DC Industrial Engineer

takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented DC Industrial Engineer to join our team in Johannesburg.

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 Industrial Engineering Manager.

Your responsibilities will include:

● Procurement of equipment to support operational needs ● Management and control of all project costs ● Change management ● Supplier contract and quotations’ negotiations ● Evaluate core processes within the DC operation and integrate them in a unique and creative way to solve business problems. ● Design and conduct time and motion studies to develop standard work routines; best practises and realistic/measurable productivity expectations. ● Collaborate and communicate the above mentioned with the Head of Departments (HODs) and Development team. ● Performing routine audits of systems and operational processes. ● Advise on improvements of Key Performance Indicators that impacts operations and processes with different stakeholders. ● Conduct RCA to identify uncommon and everyday issues within DC operations. ● Perform data analysis to identify opportunities and risks in storage optimisation; material handling and process conformance. ● Capture; design and make recommendations to process flow through risk, security and productivity gap analysis. ● Develop and maintain work standards and characteristics that promote efficient staff and facility utilization. ● Design, implement and maintain 5s initiatives across all departments. ● Develop inhouse forecasting models for packaging, consumables, assets and labour based on volumes and budget. ● Support continuous improvement projects and initiatives by actively adhering to lean principles, design of experiments (ex: Six Sigma; Simulation design etc.) ● Assist in identifying facility design requirements based on activity levels, flow and business requirements. ● Design and modify facility and process drawings using AutoCAD ● Development and construction of tools to aid operations in their day to day activities.

Attributes required:

● Attention to detail. ● Understanding of Distribution Centre purpose, function and operation at detail level ● Responds quickly to changing situations and works well under pressure ● 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. ● Critical and Systems thinking. ● Passionate about change and improvement.

Qualifications

• ● BEng Industrial Engineering, B.Com Logistics or similar degree. ● 3-5 years relevant experience within DC operations ● Proven track record of delivering successful projects to meet business/ task objectives ● High level of proficiency with MS Office packages ● Experience with AutoCAD, Solid Works, etc.

• 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 Smart, has Integrity, and is Hardworking.

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

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