Risk and Security Manager (Cape Town Logistics)

takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Risk and Security Manager to join our (TDT) Logistics Team in Cape Town.

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 National Risk and Security Manager:

Your responsibilities will include:

Management of Risk within Transport, Logistics and Fleet management

Management of Security and Service Providers

Plan, design and implementing the risk management tactics

Regularly audit all operational processes from a risk perspective

Daily risk assessments and evaluations

Risk auditing and reporting

Weekly security audit and reporting

Business continuity plan

Loss control, exception management and investigations across all regional sites

Develop a network of intelligence sources to identify high loss areas and develop corrective actions

On-route risk management

Dashcam management and affiliated service providers

Management of the complete Health and Safety function for the site as required and stipulated by law and COVID protocol's

Innovate and proactively anticipate Risk within Transport, Logistics and Fleet management

Regularly engage with operational managers

Qualifications & Experience:

Risk Management Qualification

Minimum 5 -7 years in Middle Management Risk Management in a Logistics or Transport environment

Forensic qualification & experience preferable

Exposure of H&S 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, 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. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.