational systems and service providers with management

Ensure Quality Assurance (QA) on testing and validation,

Responsible for all technical WMS understanding & internal DC processes

Responsible for maintenance of technical training schedules in support of operational SOP’s

Responsible for onsite WMS queries and technical support

Assisting in arranging data in an understandable manner to assist operations with dashboards

Assist operations with good system practice & change management.

Analyzing system logs, identifying and reporting of potential issues with all operational systems.

Development of reporting and dashboards from WMS reporting database for OPS management teams

Responsible for testing and roll-out of proposed new functionalities and bi-annual upgrades of Oracle.

Qualifications:

Minimum 3 years relevant experience within WMS Systems Optimisation / Reporting / Analysis

Previous experience with WMS systems such as Logfire, Manhattan, Red Prairie, SAP, Highjump or similar -

Industrial Engineering, B.Comm Logistics or similar degree preferred

High level of proficiency with MS Office packages

Attributes required:

Full understanding of a WCS, the application, troubleshoot, problems

Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivated

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken

Previous experience in mini project management

Comfortable with change and excellent team player

Comfortable with learning and adapting to new systems

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 doers and not only thinkers, it’s 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 respectful but forthright

is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute

is analytical, able to use data to make decisions

is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours)

is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience

is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster

is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input;

is curious and challenge the status quo

is innovative and enjoys iteration

is collaborative

will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com

thinks like an owner of the business

is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKING

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

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