Reference Number: TSE260605-5
Job Title: Contract Manager – Security
Business Unit / Division: Thorburn Security Solutions
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Closing Date: 12 JUNE 2026
Requirements
- Matric (grade 12)
- Proven experience in a Contract Manager or Senior Warehouse Management job.
- Experience managing big teams (300+ personnel) in a distribution/warehouse setting.
- Proven security management experience at the DC warehouse
- Strong experience in logistics, supply chain, or warehouse operations.
- CIIMS Certification, Security Management Certification, or a related higher level
- Valid Grade A PSIRA certification.
- Strong understanding of labour management methods and time and attendance systems.
- Proven ability to handle risks and compile investigative reports.
- demonstrated the capacity to chair disciplinary hearings and manage employee relations on-site.
Skills and Competencies
- Leadership and People Management
- Employee relations and workforce optimization
- Security, risk management, and investigative capabilities
- Dispute resolution and disciplinary expertise
- Operational planning and execution
- Strong attention to detail and a compliance emphasis
- Capable of performing under duress in a challenging situation.
- Fluent in English and Afrikaans (both spoken and written).
Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage and monitor end-to-end warehouse operations to guarantee efficiency, accuracy, and excellent service delivery.
- Lead, inspire, and manage a workforce of over 300 individuals, including supervisors and team leaders.
- Ensure efficient labor management, including personnel planning, productivity monitoring, and cost control.
- Oversee and enforce the warehouse security management and risk mitigation practices.
- Implement and manage risk-management measures to protect assets and operations.
- Conduct and create an investigative report on occurrences, losses, or breaches.
- Ensure rigorous compliance with SLAs, KPIs, and client expectations.
- Drive continuous improvement activities to boost productivity and save operating expenses.
- Maintain adherence to health, safety, and security requirements
- Manage time and attendance systems, ensuring staff responsibility.
- Conduct disciplinary proceedings, including as chairing hearings and handling on-site discipline
- Develop and maintain excellent client connections with Woolworths stakeholders.
- Monitor, analyze, and report on operational performance.