West Kenya Sugar Company is a fast growing sugar company in the
Kenyan Sugar Industry.
The Company is located in Kakamega North District, Shamberere
village.
The Company’s core business is processing sugar and related
products.
West Kenya Sugar Company seeks to recruit a Transport Manager.
The main purpose of the job will be development and
implementation of Transport strategy that is focused on assisting the Company
meet its daily cane delivery targets while ensuring efficiency in transport
operations and safety in the entire transport activity.
Duties and responsibilities include:
- Managing,
the execution, direction and coordination of all transportation matters
within the company, including managing budgets, organizing schedules and
routes, ensuring that the fleet is safe and meets legal requirements and
that drivers are fully aware of their duties, responsibilities and accountabilities.
- Ensuring
that fresh sugarcane is delivered to the factory as required, without fail
while observing road safety, safety of other road users and in a cost
effective way that maximizes the fleet’s capability.
- Ensuring
that the company fleet is compliant with the traffic rules and
regulations.
- Developing
transportation relationships, negotiating and bargaining transportation
prices, contracting outsourced transporters and ensuring that they operate
safe vehicles and comply with traffic rules and regulations.
- Ensuring
that outsourced transporters deliver within agreed terms.
- Monitoring
and evaluating transport costs and advising management on strategies to
improve effectiveness and efficiency of the company fleet and reduce
costs.
- Allocating
and recording resources and movements on the transport planning and
monitoring system.
- Communicating
effectively with user departments, and responding to their requirements.
- Confronting
climate change issues by implementing transport strategies to ensure for
smooth operations.
- Managing
all human resources management issues in the transport department.
Requirements
- The
ideal candidate should have a degree in Engineering or Logistics and
Transport or other relevant field and at least
- 10
years of relevant work experience, 5 years of which should be in sugar
cane transportation operations. In addition, the candidate must have:
- Ability
to appraise and use IT packages and electronic communication methods.
- Tact,
diplomacy and calmness, especially when dealing with tired drivers and
loaders.
- An
analytical mind and good numeric skills
- Excellent
geographical knowledge
- Good
people management and coordination skills.
- Excellent
financial acumen.
- Excellent
negotiation and communication skills.
- Extensive
knowledge of the transportation industry
- Good
intuition to make crucial judgment calls
- Ability
and willingness to work long hours without rest.
Send your application including CV to:
The Managing Director
West Kenya Sugar Company Limited
P.O. Box 2101 – 50100
Kakamega
E-mail address: hr@wksugar.com
Closing date for receiving applications is Monday May 28, 2012.