Route Planner (Last-Mile Deliveries)

Get off the road and into the control office at a distribution depot in Centurion. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

Home base is a distribution depot on the Centurion side of Gauteng.

• Book vehicle services, licence renewals and roadworthy tests
• Plan daily loads to use full truck capacity
• Check driver hours so nobody drives too long without rest
• Capture trip sheets, fuel and toll costs on the system
• Update customers on delivery times and delays
• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers

• Knowledge of South African road freight regulations
• Clear on the phone with drivers and customers
• Good with Excel and email
• At least 2 years in transport or logistics
• Calm and decisive when things go wrong

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

• Mention the tracking and Excel skills you have. Bring an example report if you are allowed to share one.
• Give the fleet size and route types you handled, for example "40 trucks, long-haul and local". Hiring managers want scale.