Living Goods
Logistics Officer
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Reports to Growth Director
The Opportunity: We are seeking a highly organized and passionate professional to join our team as the Logistics Officer based in Nairobi Kenya. The ideal candidate is an analytical and detail-oriented professional.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Reports to Growth Director
The Opportunity: We are seeking a highly organized and passionate professional to join our team as the Logistics Officer based in Nairobi Kenya. The ideal candidate is an analytical and detail-oriented professional.
Responsibilities
- Accountable for
the end-to-end tracking and follow-up of stock deliveries and receipts
across the organization, including staging, loading, transporting,
receiving, obtaining the proper documentation, and updating the Point of
Sales system. This is inclusive of the occasional cross-border transfers
that occur between Kenya and Uganda.
- Plan,
coordinate, and execute quarterly and monthly delivery plans to branches
to ensure branches are 100% in-stock and have all items needed to operate
while minimizing costs to the organization.
- Oversee the
receiving of all deliveries of procurement to Head Office in Nairobi,
including quality control inspection and coordinating all payments with
Finance.
- Manage the
selection of transport suppliers, ensuring that all suppliers meet Living
Goods’ supplier standards and requirements.
- Oversee the
Head Office warehouse, including its organization, cleanliness, and
suitability for the stock being held; this includes regularly arranging
for the disposal of damaged and expired goods as needed.
- Follow up
immediately with transporters in case of any delivery problems and resolve
the issues quickly.
- Ensure all
branches are clear on warehousing and logistical procedures and offer
clarification where needed.
- Periodically
support the review of logistical needs as Living Goods expands to
determine the most cost-effective methods to transport goods.
- Support monthly
stock taking and inventory management processes which may include
following up on investigations as requested by the Procurement Officer.
- Complete
accurate and on time weekly stock level reporting.
- Coordinate the
transport of all damaged products which need to be returned to Head Office
from branches.
Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years
experience in logistics inventory management.
- Clearly demonstrated
ability to manage projects and plan ahead.
- Ability to work
under pressure in a fast moving dynamic environment.
- Ability to
deliver results as an individual and within a team.
- A good eye for
detail and excellent communication skills.
- Excellent computer
literacy especially with Excel and data analysis.
- Experience with
Quick Books POS system is a plus.
- Minimum of a
Bachelor’s degree, ideally in Logistics, Procurement, and Supply Chain
Management.
Compensation: A competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with
experience including health insurance and bonus opportunity. The
opportunity to be your best while making lives better for those in need.
What is Living Goods?
Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro-entrepreneurs who go door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cook stoves, and solar lights.
What is Living Goods?
Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro-entrepreneurs who go door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cook stoves, and solar lights.
Living Goods seeks nothing
less than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in the developing world,
through networks of franchised micro-entrepreneurs who leverage Living Goods’
brand, buying power and mobile marketing tools to deliver vital products at
accessible prices to the people who need them most.
By combining the best
practices from the worlds of micro-enterprise, franchising and public health,
Living Goods is creating a fully sustainable system to improve the health, and
wealth, of the poor.
Living Goods has been featured in The New York Times, NBC News, The Economist, and The Huffington Post. Check out these articles and more on our press page.
Life at Living Goods
Living Goods is aiming to make disruptive changes, dramatically improving the lives of the poor. We think big, but we operate small and nimble. At Living Goods, you will have the chance to use your creativity and work with your teammates to conceive and test new ideas every day.
Living Goods has been featured in The New York Times, NBC News, The Economist, and The Huffington Post. Check out these articles and more on our press page.
Life at Living Goods
Living Goods is aiming to make disruptive changes, dramatically improving the lives of the poor. We think big, but we operate small and nimble. At Living Goods, you will have the chance to use your creativity and work with your teammates to conceive and test new ideas every day.
If you work well in a
dynamic, highly collaborative culture, if you set high standards for yourself
and your colleagues, if you know how to fail fast and learn fast, if you meet
challenges with calm determination and a sense of humor, you will thrive at
Living Goods.
See www.livinggoods.org/principles.
How to Apply
To apply for this position please visit our career page and apply forLogistics officer through our applicant tracking system.
How to Apply
To apply for this position please visit our career page and apply forLogistics officer through our applicant tracking system.
Successful applicants will be
contacted for an interview.
For more information about Living Goods, please visit:
www.livinggoods.org
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www.livinggoods.org
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