Transport Planner

A Transport Planner position is being filled in Lephalale. Suitable candidates from across Limpopo are invited to submit their applications for review.

Overview

This Transport Planner role sits within the logistics jobs function in Lephalale. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Limpopo.

Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the logistics jobs group in Lephalale.

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Transport Planner is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Limpopo is consistently high and consistently fair.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Lephalale.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Limpopo.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Lephalale.

Your Workplace

The environment is operationally driven and physical at times, with shift-based work, strict safety standards and a strong focus on accuracy and on-time delivery.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Lephalale site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Equally, a respectful, professional environment is the standard in Limpopo. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

Crucially, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

Why Join Us

You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Lephalale colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the logistics jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.

Equally, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Lephalale keep progressing.

Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Limpopo.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Lephalale teams.

A Typical Day

Your day kicks off in the yard or at the dock, checking schedules, briefing your team and lining up the day’s priorities. You move between receiving, picking, dispatch and the WMS, keeping a close eye on accuracy and time slots. There are constant conversations — with drivers, controllers, customers and the warehouse floor — and the better you communicate, the smoother things run. By the end of the shift, the racks are tidy, the trucks are out, and the next inbound load is already on its way.

Equally, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Limpopo operations throw up the unexpected.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Lephalale.

Notably, the Lephalale office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

Daily Duties

• Pick, pack and dispatch orders accurately within agreed cut-offs
• Process returns, claims and damaged stock through the agreed workflow
• Support cycle-count and full inventory takes with the finance team
• Conduct daily, weekly and monthly stock counts and investigate variances
• Liaise with transporters, drivers and customers on dispatch schedules

Candidate Profile

• Good communication skills with drivers, suppliers and customers
• Awareness of OHS Act, traffic regulations and hazardous goods rules
• Clear criminal record and proof of address
• Relevant logistics, supply chain or warehousing qualification (preferred)
• Valid forklift licence for warehouse-based roles
• Understanding of inbound, outbound and stock-take processes

Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.