Logistics Manager Employment Opportunity – Living Goods (LG)
Organisation: Living Goods (LG)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
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 emerging markets, 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 underserved communities.
Job Summary: The Logistics Manager is responsible for achieving the organization’s inventory performance goals while controlling logistics costs. The job holder provides leadership to the logistics team and manages relationship with all third-party logistics service providers.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Inventory Control
- Devise and update standard operating procedures providing adequate control over inventory
- Responsible for overseeing and coordinating monthly inventory cycle counts across all locations
- Generate inventory adjustment reports, conduct investigate discrepancies and provide monthly reports to management for appropriate actions.
- Responsible for ensuring all inventory movements are processed through the inventory management system
Inventory Management
- Monitor compliance with inventory management guidelines
- Develop inventory management guidelines and training materials to minimize inventory losses and damages
- Monitor stock levels weekly and act to minimize risks of stock outs
- Monitor and report monthly on product expiry dates, damages and slow-moving products across all branches and provide recommendations to minimize losses
- Arrange for the disposal of obsolete, damaged and expired products in conformity with Living Goods policy and relevant waste management regulations
Quality Management
- Design tools and processes enabling implementation of quality management policy at point of receipt
- Supervise implementation of quality management processes by direct reports and/or third-party service providers
- Organize for testing of product samples based on quality management process
- Coordinate with procurement to return defective / damaged products to suppliers and enforce warranty
Distribution
- Responsible for controlling distribution cost of Living Goods’ products
- Make data-driven decision to ensure cost-effective distribution of goods
- Responsible for developing transportation plan (selection of transport mode, routing, delivery schedule)
- Monitor the implementation of transportation plan by direct reports
Transportation
- Develop and implement control systems for the use of transportation services by Living Goods staff
- Coordinate staff transportation requests and define transportation plan
- Design and put in place cost monitoring systems and preventative maintenance plans for vehicle fleet
Leadership & Performance Management
- Train, mentor and manage direct reports’ performance through
- Develop Key performance indicators and work plans and timelines to guide team quarterly activity executions
- Regularly engage managers of all field locations, identify problems, listen to ideas, and devise solutions to improve supply chain performance
- Take disciplinary actions, staff re-deployment, negotiate with clients and provides feedback on the final decision by management, makes decision regarding Asset/resource Planning & Budgeting
- Prepare and submit for approval monthly funding request for Living Goods logistics operations
- Prepare Logistics Annual Budget based on anticipated activities and operational growth
- Manage costs for all logistics related activities and monitor performance against budget
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Living Goods Logistics Manager placement must hold a Bachelor’s degree with 8 to 10 years’ total experience with 1 to 3 years managerial-level experience
- Specify the name of the course e.g. Bachelors in Economics; Professional qualification – CISA. Masters in Strategic Planning etc.
- Supervisory experience – required length of time performing verification/quality review/work guidance/work allocation
- Managerial experience – required length of time performing planning, direction, staffing and organizing of an organization or distinct part it.
- Professional Certifications /Qualification: Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or Chartered Institute of Logistics and transport (CILT)
- Communication skills,
- Interpersonal skills,
- Leadership skills,
- Multi-tasker,
- Good negotiator,
- Computer proficiency
- Above average Excel skills
- Experience with ERP system
Compensation: A competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience including health insurance and bonus opportunity.
NB: Please note that only candidates meeting the minimum qualifications will be considered.
How to Apply:
All candidates are strongly encouraged to Apply Online at the web link below.
Deadline: 7th April, 2019
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