Southern Fruit Trading is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Logistics Coordinator to join our team. This role offers hands-on exposure to international logistics, supply chain operations, and global market coordination, with strong long-term growth opportunities.

🔎 Position Overview

The ideal candidate is proactive, analytical, and eager to learn. You will coordinate export shipments, manage documentation, and support operational activities across multiple global markets in a fast-paced environment.

🛠 Key Responsibilities

• Liaise with cold stores, transporters, freight forwarders, and shipping lines

• Manage shipping line bookings and export documentation

• Perform Q67 checks and reconcile forecasts vs stock levels

• Issue loading notifications and monitor container ages (incl. steri market failures)

• Prepare and review temperature deviation reports

• Provide vessel updates and shipping statuses for all markets

• Send packing specifications to packhouses per client requirements

• Verify packing orders against pack-outs and reconcile stock from packhouses

• Arrange packing lists and invoices for freight forwarders

• Allocate stock to markets according to packing specifications

• Send packing plans and invoices to clients

• Prepare and issue loading plans to markets

• Ensure timely receipt of shipping documents from freight forwarders

• Update all quality specifications on internal systems

📨 How to Apply

Send your CV and supporting documents to admin@sftfruit.co.za with the subject line "Logistics Coordinator Application".