Job Title: Distribution Lead
Job ID.: req33606
Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Team: Distribution
Job Grade: JG 7
About Your New Job
- The Distribution Lead in the plant, oversees coordinating and managing all activities starting from when shipments execution begins to both trade and plant customers.
- The role reports to the Distribution Manager.
Your New Key Responsibilities
- Drive safety in execution of shipments.
- Focus on efficient truck Utilization and drive turnaround time.
- Optimize Resource utilization in daily shipment execution
- Align customer specifics to transportation execution Escalate complex distribution related issues bordering on safety and shipment execution.
- Resolve business issues in areas that impact the shipment execution to achieve DIFOTAI, Deployment Compliance and other key objectives
- Understand and interprets demands and expectation from commercial/manufacturing and other internal customers.
- Follow up on meetings alignments and drive execution intrade/en-route.
- Control the quality aspects of team deliverables in alignment with plant’s /depots targets.
- Escalate impending execution challenges and reflect same in future decisions
- Supervise the implementation trade related change
- management actions as directed by line manager.
- Drives cost through efficient utilization of Distribution and Haulage resources.
- Supports the safety initiatives for drivers and champions same in-trade /en-route
- Maintains cost discipline in overtime and work schedules of drivers Communicate and manage compliance with standard operating procedures for transportation.
- Work with the shop floor team to ensure total acceptance and enthusiasm around new Distribution & Haulage related Processes
- Drive the innovation agenda on transportation execution
- Maintain close collaboration and relationship with drivers to ensure budgeted volume is delivered profitably.
- Act as a major linkage between the shop floor team and the top line managers.
Education / Experience
- HND / University Degree in Social Sciences or any numerate courses.
- Possession of Master’s Degree is an added advantage.
- 2-3 years of field experience with previous interface with customers / driver.
- Commercial background is an added advantage.
- Shipment Execution, Order-to-cash knowledge.
Do You Have These Skills?
- Excellent command of the English Language
- Strong business awareness
- Deep Functional Knowledge of Logistics processes.
- Enforcement of standards Business process.
- Understanding complex, detailed Business process and being able to define and enforce same
- Good Communication & inter-personal Skills Computer literate
- Working knowledge of SAP and MS Office
- Administrative and time management skills
- Good leadership skills and ability to comfortably liaise and build relationships with stakeholders
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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