Overview
Transport Specialist Jobs in Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa at Ingrain
Title: Transport Specialist
Company: Ingrain
Location: Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa
Key Responsibilities
Transport Cost & Financial Management
- Maintain accurate transport master data including rates, routes, and carriers
- Manage SAP transport rate approval workflows and ensure system integrity
- Monitor transport cost per ton and per route
- Validate transporter rates using fuel, CPI/PPI, and contractual mechanisms
- Drive cost optimisation initiatives and support transport budgeting and forecasting
- Track and reduce standing time and accessorial costs
Customer Service & Delivery Performance
- Ensure achievement of OTIF delivery targets
- Coordinate daily delivery execution with transporters
- Resolve delivery issues, delays, and service failures
- Act as a key liaison between customer service, planning teams, and transporters
- Continuously improve the customer delivery experience
Transporter Management & Compliance
- Manage transporter onboarding, due diligence, and annual requalification
- Ensure compliance with transport contracts, SLAs, policies, and procedures
- Develop and maintain transport SOPs and RACI frameworks
- Monitor transporter insurance, SHEQ, legal, and governance compliance
- Conduct monthly and quarterly transporter performance reviews
KPI Reporting & Governance
- Develop and maintain transport KPI dashboards (DIFOT, utilisation, POD, incidents)
- Lead regular operational and performance review meetings with transporters
- Provide insights, reporting, and recommendations to management
- Support audit readiness and governance standards
Standing Time & Claims Management
- Implement standing time tracking and reconciliation processes
- Perform root cause analysis for delays and inefficiencies
- Engage customers and transporters to reduce waiting times
- Validate and approve transport-related claims
Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across transport operations
- Improve transport visibility, reporting, and system capability
- Support digitalisation and transport system enhancements
- Promote best practices in logistics execution
Safety, Sustainability & Risk
- Ensure compliance with SHEQ standards and transport safety requirements
- Monitor transport-related risks and support regulatory compliance
