Assistant Shipping Controller
Manufacturing
Centurion – Gauteng – South Africa
A detail-driven Assistant Shipping Controller/PA is required to support end-to-end import and export operations and to provide structured personal assistance to the Sales Director. This role suits an experienced shipping and administration professional who thrives in a high-pressure, deadline-driven environment with multiple international stakeholders. This is a hands-on, accountability-driven role that requires precision, resilience, and absolute reliability.
Non-Negotiable Requirements
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in import/export administration and finance
- Proven secretarial and PA experience at a senior level
- Strong supply chain and shipping knowledge
- Proficiency in Excel and Word; Pastel/Sage experience essential
- Solid project management capability and close attention to detail
Key Responsibilities
- Receive, manage and oversee all customer orders through to shipment and invoicing.
- Coordinate import and export shipments, including documentation, packing lists, labels and shipping tags.
- Control shipment tracking, job cards, export instructions and amendments to export documentation
- Liaise with international clients, shipping agents and internal production teams to meet delivery deadlines
- Manage client portals, update PDM systems and compile data books, manuals and filing systems.
- Provide comprehensive PA support to the Sales Director, including project and order management.