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.