Logistics Officer at U-Connect Human Resources Consulting

Location: Ibadan, Kano, Suleja, Onitsha, PHC. Jos 

Remuneration: NGN300,000 – NGN350,000 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 organization 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 organization to aid customer service and cost improvements
• Ensure metrics, reports, and process documentation is available People Management
• Manage, coach and develop a high performing team that meets agreed objectives and delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements
• Set departmental objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports
• Report on achievement of targets and identify any actions required
• Ensure that all functions under supervision operate in accordance with health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors
• Hold responsibility for department budget Relationship Management
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with all connected with the logistics process
• Ensure products are shipped appropriately to ensure quality of goods during transportation
• Ensure compliance with import/export regulations/customs regulations and legal and health and safety requirements

Requirements

• A Degree with three (3) years’ Experience in data mining, analysis and reporting, Familiarity with supply chain processes (e.g., Inventory planning, warehouse management), Working knowledge of MS Office, relational databases and ERP systems (Navision)
• Attention to details is MUST
• A person of high integrity
• Must be good a team-player
• Must be flexible