Job Description

1.     Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategy and Development

• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice logistics vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance

General and Task Management

• Plan, manage and evaluate logistics operations liaising with internal stakeholders, suppliers, logistics providers, transportation companies and customers
• Create and implement best practice logistics principles, policies and processes across the organization to improve operational and financial performance
• Deliver solutions to logistics problems while maintaining high levels of quality and service within budgetary requirements
• Monitor quality, quantity, delivery times, and transport costs
• Negotiate rates and contracts with transportation and logistics providers
• Recommend optimal transport modes, routes or frequency
• Select carriers/suppliers and monitor service against performance criteria
• Ensure carrier compliance with company policies or procedures for product transit or delivery
• Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports or customer issues
• Review impact of logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes or carriers and report results to others
• Assess and make recommendations for logistics processes in potential new facilities or plants and advise of cost implications and efficiency
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify inefficiencies and cost optimization opportunities

Job Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience, preferably in a an FMCG industry
• Proven management skills with the ability to optimize team performance and development
• Highly skilled communicator with the ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills
• Proven analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
• Strong planning skills with the ability to handle multiple projects through to completion and to manage competing priorities
• Project management skills
• Commercial and financial acumen with a full understanding of the impact of failure in terms of business cost, production schedules and customer order fulfilment
• Excellent attention to detail

How to Apply

Candidates who meet the above qualifications; please send your CV through hr@eastafricantradinghouse.com. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, please mention the position you are applying for on the Subject of your email