Logistics Manager at U-Connect Human Resources Consulting

Location: Ibadan

Remuneration: NGN400,000 – NGN500,000 Monthly gross

Reports to: Head Supply Chain

Job Summary:

Responsible for ensuring the right products are delivered to the right location on time, to the quality required and in the most cost-effective way. Oversees the distribution and transportation of goods from the manufacturer to the consumer

Duties & Responsibilities

• Plan, manage and evaluate logistics operations liaising with internal stakeholders, suppliers, logistics providers, transportation companies and customers.
• Ensure all completed orders are dispatched on time
• Create and implement best practice logistics principles, policies and processes across the organisation to improve operational and financial performance
• Negotiate rates and contracts with transportation and logistics providers
• 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
• Ensure the integrity of inventory accuracy and manage stock movements with the help of direct reports
• Identify and resolve any inventory discrepancies and ensure inventory and system records are in agreement
• Identify savings by removing waste or unnecessary steps in the logistics process
• Interpret trends and analyse and review data. Provide meaningful logistics data to others in the organisation to aid customer service and cost improvements

Requirements

• University Graduate with Fluency in English
• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience of working in logistics/supply chain/transportation function within the Trading/manufacturing environment with a comprehensive knowledge of logistics processes and procedures 
• Attention to details is MUST
• A person of high integrity
• Must be good a team-player
• Must be flexible