Ribton-Turner Management Services

Unless stipulated, all our vacancies require a background in freight, shipping or logistics.

International

Our agents in Europe, the United Kingdom and the Middle East (UAE, Qatar, Kuwait) have a variety of opportunities for freight specialists in these areas. Please call Lynn for further information. Our International agent is Reineke and Associates Ltd, please access their website on www.reinecke.com or www.logistic-net.com

Project Manager Ex-Pat Mozambique: $5000 plus benefits: Based in the north of Mozambique. Co-ordinate shipments and interact with the clients. Abnormal project, experience is essential - Portuguese language an advantage.

Country Manager Ex-Pat DRC: $5-6000 plus: Ex-Pat benefit: This position would suit a strong marketing individual, ideally with 'abnormal', 'out-of-gauage' freight experience in the mining sector. Communicate with International clients, Branch Offices, including the South Africa operation. Fluency in French is essential.

Project Managers for Madegascar and Sierra Leone: 'Ex-Pat' - Africa: Marketing Focus: Dollar based package: $4000 plus housing and vehicle: Our client seeks strong marketing individuals with, ideally, abnormal freight and mining experience. Liaise with mining clients, develop new business, visit sites - knowledge of tenders and route surveys is important. Fluency in French is required for the vacancy in Madagascar.

Branch Manager Ex-Pat Angola: Package negotiable around $5000: Ideally suited to a local Angolan citizen - fluency in Portuguese is essential as is knowledge of Freight Forwarding. Marketing skills would be advantageous.

Sales Development - Africa: 420K plus benefits: Based in South Africa but travel to other African regions will be required - East Africa being a focus - develop new business and interact with the agents in the various countries.

South Africa 

Executive

Senior Management - Gauteng (Email Lynn: ribton@iafrica.com)

General Manager: 700K highly negotiable: A mature 'hands on' leader (for around 50 staff) is required for this niche operation.  Success in sales and marketing, project management and finance is essential. An engineering background is an advantage.

National Sales Manager - Freight Forwarding: Gauteng: 500K plus benefits: This international leader in freight logistics is focussed on expansion in South Africa. Lead a national team of junior/senior Sales Executives and be part of challenging new developments.

Regional Sales Manager - Freight Forwarding: Gauteng: Package negotiable: This international leading forwarder seeks an experienced Sales Manager to head up a large team. Success in Freight Forwarding sales and previous experience in a management role are essential.

Financial Manager: Gauteng: 650K: Our client requires a manager with the experience of leading a large department (in excess of 50 individuals) - the incumbent should have a tertiary qualification (BCompt), articles is not required; freight experience is a decided advantage.

National Sales Manager/General Manager (Sales): Package highly negotiable: For this national responsibility our Multi-National Freight Forwarder seeks a professional Forwarder with a sucessful record in sales management - recruiting, training, developing and motivating a large team of highly skilled and experienced Sales Executives. The team would include Field Sales Executives, Business Development Managers, Trade Lande Managers and servicing personnel. Leadership skills are key for this position.

Regional Supply Chain Manager: 720K negotiable: A B-Degree is required, an MBA would be advantageous - minimum of ten years experience with five years in management is a further prerequisite. In addition, our client requires IT, contract management, warehouse and transport management skills and a sound leadership profile. Sales and marketing drive is essential.

Business Development Manager (BEE) - URGENT: Gauteng: 600K negotiable: Sound marketing, sales and freight forwarding experience essential; work together in supply chain team to secure major blue-chip clients, travel into Africa may be required.

Project Manager: 600K: a top operational and marketing manager for mining/oil and gas and other 'abnormal' project cargo is required by our agressive freight agent. Previous management experience of a small team is essential.

Senior Management - Durban (Email Lynn: ribton@iafrica.com)

General Manager - Freight Forwarding: 750K negotiable: Approximately 30 staff (imports, exports, customs affairs, forwarding - air and ocean; sales and finance, reporting in on a dotted line) this is a national position and travel will be required. Youthful energy, 'hands-on' and an entrepreneurial approach secures. 

Management - Operations

Gauteng (Email Lynn: ribton@iafrica.com)

Export Manager Air/Ocean - BEE: 360K: This International Freight Forwarder seeks your proffesional air/ocean experience and management skills (5 years experience essential).

Assistant Branch Manager/Shipping Line: Package negotiable: Candidates should have a commercial focus with a minimum of eight years with a shipping line/agency. Leadership skills are essential as is the ability to control a sales team.

Export Manager (Ocean): 300K: Manage a small team of Export Controllers - management experience in Freight Forwarding is essential.

Project management: 360K: A 'hands on' operational expert is required to manage and co-ordinate capital projects mostly of a mining nature.

Durban (Email Lynn: ribton@iafrica.com)

Project Operations Manager: Durban:  360K negotiable:  Have you worked extensively with abnormal cargo, mining projects and cargo movements into African countries (air, ocean and road)? Have you interacted with the clients (engineers, mining houses, banks) and attended progress meetings - then we would like to hear from you!

Sales

Gauteng (Email Lynn: ribton@iafrica.com)

Business Development Managers: 480K: These senior sales positions are ideally suited to candidates with a Freight Forwarding background and the ability to sign major blue-chip accounts, perhaps in a specialist industry vertical.

Marketing Administrator (BEE): Gauteng: 240K gross plus benefits: A Marketing Administrator from the Freight Industry is required to perform duties such as market research, generating sales leads, booking sales appointments etc.

Field Sales Executive: Gauteng: 360K cost to company, very generous commission scheme/sales incentives: Sales Executives driven by rewards and seeking an outstanding commission scheme should enquire about this opportunity. The individual will be backed by a suppportive management team and a high profile organisation with excellent benefits.

Sales Executives - Shipping Line : 300K : Do you have five years experience in sales with a shipping line or ships agency? This career opportunity could be for you! We have a number of vacancies with respected multi-trade lines.

Cape Town (Email Lynn : ribton@iafrica.com)

Sales Executive (Senior Package) - Durban: Package highly attractive: This unique position is a career opportunity to join a major freight company and advance your career. Performance is well rewarded with an excellent commission scheme.

Freight Operations

Gauteng (Email Leane: leane@rtr.co.za)

Airfreight Controller (Imports and Exports): Gauteng - East Rand: 8-10K CTC: An experienced Airfreight Controller is required by this national company with a strong management team and a pleasant environment. Apply now!

Intermediate Roadfreight Controller: Gauteng - North: Salary Negotiable: A highly experienced overborder roadfreight controller is required by this successful Clearing and Forwarding agent where a minimum of 3-5 years proven experience is required.

Export Controller (Air): Gauteng - East Rand: 12K negotiable: This international agent requires an experienced (3 years minimum) airfreight controller from a clearing and forwarding background to join them urgently.

Import Shipping Clerk (air/ocean): Gauteng - Midrand: 13.5K gross plus benefits: A strong individual with experience in high volumes for import shipments (air/ocean) is required by this commercial company with a successful reputation (minimum 3 years experience required)

Export Controller (ocean) - Temporary: Gauteng- East Rand: Salary negotiable: An experienced Export Controller is required urgently for a period of 3 weeks for a clearing and forwarding agent. Apply now to secure!

Forwarding Controller (Air): Gauteng - East Rand: 10K gross plus benefits: An energetic Airfreight Forwarding Controller with approximately 3 years experience within a forwarding agent is urgently required for this blue-chip freight agent. Apply now!

Senior Import Shipping Controller (Ocean): Gauteng - East Rand: 15-18K cost to company: A popular importer is seeking an experienced Import Shipping Controller with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience urgently. Apply now!

Intermediate Export Controller (Ocean): Gauteng - East Rand: 16-18K gross plus benefits: A well experienced Export Controller with a minimum of 5 years experience is required with good product knowledge.

Senior Export Overborder Roadfreight Controller: Gauteng - East Rand: 20K gross plus benefits: A roadfreight fundi is urgently required in a senior controlling capacity for overborder roadfreight shipping. Apply now if you have a minimum of 10 years relevant experience.

Senior Import Controller (Air): Gauteng - North: 15-20K cost to company: A specialised airfreight guru from a clearing and forwarding stable background is required for controlling as well as supervising a small office. Minimum 7 years required.

Senior Forwarding Controller (Ocean): Gauteng - East Rand: 15K gross: A well experienced and focussed individual is required urgently with Seafreight Forwarding experience. Apply now to start immediately.

Senior Import Controller (Ocean): Gauteng - East Rand: 16K gross plus benefits: A well versed individual with both Clearing and Forwarding experience in Ocean Imports is required to join this internationally recognized Freight Agent. Minimum 5 years experience is essential.

Senior Export Controller (Ocean): Gauteng - South: Salary negotiable: Are you an experienced, energetic and hands-on Controller specialised in Ocean Exports? Apply now to join a developing and stable Freight Agent with opportunity for career growth.

Forwarding Controller (Ocean): Gauteng - East Rand: 12K negotiable: A well experienced Forwarding Controller who is ready for challenges and to take on full responsibility for their work is urgently required by this highly reputable Freight Agent. A stable curriculum vitae with a minimum of 3-5 years Forwarding experience secures this opportunity.

Senior Import Controller (Air/Ocean): East Rand: 24K cost to company: A Senior Import Controller (Air/Ocean) is required for this position within a well established Clearing and Forwarding Agent. Minimum five years experience required in both Clearing and Forwarding (Air and Sea Freight) Operations as well as some Supervisory experience. A stable background is essential in order to be a consideration.

Senior Import Channel Controller (Ocean): Gauteng: 17K gross plus benefits: A highly experienced (5 years) and competent Import Channel Controller is required for this focused Freight Agent. Apply now!

Import Channel Controller (Ocean): East Rand: 15-18K gross plus benefits: An Import Controller with excellent Clearing and Forwarding knowledge is required urgently to fill this vacancy within a leading Freight Agent. Experience required is at least 5 years in Import Seafreight Controlling.

Shipping Line

Gauteng (Email Leane: leane@rtr.co.za)

Import Freight Clerk - Shipping Line: Gauteng - North: 12K negotiable: An Import Shipping Clerk from a shipping liner/agent is urgently required (3-5 years experience). Apply now!

Intermediate Export Freight Clerk: Gauteng - South: 11-12K cost to company: An Export Clerk with proven experience within a Liner/Agency is required urgently by this well known Shipping Line. Apply now!

Finance/Accounts

Gauteng (Email Leane: leane@rtr.co.za)

Accounts Supervisor: Gauteng - East Rand: 15K CTC: A highly experienced supervisor with excellent knowledge and experience on Creditors is urgently required by this large, Blue Chip Freight Organisation. A minimum of 7 years supervisory experience (at least 10 staff) is essential.

Secretarial/Personal Assistant/Office Support

Gauteng (Email Leane: leane@rtr.co.za)

Internal Sales Assistant: Gauteng - Central Johannesburg: 10K negotiable: A ships agent is seeking similar industry-related experience with the aim of performing internal sales. Apply now!

Graduates / School Leavers

Gauteng (Email Leane: leane@rtr.co.za)

BCom Finance Graduate (Temporary): Gauteng - East Rand: 15K cost to company: A portuguese speaking BCom Finance Graduate is urgently required for this 6 month temporary assignment within a well respected Clearing and Forwarding Agent.
 
Speak to the specialists in confidence about your career prospects.

Updated 25 February 2010