DC Operations Trainer

takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented DC Operations Trainer to join our Supply Chain team in KZN DC.

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 DC Project Manager.

Your responsibilities include :

Leads operations training for new and current employees

Tracks employee progress and assists in analysing training program effectiveness

Collaborate with the DC leadership team to identify staff training and development needs for improved performance and provide resources and trainings to meet those needs.

Assist in the coaching of staff towards meeting and exceeding performance expectations for quantity, quality, timeliness, and efficiency

Conduct on-the-job training and employee orientation including Safety Methods Training and Production Standards for company employees in the Operations department

Demonstrate, train and enforce Operational “Best Practices”

Assist supervisors and management staff with people development.

Identify areas that need the most improvement and report to supervisor for quality enhancement

Drive and implement a multi skilling program

Assist with annual performance review

Assist in rolling-out the company training program ( my academy)

Ensure SOP are adhered to

Routinely audit Operational SOP

Develop training material for new equipment and processes

Train and support the understanding of operational KPI

Works on ad hoc projects and events.

Preparation of management reports

Collaborate with project and operations managers

Design, implement, and train on newly designed processes

Constant engagement with the workforce on the operational floor to evaluate SOP adherence and training requirements

Qualifications and experience:

Degree/Diploma in HR / Supply Chain / Operations management / Industrial engineering or similar

3-5 years field experience in staff training / staff development within a Supply Chain / Manufacturing environment

Experience in BEST OPERATING PRACTICES

Experience in Continuous improvement / Six Sigma

Strong People management affinity

Warehousing and FMCG experience beneficial

WMS systems experience beneficial

Skills required :

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

Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken

Comfortable with change and excellent team player

Comfortable with learning and adapting to new systems

Experience in the management of staff

Strong administration skills

Computer Literate (Intermediate to Advance Excel skills, PowerPoint presentations skills, MS Word, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Project Management)

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 forthright but respectful

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 HARDWORKING

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

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference,