Facilities Coordinator

takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for highly talented Facilities Coordinator to join our team at the Kwa Zulu Natal DC

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the :Facilities Manager

Your Responsibilities Can Include

Qualifications and experience

• Provide first line contact for the Facilities Department for all internal and external customers/contractors
• Liaise with suppliers/contractors to follow through on approved work.
• Perform regular building inspections and maintain inspection documentation.
• Assist in the compliance of the Health and Safety policy and safe working practices
• Respond to building emergencies as needed and be a member of the emergency response team
• Plans and facilitates employee desk moves
• Collection of post and packages from SAPO
• Oversees installation, inspections, repairs and maintenance of buildings, infrastructure, and facility equipment
• Use the existing ticket system to track open requests and to provide regular updates
• User access management via the existing access control system
• Retrieving CCTV footage or access control logs when required, provided necessary approval has been given by Exco
• Manage parking allocation based on company policy

Attributes Required

• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy
• Strong organisational & prioritisation skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Ability to interact with internal & external stakeholders at all levels
• Comfortable with change and excellent team player
• Versatile and with the appetite to learn by doing

The Environment

• takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
• We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
• We are short on ego and high on output.
• We are doers and not only thinkers, it's all in the execution after all.
• We love what we do and what we are creating.

We Seek To Employ An Extra Ordinary Mind Who

• is respectful but forthright
• is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
• is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
• is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours)
• is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
• is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
• is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input;
• is curious and challenge the status quo
• is innovative and enjoys iteration
• is collaborative
• will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com
• thinks like an owner of the business
• is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKING

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply.