Logistics Officer -
Mombasa
- Facilitate material movement planning and scheduling.
- Ensures that goods are shipped in the most timely and efficient manner according to documented processes, including planning the transportation route and payload, selecting the mode of transportation, tendering the order for transportation, and tracking the shipment from pick up through delivery all the while targeting cost reduction, freight savings, service and contractual requirements;
- Prepare and update monthly logistics, schedule to assure deliveries to production locations.
- Coordinate product delivery schedules with customers.
- Coordinate daily activity to track location and movement of inventory finished goods and raw materials via rail cars, barges, and trucks. Provide reports to internal and external customers as required.
- Works closely with providers to assure efficient and effective execution of defined processes and goods transportation;
- Organizes and maintains hard copy and electronic documentation supporting order fulfillment, distribution means, pricing, and contractual obligations,
- Codes, and prepares proper paperwork for billing and authorization of a variety of invoices per defined processes,
- Initiates overcharge/undercharge freight bill claims with carriers and tracks reconciliation of the same per regulatory standards,
- Re-routes freight as needed to meet demands and minimize costs
- Initiates shrink threshold and loss claims with warehouse providers and tracking reconciliation of the same per contract standards,
- Ensures accuracy of physical inventory order sequence by entering inter-company purchase orders and inter-company transfers into the system following defined processes,
- Assist in the administration of supply agreements for rail, barge, and truck carriers.
- Track shipments from pickup through delivery so that accurate, up-to-date information can be provided regarding any shipment.
- Verifies inventory locations and availability for shipment against requirements specified in purchase orders;
- Creation and maintain daily, weekly and monthly statistics.
- Proactively handle customer shipment routing requests.
Skills and Qualifications
- 6 -7 years of work experience in logistics within the clearing and forwarding industry
- Diploma in Clearing and Forwarding or Purchase and Supplies.
- Must be a current Mombasa resident
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must have experience with fleet management
- Must have prior experience supervising truck drivers
Email CV
and salary requirements to recruitment@odumont.com
with “Logistics Officer” in the subject line
