Logistics/Warehouse Manager Job Vacancy in Kenya

Logistics/Warehouse Manager
Reports to: Procurement Director
Basic Purpose:
·         Oversees the planning and administering of all OPCO logistics and ensures the implementation and maintenance of logistic policies and procedures. Manages the importation process and inventory control.
·         Responsible for warehousing resources and related logistical activities in line with set systems and procedures.
Main Responsibilities and Duties:
Responsible for ensuring that appropriate inventory management processes and procedures are in place and are complied with:
·         Develops and documents processes and procedures that are in line with OPCO policies and reflect best practice.

·         Enforces approved processes and procedures.
·         Reviews such procedures periodically, to ensure that they remain in line with the changing business requirements and reflect best practice.
Manage inventory in line with company policies and procedures and in a manner that ensures the availability of the right goods at the right place, cost and time:
·         Ensures purchase requests for commercial stocks are raised in time and deliveries called off in time
·         Takes charge of, plans and manages import activities.
·         Liaises with clearing agents to ensure the timely receipt of imported goods and services.
·         Receives stores and distribute incoming and out going goods, in line with departmental guidelines and procedures and business requirements.
·         Ensures that company’s assets and stocks are safeguarded from loss and that there is full accountability through continuous cycle counts and regular stock takes
Manage logistics function within the OPCO:
·         Ensures optimal use of warehouse space
·         Represents the Warehousing team in inter-departmental meetings
·         Manages couriers/security/cleaning and other service providers to deliver high level of service to distributors and the warehouse
·         Schedules deliveries and ensures proper usage of company vehicles and other resources within the warehouse.
·         Ensures that warehouse staff have right accesses and privileges in Oracle
·         Manages vendor/supplier relationships so as to ensure optimal and cost efficient service delivery.
·         Manages the delivery fleet in a manner that ensure continual availability at optimal cost.
Manage the logistics section staff so as to ensure employee motivation and effectiveness:
·         Participate in the recruitment of sectional staff
·         Assign roles and targets
·         Monitor performance
·         Assesses skills, identifies training needs and proposes staff development in consultation with HR.
·         Ensures high level of customer service from warehouse team
Additional Duties and Responsibilities:
Works on assignments as requested by the head of procurement or other senior managers
Competencies:
·         Business awareness/knowledge
·         Team leadership
·         High level of integrity
·         Accountable
·         Ability to work under strict timelines
·         Customer centric
Qualifications:
·         University degree in Business, Management or Engineering or Equivalent
·         Graduate Diploma of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (UK)
·         7+ years’ experience in a busy warehousing environment Able to handle, prioritize, multiple projects simultaneously
·         High level of Accountability and Integrity
·         Excellent knowledge of Oracle (or equivalent) and MS Excel
·         Able to operate in a fast moving high performance driven organisation
Email CV to info@synergygloballtd.com
Deadline is 24th Oct 2010

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