takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented DC Industrial Engineer systems to join our Supply Chain team in CPT 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.
This position reports to the Operations WMS & Systems Manager.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Day to Day administration of Oracle WMS – user maintenance, user access, user profiles and location maintenance, level 1 support to DC operations, troubleshooting of integration issues with ERP
- Interface between DC Operations and WMS Vendor (Oracle for issue logging and resolution. Reporting on and analysis of issue trends with WMS Vendor)
- Performing routine audits of systems and operational processes
- Understanding & partaking in stock sync, operating system updates, patches, and configuration changes.
- Adding, removing, or updating user account information, resetting passwords.
- Answering technical queries and assisting users.
- Troubleshooting and recording of reported system problems.
- Responsible to align full operational flow across all departments with system processes
- Liaison with IT & ensuring that the network infrastructure is up and running.
- Assist En-log team to apply all system upgrades & system errors
- Quality Control (QC) support for Integration of Dimensions operational assistance
- Assisting in trouble shooting WCS & escalating to stakeholders
- Liaise with operational systems and service providers with management
- Ensure Quality Assurance (QA) on testing and validation,
- Responsible for all technical WMS understanding & internal DC processes
- Responsible for maintenance of technical training schedules in support of operational SOP’s
- Responsible for onsite WMS queries and technical support
- Assisting in arranging data in an understandable manner to assist operations with dashboards
- Assist operations with good system practice & change management.
- Analyzing system logs, identifying and reporting of potential issues with all operational systems.
- Development of reporting and dashboards from WMS reporting database for OPS management teams
- Responsible for testing and roll-out of proposed new functionalities and bi-annual upgrades of Oracle.
Attributes required:
- 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.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 3 years relevant experience within WMS Systems Optimisation / Reporting / Analysis
- Previous experience with WMS systems such as Logfire (Oracle), Manhattan, Red Prairie, SAP, Highjump or similar -
- Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, B.Comm Logistics or similar degree preferred
- 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!
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Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply.
