Dries Calitz
Vereeniging
Summary
Results-driven Logistics and Operations Management Professional experienced in leading large teams and managing complex logistics networks. Delivered multimillion-rand efficiencies through strategic planning, cost optimisation, and process improvements. Committed to fostering innovation and aligning business goals with technology to drive organisational success.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
National Transport Manager
Xeon Holdings
01.2026 - Current
Transport Manager
Digistics PTY LTD
07.2022 - 12.2025
- Compiled and communicated daily, weekly, and monthly transport plans for operational clarity.
- Ensure the adequate management of fuel and expenditure
- Ensure the adequate management of driver and van assistant hours.
- Ensured daily vehicle dispatch compliance with company operating standards.
- Operational Delivery Schedules
- Planning and coordinating of Cross dock operational requirements and Cost
- All Health & Safety repairs and maintenance is identified and resolved immediately.
- Transportation and Fleet quality standards are consistently maintained in accordance with DQSP requirements.
- Fleet preventative maintenance is carried out according to plan.
- Daily and weekly fuel recons are completed, and fuel related queries are resolved.
- Accurate and timely recording of km's travelled driver hours and van assistant hours.
- Month-yearly budgets and requirements
- Compiled and maintained accurate KPIs for performance tracking.
- Pass all internal and external quality audits.
- Audit gaps are closed within prescribed due dates.
- Managed company-issued laptops and mobile phones
- Develop and manage Staff schedules.
- Host monthly staff meetings with minutes.
- Succession plan in place for career levels.
- Liaising with the HR department to understand all the necessary aspects and needs of HR development, and ensure all staff are fully informed of HR objectives, purposes, and achievements.
- Prepare, sign off and submit the transport department payroll in-line with the company's payroll procedure.
- Managing and maintaining of company assets and delivery equipment
- Staff maintain DQSP certification i.e. PDP's, LMI, Medicals, fridge calibrations.
- Looking looking for a new challenge and environment with new advantages of personal growth, as well as demonstrating my skills and enhancing value contributing to the given employer's success.
Regional Logistics Manager
BJK Industries
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Managing strict vehicle maintenance and servicing schedules to minimise downtime
- Ensuring that a fleet of vehicles is operating in accordance with legislation and regulations
- Monitored driver behaviour to promote safety and operational efficiency
- Trained drivers on policy adherence to ensure compliance and safety standards
- Fleet reports pointer, fuel, maintenance, certifications
- Time and attendance of all drivers and payroll
- Managed abattoir infrastructure and maintained relationships with stakeholders to ensure smooth operations
- Truck abattoirs management 3x sites inclusive of onsite staff
- Trailer management at abattoirs
- Diesel Mechanics and workshop management - plan structured procedures to maintain logistics requirements
- Fleet & Transport Management -Rear and Side Tipper Trucks
- Maintaining accurate and detailed records of vehicle inspections and services
- Monitoring fleet costs and ensuring that they remain within budget
- Operating and troubleshooting equipment at the various sites and attending to minor maintenance
- On time delivery of all materials - Collection and Delivery
- Future mortalities management of farms allocated
- Create and implement machine maintenance standard operating procedures at the sites Warehouse and Inventory Management
- Stock management for all finished goods.
- Abattoirs employee weekly attendance and payroll
- Worked for UK-South Africa based company
- Phone/Laptop/Fuel/Company Vehicle/Provident Fund
- Managed contract completion
- Maintenance of Light commercial fleet/Plant vehicles/Farm equipment
Fleet and Assets Manager
Sequence Logistics
07.2021 - 12.2021
- Ensured the fleet complied with all relevant regulations.
- Procure vehicles, whether through lease, purchase, or other means, according to company requirements
- Secured vehicles, drivers, and relevant assets for work-related activities.
- Oversaw and scheduled vehicle inspections, maintenance, and servicing to reduce downtime.
- Maintain all vehicle information and inspection records.
- Develop functional, profit-maximizing driver schedules and routes.
- Ensure that drivers follow their designated working hours.
- Manage drivers' attendance and behaviour.
- Scheduled and dispatched vehicles for optimal operational efficiency.
- Optimised asset use and planned routes for cost-effective operations.
- Analysed fleet performance data to identify areas for improvement.
- Report fleet performance and finances to upper management
- Guarantee excellent client service.
- Conducted thorough vehicle inspections and performed necessary maintenance.
- Partner with reputable repair and maintenance shops in favourable locations
- Reduce unnecessary expenses and increase fuel efficiency.
- Securely store driver and fleet records
- Vehicle performance monitoring, record keeping, and improvement of process.
- Managed tyre service level agreements to ensure quality and timeliness.
- Administered fleet service level agreements with MAN and Mercedes-FML for optimal performance.
- Commissioned new vehicles and trailers to expand fleet capabilities.
- Managed service level agreements with trailer builders for timely deliveries.
- Hire well-performing drivers and in-house technicians.
- Monitored vehicle locations in real-time to enhance fleet management.
- Laptop/Phone/Medical/Provident
- Laptop/Phone/Medical/Provident
Operations and Transport Manager
Digistics
09.2019 - 06.2021
- Oversaw distribution warehousing and transportation operations.
- Maintain Warehouse and Transport Quality Standards in accordance with Digistics Quality Safety Programme.
- Ensure all vehicles are maintained in accordance with DQSP standards-60 Vehicles
- Monitor and report on Transport and Warehouse Loading performance daily.
- Ensure daily, weekly and monthly Operational plans are compiled and communicated.
- Ensure daily and weekly Transport and Fleet recons are completed.
- Compile the required KPIs accurately on all Outbound and Inbound schedules.
- Compiling and submitting of Operational and Financial reports Weekly and Monthly
- Controlled distribution centre budget of approximately 22 million per month.
- Transport and Warehouse expenditure is managed within weekly/monthly budgets.
- Cost overruns are investigated, and appropriate counter measures are implemented to prevent further overruns.
- Expenditure is recorded in correct period and GL accounts.
- Conducted monthly quality audits on transport and warehousing operations.
- Ensure that all Quality Audits are passed internally and externally.
- Ensure quality and health and safety standards are met through audits.
- Resolved service levels, cost, quality, and health and safety issues through timely corrective actions.
- Ensure health and safety compliance in line with DQSP guidelines and non-conformance system is updated.
- People management. -Staff 160 people within Distribution department
- Develop and manage staff schedules. Compliant with all HR procedures.
- Hold monthly Staff meetings. Resolve all staff issues promptly.
- Ensure all incidents and accidents are investigated and reported according to procedure.
- Administered employee benefits including cell phone, laptop, pension, and 13th cheque.
- Administered employee benefits including cell phone, laptop, pension, and 13th cheque.
Inland Cross Dock Manager
ID Logistics SA
09.2018 - 03.2019
- Managed regional cross docks in Nelspruit, Polokwane, and Gauteng, ensuring efficient operations across all locations
- Oversaw management of depot losses and implemented recovery strategies to minimise financial impact
- Management of primary and secondary transport, planning and
- Resource planning for multiple depots across business KZN, CPT , JHB, Polokwane ,Nelspruit
- Monthly, weekly management of budget and forecast.
- Volumes forecasted for depots with financials
- Compliance of internal and external audits food safety and health and safety
- Measure of productivity and downtime of fleet at depots
- Planning of primary transportation for regions
- Management of picking against order cycles for regions
- Assess and develop depot controllers at different sites and implementation of IPA's
- Managed cold chain logistics for Danone
- Administered employee benefits including medical, fuel card, and communication tools
- Company Restructure and RFQ Process Closed -Clover
Distribution Manager
Imperial Logistics
11.2015 - 09.2018
- Managed secondary, primary, and third-party distribution processes.
- Supervise the cost, quality, quantity, and good efficiency of the storage and movement of goods within the DC
- Managed transport SLAs and MHE equipment to ensure operational compliance and efficiency.
- Implement and support programs, policies and SOPs of the organization
- Implement health and safety procedures among transport and warehouse staff
- Department Management, Outbound, Despatch, Planning, Invoicing, Customer service
- Establish and implement business strategies, plans, and objectives
- Oversaw financial management to maintain budget adherence and support organisational goals.
- Budgeting and forecasting of financials weekly and monthly
- AOD management and costing of recoveries for 3rd parties
- Fleet Management vehicles and processes of RTMS compliance
- Credit control-Suppliers and Invoice management monthly
- Human Resources-employment and contracts of labour broking staff management
- Coordinated exports to African markets to ensure compliance and efficiency.
- Developed client relationships and coordinated customer service operations to improve satisfaction.
- Handled multiple priorities by picking, checking, and loading stock.
- Purchase order document management
- ERP, SAP, JDA, In-house-Warehouse systems used
- Arbitrate and negotiate with suppliers and customers
- 50% medical/Fuel Card/Cell phone/Laptop/13th Cheque
- 50% medical/Fuel Card/Cell phone/Laptop/13th Cheque
National Technical Fleet Manager
Imperial Retail Logistics
08.2014 - 11.2015
- Technical National Fleet Manager
- Conducted national fleet audits across multiple sites to ensure compliance and operational efficiency
- Managed service level agreements for cost savings and supported sites with vehicle repair quotes.
- Minimize of vehicle downtime availability of 95%
- Deployment of vehicle tracking and vehicle management systems -Mix telematics into Fleet of 650 vehicles
- Monitored and reported on national fleet maintenance costs, advising director on trends and insights
- National fleet replacement planning
- Planning and roll out processes of fleet improvement, branding, new fleet
- National Fuel system management-FMA roll out and management
- National Tyre SLA management-Role out and management
- Regulatory Compliance - RTMS /Vehicle Certification -COF
- Quality assurance of workshops CPT/JHB
- Development of SAP in Transport (ERP)
- Fleet downtime reports National
- Specification and build of vehicles for retail business operations-Multiple Brand Vehicles
- Assistance to sites in planning and maintaining of vehicle service schedules National
- Sustainability management
- National 3rd party supplier management
- Development of CPK per DC
- Workshop visits and workshop audits Imperial/UD Trucks/Mercedes-
- Maximize vehicle re-sale value at end of their operating lives
- Managed fast-moving consumer goods supply chain
- 50% Medical, Laptop, Phone, Petrol Card, Vehicle allowance,13th Cheque
Fleet and Customer Service manager
Premier foods
03.2007 - 07.2014
- Customer satisfaction and consumer complaints
- Engaged with customers to address inquiries and provide support
- Management of Drivers and Van assistants x 96
- Supervised four representatives, maintaining high performance standards and effective team collaboration
- Food services sales in 46x Routes and Call centre Management
- Maintained sales targets and bonus structures, driving motivation and reward alignment
- Managed cash and proof of delivery (POD) balances for drivers, ensuring accuracy and accountability
- Maintenance of vehicle Fleet x 56
- Accident and Incident investigations
- Scheduling of route pipelining
- Replenishment loading schedules and departures
- Stock control and return policy
- Focus Growth of General trade, Chain stores
- FMCG-Blue Ribbon
- Cell phone, Car allowance, Laptop, Vehicle, Fuel allowance, Pension,13th Cheque
Education
Bachelor's degree - business administration
University of Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, GP01-2026
Trade Certificate - Qualified Diesel Automotive
01-2014
Senior Certificate - Math, Science, Woodwork, Geography, English, Afrikaans
Werda high school
01-2003
National Diploma - Logistics and Supply chain Management
Honours Degree - Business Administration
Skills
- Transport operations
- ERP systems
- Fleet operations
- Transport scheduling
- Route planning
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Budgeting & Financial Control
- Budget management
- Compliance: DQSP, RTMS, HACCP, OHSA
- ERP systems
- Multi-site operations
- Leadership management
- Team development
- Route planning
Languages
English
Afrikaans
Custom Section
Xeon Holdings, National Transport Manager, Current
Websites, Portfolios and Profiles
www.linkedin.com/in/dries-calitz-452812b3/
Personal Information
- Available: One Calendar Month Notice
- ID Number: 8407275052081
- Health Status: Excellent
Timeline
National Transport Manager
Xeon Holdings
01.2026 - Current
Transport Manager
Digistics PTY LTD
07.2022 - 12.2025
Regional Logistics Manager
BJK Industries
01.2022 - 06.2022
Fleet and Assets Manager
Sequence Logistics
07.2021 - 12.2021
Operations and Transport Manager
Digistics
09.2019 - 06.2021
Inland Cross Dock Manager
ID Logistics SA
09.2018 - 03.2019
Distribution Manager
Imperial Logistics
11.2015 - 09.2018
National Technical Fleet Manager
Imperial Retail Logistics
08.2014 - 11.2015
Fleet and Customer Service manager
Premier foods
03.2007 - 07.2014
Bachelor's degree - business administration
University of Witwatersrand
Trade Certificate - Qualified Diesel Automotive
Senior Certificate - Math, Science, Woodwork, Geography, English, Afrikaans
Werda high school