- Cape Town
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: Automotive Management
- Reference: 99956
Vacancy Details
Employer: WeBuyCars
Position Overview: As a Regional Facilities Manager, you will oversee the facilities management and operational efficiency of five warehouses and 25 pods across the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, and Northern Cape. Your role will involve ensuring compliance with Health and safety regulations, managing support staff, building supplier relationships, and improving resource efficiency. You also need to be self-managed and disciplined and able to work alone. Additionally, you will assist with logistics and special projects at branches, ensuring that all maintenance works run smoothly and effectively.
Responsibilities:
- Warehouse Management:
- Oversee Facilities management for five warehouses in Epping, Brackengate, Richmond, George, and Port Elizabeth and possibly more as the company expands.
- Conduct daily visits to branches and pods to ensure smooth and operational facilities
- Compliance and Safety:
- Ensure all branches comply with Health & Safety regulations, security protocols, and insurance requirements.
- Perform regular audits on warehouse inspection files and registers and report on findings daily / regularly on positive or negative issues.
- Team Coordination:
- Conduct regular catch-up meetings with warehouse managers to review performance and address issues.
- Assist with special projects at coastal branches.
- Support Staff Management:
- Engage with support staff, ensuring they are well-managed and provided with the correct and presentable uniforms.
- Supplier Relations:
- Source and build strong relationships with suppliers to ensure quality and efficiency and cost saving methods.
- Resource Efficiency:
- Monitor and improve the efficiency of building electricity and water usage, providing recommendations for enhancements.
- Pod Management:
- Oversee operations for 25 pods across the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, and Northern Cape.
- Logistics Support:
- Assist with logistics as needed to ensure effective operations.
Requirements:
- Minimum Grade 12.
- A minimum of 3-5 year's facilities management experience.
- A relevant management qualification will be beneficial.
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About WeBuyCars
WeBuyCars has built an exceptional reputation as the number one car-buying service in South Africa. Started by brothers Faan and Dirk van der Walt, the renowned WeBuyCars brand has expanded with services throughout South Africa, with warehouses in Silver Lakes, Midstream, Durban, Johannesburg South, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.
Part of our success is due to our focus to attract and retain employees who have the same values and principles – who don’t necessarily have the abilities and skills to begin with – but who are willing to learn; work hard, provide excellent customer service and who see themselves walking a long road ahead with WeBuyCars. We also like to grow our employees in the areas we know they will excel in and are currently studying through our bursary programme - and we are happy to reap the rewards from a happy and remarkable workforce.
Our workforce currently entails almost 200 sales executives based across the country in our eight branches; and 150 buyers nationwide. With our new branches scheduled to open in the next few years, we are set to continue our exponential growth.
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