DC Industrial Engineer

takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented DC Industrial Engineer to join our Supply Chain team in KZN Distribution Center.   

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hardworking 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.

• →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 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.
• →Development and construction of tools to aid operations in their day to day activities.

• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivated.
• Attention to detail.
• 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.

• BEng Industrial Engineering, B.Com Logistics or similar degree.
• Minimum 3 years relevant experience within Operational Project / Process Management
• Knowledge of drafting, design, and modelling software
• Knowledge of simulations and models advantageous
• High level of proficiency with MS Office packages

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, it’s 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 forthright but respectful
• is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
• is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
• is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
• is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
• is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
• is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
• is curious and challenge the status quo
• is innovative and enjoys iteration
• is collaborative
• will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com.
• thinks like an owner of the business.
• is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARDWORKING

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply.