takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented TDT Project Engineer to join our Cape Town Team.
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 TDT Project Manager.
Your responsibilities will include: Initiating and implementing continuous improvement projects across the TDT network to improve efficiency and reduce cost;Operationalizing new business development initiatives within the TDT network;Coordinating changes required in the TDT network in support of business expansion;;Investigating, establishing and implementing standardized resources across the TDT network;Working cross functionally with internal and external stakeholders to optimise total delivery lead-time and logistics cost; andActive Stakeholder Management by ensuring clear communication channels are maintained between all parties involved in improvement projects. Attributes required: Logistics supply chain experience;Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders;Ability to interpret complex operational environments, identify problem areas and project manage the implement of leading edge solutions;Quantitative analytical capability, with a strong grasp of management and cost accounting principles and metrics;Good leadership and team development skills; andHigh degree of personal motivation and resilience. Qualifications and Experience: BEng Industrial or Logistics degreeMinimum 3 – 5 years within Logistics / Supply ChainSound operational background within logistics managementProven track record of success in delivering projects against operational and profit targetsExperience of managing both internal and external stakeholders 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 respectful but forthrightis an expert at doing, who can not only design but also executeis analytical, able to use data to make decisionsis competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hoursis passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experienceis entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and fasteris business SMART.
Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input;is curious and challenge the status quois innovative and enjoys iterationis collaborativewill be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.comthinks like an owner of the businessis SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKING
