Dispatch Controller (Distribution Depot)

You'll plan the loads and watch the trucks for a courier operations centre in Bellville, keeping every trip on time. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

The work is in Bellville, Western Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Capture trip sheets, fuel and toll costs on the system
• Compile daily reports on trips completed and late deliveries
• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
• Plan daily loads to use full truck capacity
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers

• Clear on the phone with drivers and customers
• Good with Excel and email
• Matric
• Calm and decisive when things go wrong
• Able to work shifts in a 24-hour control office

• Transport management system (TMS) experience
• Logistics or supply chain certificate
• Knowledge of cross-border documentation

• Growth to transport manager
• Training on the fleet and tracking systems
• Office-based work with a steady roster
• Cellphone allowance for standby shifts

• Mention the tracking and Excel skills you have. Bring an example report if you are allowed to share one.
• If you drove trucks before, say so. Controllers who know the road earn quick respect from drivers.