John Hobyane

Experience

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  Hobbj Transport and Logistics

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2012

  Operations Manager

  • Ensure vehicle utilization based on agreed load count per vehicle• Ensure vehicle payload maximization• Provide feedback to transporters and Planner regarding customer delivery requirements, i.e. emergency orders• Communicate estimated and/or late deliveries timeously to customers• Compile daily report on orders processed• Check orders delivered with no feedback and follow up with transporters• Address queries related to planning errors• Complete and maintain diversions• Ensure zero outstanding loads • Resolve customer queries regarding in-transit damaged goods• Identify missing rates and complete rate request forms accurately• Check and filter quarantine freight orders, determine cause of problem and forward to responsible person for resolutionPROFESSIONAL GENERIC FUNCTIONS:• People Management - Work effectively in a team to enhance team performance; Provide and receive constructive feedback to and from colleagues• Communication - Communicate status, risks and issues to colleagues; Participate in Invocom sessions• Planning - Participate in business planning activities• Customer Relations - Deliver consistently on customer requirements Show less

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  5rooms.com

  Jul 2013 - Mar 2014

  Logistics Administrator

  Accountable for the delivery of sales orders, which includes planning & scheduling transportation as well as ensuring transporters deliveries is managed against the planned schedule in all areas of my responsibility in a cost effective way in order to achieve the highest possible level of customer service.• Ensure vehicle utilization based on agreed load count per vehicle• Vehicle movements monitored and routes correctly maintained• Route Planning• Receive orders from Suppliers• Arrange collections and drop shipments• Responsible for operations and time to time warehouse keeping• Responsible for national customer delivery queries• Maintain and improve innovative operating standards• Manage drivers and delivery processes• Communicate estimated and/or late deliveries timeously to customers• Develop contingency plans where transporter does not perform scheduled collections or is unable to perform deliveries in order to ensure on time deliveries• Check orders delivered with no feedback and follow up with transporters• Address queries related to planning errors• Ensure zero outstanding loads on share docs• Resolve customer queries regarding delivery times and dates Show less

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  Kalahari.com

  Apr 2014 - Mar 2015

  Warehouse Team Leader

  • Assign wave picking tasks.• Oversee packing stations and ship orders to couriers • Communicate estimated and/or late deliveries timeously to purchasing and order fulfillment team• Key performance indicators (KPIs) for your team and mark on your meeting boards• Overall planning for the team in your morning meetings• Please identify types of queries the team receives and who should be liaised with – communication channels WITH turnaround times• Manage expectations and outside influences on your team e.g. e-logistics • Updating of team related documents e.g. work instructions• Ensuring all team members are up to date with the training• Cycle counts with Process engineer on processes• Flow on the floor. Clearly defined areas, this includes an “in” and “out” section for Controller’s so that the team can clearly see when items are ready for the rest of the process• Clearly demarcate and split areas for ASN’s to ensure ASN’s are not mixed• Clearly managed tea and lunch breaks• Ensure all documentation is filed• Manage dynamic assigning of people to tasks depending on what type of shipments are to be received (Add users to Full LPN receiving)• Clearly maintain communication channels with all suppliers and customers (E-logistics, purchasing) Show less

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  Takealot.com

  Mar 2015 - Jun 2017

  Inbound Master

  Accountable for receipt of sales orders, which includes planning & scheduling all receiving, put-away, picking and packing principals via warehouse automated systems as well as all staff in the departments ensuring a consistent process flow.• Ensure delivery documentations match delivered stock quantities• Conduct Quality Check principals• Ensure delivery Appointments are created• Check in and Check out Receiving Docks• Stock Consolidation• Overriding all and any problems uncounted during receiving process • Responsible for stock put away team• Liaising with company vendors• Receiving stock quantities validation• Manage material handlers, operation clerks and receiving controllers Show less

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  Pride Milling Company

  Jun 2017 - Sept 2020

  Senior Controller - Distribution
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  Cotton On Group

  Sept 2020 - now

  • Workforce Planning Manager

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Manager - Inbound and Outbound

    Mar 2024 - Feb 2025

  • Acting Manager - Inbound

    Mar 2022 - Feb 2024

  • Functional Lead - Freight, Inbound & Putaway

    Sept 2020 - Mar 2022