Website DHL Supply Chain
Deutsche Post DHL is the world's largest logistics company, now in over 220 countries and territories worldwide, particularly in sea and air mail. The company delivers over 1.3 billion parcels per year. The company was founded in the United States in 1969 and expanded its service throughout t… read morehe world by the late 1970s. South Africa Head Office, Corner North Reef and Barbara Road , Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Key Responsibilities
Operations:
Provide engineering support to operations through analysis, process mapping, optimisation, and standardisation.
Capture and communicate (comparative) productivity and cost indices.
Use standard industrial engineering techniques in facilities, as appropriate, to optimise operations.
Compare operational productivities against expected levels and identify causes of variation.
Provide support for implementation of operational changes.
Ensure that standardised processes and best practices are designed and implemented.
Support the roll-out of strategic priority programs where engineering skills are needed.
Work alongside IT specialists to analyse, collate, and develop process logic that fits into the system template, allowing it to function as expected.
Work with the OMS CI community to identify areas of waste and support its removal or reduction.
Customer Management:
Help internal customers understand how proposed operations or operational changes will affect service performance and/or cost.
Become a trusted advisor to internal customers by demonstrating a good knowledge of operations and engineering principles.
People Management:
Gain knowledge of good practices and ideas from outside the organization and publicize them within.
Train, coach, and mentor individuals on sites to become site CI Champions.
Qualifications & Experience
Education:
Industrial Engineering qualification is essential.
Six Sigma Green Belt / First Choice Master Bronze/Silver.
Membership of relevant institutions and other sources of expertise.
Proven advanced ability to use MS Office tools, such as MS Excel, MS Word, etc.
Experience:
3 or more years of experience is required.
Working in a culturally diverse environment.
Familiarity with existing DHL operations within geographical scope.
Working in a challenging environment with targets and deadlines.
Well-developed understanding of project management tools and processes.
Change and relationship management skills, combined with strong communication skills (verbal, written, graphic).
The application of continuous improvement concepts and elements, including Six Sigma.
Working with engineering tools such as value stream mapping, work study methodology, etc.
Strong background in relevant mathematical modelling and statistical analysis.
Relevant within the Cluster/Country.
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