Jandré Prinsloo
Senior Fleet Schedular And Controller/Planner
Northern Paarl,WC
Summary
Young enthusiastic hardworking person who is goal-driven and loves working with people and building relationships. Excellent at problem-solving and thinking outside the box. Enjoy working with a team and meeting expectations that are set.
Overview
4
4
Certifications
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Schedular and Controller/Planner.
Reinke Logistix
10.2024 - Current
- Day to Day Tracking - Continually monitor workflow progress and make necessary adjustments are made as the day proceeds.
- Performance - We receive a target at the start of each month of what each truck should make and it is your responsibility to ensure you do the most that you can to make sure you reach that target.
- Cost Control & Fuel Efficiency - Managing truck revenues to load specific trucks on certain loads to make sure that all trucks reach the highest possible revenue, as well as doing route planning to ensure best and safest possible routes that will also be the most fuel efficient.
- Risk Management - Identify financial or operational risks and establish preventative actions and contingency plans to make sure we try to avoid it happening again.
- Operational Reporting - I have a Head Planner that overlooks all of the other Planners work as well as a OPS Manager that I report to.
- Day to Day - Building good relationships with all your drivers as well as clients to ensure a smooth sailing operation.
- Fleet & Route Planning - Physical planning of all the loads on that specific day and making sure everything is according to the clients needs.
- Invoicing - Day to Day processing of invoices according t clients specifications, that includes PODs and Delivery Notes of all the loads drivers complete.
- Clients - Constant contact with clients regarding orders or updates on in route loads as well as planning for that specific day and week to come.
- Controlling Areas - I am the planner of the Northern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga & Limpopo regions.
- POD Administration - Each controller have a specific POD of driver allocated to him of about 25 drivers that he has control of - that will be anything from leave to AOD that they owe the company.
- Fleet/Driver Management & Coordination - We have a Fleet of about almost 200 trucks split into different sections of the company but currently we have about 120 trucks doing long distance loads with about 140-150 drivers that is part of the long distance fleet that your also oversee.
- Problem Solving/Troubleshooting - Identifying potential problems ahead of time as well as future problems and then finding to correct solutions to solve those specific problems.
- High-Pressure Decision Making - It is a very High-Pressure and fast pace industry, where I thrive on that.
- Time Management & Prioritization - It is very important to note what to put first and what to handle later in the day as that can absolutely make or break your days work, so time management is very important.
- Teamwork - I currently work with a very strong team and we work well together and support each other alot especially when the going gets tough.
Junior Packhouse Manager
Rora Orchards
03.2024 - 2024
- Quality Management - ensure that product packing meets specifications.
- Productivity - maintain standard productivity with continual improvement.
- Packaging material - ensure the availability of correct packaging material.
- Customer orders - prioritize packing based on volume and order details.
- Cold Stores - ensure that no half pallets exceed the prescribed timeframe and keep stock boards updated.
- Accuracy - investigate and resolve packout discrepancies and submit accurate reports by the deadline.
- Finance - Assist the packhouse manager with the annual operations budget and purchasing.
- Logistics - optimize and cost-effectively manage incoming fruit, packaging and dispatched products.
- Compliance - continuously meet audit requirements.
- During the peak season, I oversee 130 staff to ensure quality work, a safe workplace and staff respect. My responsibilities include approving leave, managing overtime, signing invoices, controlling costs, managing cash flow and meeting billing deadlines. I also focus on producer and customer satisfaction and have expertise in truck and container loading, problem-solving and goal achievement.
Logistics Manager
Thorlands Group
11.2022 - 03.2024
- I managed my own Logistics Department where I oversee 10 workers per shift. My responsibilities included managing leave, overtime, invoices, cost management, bin rentals, forklifts, receiving fruit for pack houses, ordering packaging materials, cold store arrangements, cleanliness, refrigeration space, stock movements and bookkeeping of chemistry stock and systems.
Line Manager
Thorlands Group
09.2021 - 11.2021
- Responsible for the flow of production. Ensuring that the fruit is packed in the correct boxes and that the quality of fruit is up to standard. Look out for blemishes and marks on the fruit.
Farming
Pecan Nut Farm
01.2021
- Worked on eight different farms for one farmer. Supervising the workers; handling the tractor, pecan tree shaker and the savage pecan harvester.
Farming
Revolute Systems
01.2020
- I worked for an Agricultural company a few times helping them with taking scans of the farm through x-rays of the ground.
Construction Site Supervisor
10.2017 - 12.2017
- Worked as Construction Site Supervisor.
Professional Deckhand
05.2017 - 10.2017
- Worked on Super-Yachts in Antibes for six months.
Education
Baccalaureus Educationis - Teaching
Potchefstroom University
South Africa01.2021
Professional Deckhand - undefined
Ocean Star Sailing Academy
SABoland Agricultural High School [Gr. 12] - undefined
Paarl, South Africa01.2016
Skills
MS Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
Tracking Systems - Ctrack, Edge Surfsight, IRIS
Data systems - Datatim
TFN & Industry Petroleum Systems
Reinke360 - In house controlling system
Good Problem-solving skills
Excellent in High-Pressure Situations
Certification
ID: 9811055118088
References
- J., Herbst, Operations Manager, (Number on request), Reinke Logistix
- R., Conradie, Viticulturist, (+27)76 979 7485, Saronsberg
- H., Jagers, Production Manager, (+27)76 992 5124, Thorlands
Timeline
Senior Schedular and Controller/Planner.
Reinke Logistix
10.2024 - Current
Junior Packhouse Manager
Rora Orchards
03.2024 - 2024
Logistics Manager
Thorlands Group
11.2022 - 03.2024
Line Manager
Thorlands Group
09.2021 - 11.2021
Farming
Pecan Nut Farm
01.2021
Farming
Revolute Systems
01.2020
Construction Site Supervisor
10.2017 - 12.2017
Professional Deckhand
05.2017 - 10.2017
Boland Agricultural High School [Gr. 12] - undefined
Professional Deckhand - undefined
Ocean Star Sailing Academy
Baccalaureus Educationis - Teaching
Potchefstroom University