DISTRIBUTION MANAGER GSK

GlaxoSmithKline is one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. We have a challenging and inspiring mission to
improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. With a firm foundation in science, we discover, develop,
manufacture and distribute prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer healthcare products.

GSK offers a creative and dynamic work environment for professional training and development and good prospects for high future earnings.
Vacancies exist in the following roles for bright, self-starting and energetic persons to join a vibrant workforce:

Distribution Manager
The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities amongst others:
Warehouse Management:
• Security of stocks and other sales items and supervision of stock control to ensure
implementation of prevailing SOPs.

• Ensures proper handling of finished products in the warehouse to reduce the
incidence of damages due to mishandling
Stock Management:
• Monitor, maintain and communicate stock levels. ensuring that the right stocks
are in the right place at the right time
Customer Service:

• Liaising with intemal customers- Sales. Production. Quality. Accounts. Purchasing
and Marketing as well as external customers - Transporters and Agents in order to
achieve Sales/ Distribution and company- wide objectives.
• Ensures prompt shipment of Customers (Partners and Direct Accounts) stock orders
• Track truck movement
• Provide information on stock position to the Sales Team and other interested
• Ensures that transporters deliver within the delivery lead time
Vehicle Management:
• Recommends appointment and termination of transporters.
, • Ensures that registered transporters have relevant / valid vehicles documents at all times.
• Ensure that the right tonnage of vehicles are available and that loads are consolidated in the right mix to achieve optimal load factor/cost savings.
• Ensures that only sound and well maintained trucks are used in consigning stocks to Partners to reduce the incidence of damages in transit.
• Transporter performance Assessment. Improvement:
• Constantly seeking ways of increasing efficiency and production by reducing cost in all stages of the Distribution process ..
• Recommends incentive scheme for distribution staff.
• Develops an effective appraisal tools for distribution staff.

Qualification and Experience
The ideal candidate must possess the following:
• Bsc - Social Science. preferably MBA or MSc in Transport or any related discipline.
• Professional Certificate is an advantage
• Minimum of 7 years experience in an FMCG Company with Distribution I Operational I
Logistics experience preferred

Technical Skills/Competencies
• Strong leadership & influencing skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Must be able to handle sensitivity Iconfidentiality levels appropriately
• Analytical mind
• Customer Focus and Sense of urgency
• Ability to see macro scenarios and beyond numbers

Interested candidates should apply to htps://gsk.westafrica.erecruit.co.za
Applications close 7th May 2012
Only short listed candidates will be contacted