- Germiston
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: Construction Mining
- Benefits: Medical Aid Pension Bonus Parking
- Reference: 8170
- Employment Equity Position
Vacancy Details
Employer: Komatsu South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Introduction
We are looking for a detail-oriented and customer-focused Expeditor: Customer Parts to join our National Parts Operations team. The successful candidate will be responsible for expediting customer parts orders to ensure timely delivery, minimal downtime, and high levels of customer satisfaction within a specialised supply chain environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Create, monitor, and expedite customer and supplier purchase orders
- Coordinate dispatch and delivery of parts, including emergency orders
- Liaise daily with suppliers, internal stakeholders, warehouses, procurement, and shipping teams
- Follow up on back-orders in line with policy, procedures, and agreed timelines
- Assess and select appropriate transport modes based on delivery urgency
- Execute special and emergency orders from alternative supply sources
- Maintain accurate system records and physical documentation
- Monitor order cycle times and report on delays, bottlenecks, and issues
- Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and legislation
Required Skills
- Sap: 2 to 3 years
- Excel: 2 to 3 years
- Inventorying: 2 to 3 years
- OEM: 2 to 3 years
Candidate Requirements
Minimum Requirements
- Qualification: Diploma in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or similar
- Experience: 2–4 years’ experience in parts expediting, supply chain, or logistics
- Industry Experience: Exposure to OEM, mining, or construction environments preferred
- System Skills:
- SAP (ordering and expediting)
- MS Excel – Advanced
- MS Word – Intermediate
- Product Knowledge: Experience with parts ordering and inventory processes (Komatsu experience will be advantageous)
Competencies & Personal Attributes
- Highly structured, meticulous, and detail-driven
- Strong customer-focus with excellent follow-up skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Able to work independently and meet tight deadlines
- Problem-solving and diagnostic ability
- Resilient, diplomatic, and able to work under pressure
- Organised, reliable, and results-oriented
In accordance with the Employment Equity Act (EEA) of 1998, Komatsu is committed to the principles of employment equity and fair labor practices. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, irrespective of race, gender, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, or any other ground prohibited by law. We may consider designated groups as per the EEA in our selection process to ensure a diverse and representative workforce, but all applications will be assessed based on qualifications and merit.
Candidates will be expected to pass a relevant medical examination, and agree to verification checks
Only online applications will be considered
It is the responsibility of the employee to inform their line manager about their application for another position
Komatsu South Africa (Pty) Ltd complies with the protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013. By submitting your application, you give us your express and informed consent to process your personal information for recruitment purposes.
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About Komatsu South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
We build machines to answer the needs of society. For more than a century, our brand has been synonymous with connection to community. It guides everything we do, from the ways we think about innovation, to how we hire and train new employees around the world, and how we build relationships with our customers.
In 1921, Meitaro Takeuchi founded our company in the town that shares our name. He did so to provide work for the local community after the closure of a nearby copper mine.
Today, we have come a long way from where we started. We have evolved into a truly global company with a diverse workforce comprised of different nationalities and beliefs. And it’s by harnessing the potential of all our different talents and unique perspectives that we push ourselves further.
We explore and help advance the boundaries of technology, developing smart construction equipment and autonomous mining trucks, creating underwater electric bulldozers and even conceptualizing an excavator capable of operating on the moon. Our products and solutions directly support industries essential to the ongoing development of modern societies and everyday life.
For our core customers in forestry, construction and mining, we make big machines that take on even bigger challenges, gentle giants answering the needs of society.
We believe that when people are united by a common goal, the truly remarkable happens. In communities across the globe, we find purpose in creating value through manufacturing and technology innovation to empower a sustainable future where people, business, and our planet thrive together.
Harnessing our collective expertise to go further, we stay true to our brand promise: Creating value together.
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