Operations Manager – Logistics & Fleet
About
The purpose of this role is to:
- Analyze, improve, and implement organizational processes, and work to improve quality,
- Improve productivity, and operations across the organisation.
- Formulating strategy, improving performance, procuring material & resources
- Securing compliance while delivering on business initiatives
- Enhancing growth and profitability
- This role will have the responsibility to guide, mentor and train staff
- Ensure operational excellence and effectiveness
- Maintain strong relationships with service providers, suppliers, and customers.
- Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management/Sales/ Business
- Related Qualification or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar position
- Previous experience in working within the Diesel, Trucking, logistics or similar environment
- Previous experience in multiple currencies is required
- Previous experience in a company reporting into a group structure is an advantage
- Logistics, Financial Services, Financial Technology or Consumer Financial Services
- Demonstrated effectiveness in all the areas outlined in the roles and responsibilities
- Good understanding of commercial legislation across multiple African territories
- Driving operations & implementation of procedures through various Regional area managers
- Ensure smooth running and effective operations.
- Report to the CEO the variances from the established budget
- Specifically those that could negatively impact the profitability and sustainability of the Company on how to mitigate and address the risk.
- Track and monitor related input costs at sites, stations, customer & supplier service centre
- Improve profitability and competitiveness.
- Plan and schedule a minimum of 1 annual visit to the service stations, branches, and Fuel truck parks
- (with Regional/Area/Sales & Marketing/Operations Services Managers)
- Based in the country of duty station or where possible when traveling to other countries (20% of customers that does 80% our volume)
