Transport Manager Job Placement -Umeme
Job Title: Transport Manager
Organization: Umeme
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Finance Manager Investments
About US:
Umeme is a public company cross listed on both the Uganda Securities Exchange and the Nairobi Securities Exchange with over 6,483 shareholders, including high value international institutional investors. Umeme operates under a concession with a structural monopoly in the distribution of electricity across Uganda, distributing 99% of electricity in Uganda through a single buyer model.
Job Summary: The Transport Manager will be responsible for managing the execution, direction and coordination of all transportation matters in the company. This includes ensuring vehicle availability to meet the company transportation requirements, that vehicles are safe and meet legal requirements, managing budgets and making sure that drivers are aware of their responsibilities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement and periodically review the fleet management system in the company to ensure effectiveness in transport services delivery.
- Periodically review and track compliance to transport supply contracts and agreements by third party transport providers to ensure the company gets value for money.
- Plan and implement routine fleet maintenance checks and data analytics and advise management on necessary interventions
- Monitor overall transport spending to ensure expenses are consistent with best practice and are within approved budgets.
- Ensure accurate, proper and timely accounting for transport expenditure
- Ensure safety of all company fleet and users and ensure adherence to company and national safety regulations and legislation
- Monitor operations to ensure effective internal controls in fleet management, compliance to the company transport Policies and procedures and suggest improvements where necessary
- Provide appropriate technical support for fleet acquisition and disposals
- Manage the company Fleet insurance policy and ensure all insurable risks are mitigated.
- Conduct employee training sessions for all company drivers in areas such as safety, hazardous material handling and quality improvement
- Supervise transport staff, ensure staff growth, productivity and succession planning
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Umeme Transport Manager job vacancy must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering
- Membership of an internationally recognized transport professional body would be an added advantage
- Five years or more in a transport and logistics management supervisory role in a busy commercial entity
- Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people/ the business in all its dealings.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions / options, conclusions or approaches to transport issues.
- Active Listening – ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand positions being made, asking the right questions at appropriate times.
- Negotiation — Bringing opinions together and trying to reconcile differences in methodologies of work execution. Negotiating best contracts for the company
- Equipment Selection — Determining the kind of vehicles, tools and machine equipment to use in each transaction.
- Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing transport management performance of self, team members and the business to make improvements or take corrective action.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should first fill out their application forms online, Click Here and thereafter send their updated CVs to: recruit.hr@umeme.co.ug.
Deadline: 22nd June 2018 by 5:00 PM
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