Transport Supervisor

Job Overview:

The Transport Supervisor is responsible for leading and overseeing daily transport operations to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective movement of goods and services. This role focuses on route planning, vehicle allocation, and compliance with all legal, safety, and regulatory requirements while maintaining high service standards aligned with customer needs and company objectives.

Job Responsibilities:

• Take the lead role in planning, costing, and allocating routes and vehicles and ensuring sufficient flexibility in accordance with the needs/requirements of customers.
• Ensure that all in-house, sub-contracted vehicles are compliant with all legal, regulatory, and statutory requirements.
• Develop and implement a proactive, planned, and structured approach to monitoring the maintenance of fleet vehicles, keeping within the designated standard of compliance, and ensuring all vehicles used are fit for their intended purpose.
• Ensure that all transport staff delivers the appropriate service to the changing needs of customers in line with relevant processes and established KPIs.
• Develop projects related to Transport, which will result in operational efficiency and cost savings.
• To take the lead in solving problem-solving (CAPA) and prevention when incidents occur during operations and closely monitor the effectiveness of its implemented resolution.
• To assist the Transport Manager, in undertaking delegated tasks and responsibilities in line with the emerging needs and operational requirements needed in the performance of service.
• To ensure the quality of service is delivered through the consistent application of recognized ISO standards and established policies & procedures.
• Adhere to prioritize compliance with all SAFETY & Environmental related aspects in transportation and project-related work.
• Sourcing and negotiation for needed project tracking/project requirements.
• Take a role in the needs of the national setup of transport and distribution.
• Establish, maintain, and update the trucking tariffs
• Responsible to fulfil the accreditation requirements for compliance and admin
• Manage team and analyze workload and give recommendations to the superior
• Helps in monitoring the Team's KPIs and gives suggestions to improve it
• Make sure standard processes are followed and give suggestions to improve those to increase the service level

• Supports the superior in the training needs of the team

• Acts as a first escalation point for the transport department and has close coordination with other departments

Required skills / Competencies:

• Preferably Supervisor / Officer in position specializing in Logistics / Transport / Supply Chain or its equivalent.
• Required Skill(s): Transport / Distribution Supervisor / Officer, Freight Logistics
• At least with 4-year of experience in the Distribution / Logistics /Supply Chain / Freight Forwarding Industry
• College Graduate, pref. Ind. Eng. (or any Business-related course)
• Experience in a similar supervisory/officer position in the transport, and distribution operations, including supervision and monitoring of staff
• Knows how to compute buying (trucking) rates and maintain an updated rate matrix in accordance with factors affecting the cost
• High sense of integrity and reliability
• Experience in managing budgets & contracts
• With a background in vehicle repairs & maintenance
• Good supervisory, negotiations, control & monitoring skills
• In-depth knowledge of the freight forwarding industry
• Knowledge of BOC/ PEZA requirements
• Knowledgeable in ISO / Quality Management System
• With an established network of project tracking/project fleet