Route Planner (Last-Mile Deliveries)

Get off the road and into the control office at a distribution depot in Mthatha. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is Mthatha-based, with most of your time spent at a distribution depot.

• Update customers on delivery times and delays
• Capture trip sheets, fuel and toll costs on the system
• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
• Book vehicle services, licence renewals and roadworthy tests
• Plan daily loads to use full truck capacity

• Good with Excel and email
• Knowledge of South African road freight regulations
• Clear on the phone with drivers and customers
• Matric
• Able to work shifts in a 24-hour control office
• At least 2 years in transport or logistics

• Previous truck driving experience
• Knowledge of cross-border documentation

• Cellphone allowance for standby shifts
• Training on the fleet and tracking systems
• Growth to transport manager

• 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.