General Overview Of Role

The Logistics Officer will be responsible for managing the company's supply chain and logistics activities within Nigeria. The Logistics Officer will play a crucial role in maintaining the good relationships established with suppliers and distributors. Additional responsibilities will include, distribution, warehousing, inventory management, clearing and forwarding, and management of in-country service centres.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Sales, Operations, and Customer Service teams to ensure that orders are fulfilled for Imports, Exports and Local distribution.
• Maintain supply chain inventory and records, and provide management reports.
• Managing the Warehouse and Distribution Operations.
• Managing an inventory planning and control process mechanism.
• Coordinate the Door-to-Door shipping of Imports while ensuring the process is done legally and at the most cost-efficient price.
• Analyse data from shipping and delivery processes to identify bottlenecks and related issues
• Monthly report generation on import costs, inventory management &logistics.
• Determine key logistics KPIs. Evaluate and report on KPIs Suggest solutions for process improvements, reducing cost and increasing efficiency within the supply chain
• Identify process bottlenecks and agree and implement solutions in a timely manner
• Provide guidance to employees on the Supply Chain processes
• Communicate with suppliers and vendors to manage costs.
• Relationship management with vendors
• Monitor logistics to make sure they run smoothly and report issues
• Find alternative cost-effective solutions for supply chain processes
• Issue management and resolution (e.g. delays in delivery, accidents)
• Ensure local supply chain processes meet legal requirements and standards
  
  

Breakdown Of Activities

• 85% On Operations
• 15% Meetings
  
  

Skills, Competencies And Experience

• Work Experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Supply chain Management & Coordination (Imports and Local), Logistics, Planning Special Knowledge
• Exposure to Materials Management.
• Experience in Start-Ups of the in-bound and out-bound operations within Nigeria
• Experience of incoming logistics processes in Nigeria (Other West African Countries an advantage)
• Experience in importation processes in Nigeria.
• Excellent knowledge of supply chain processes
• Working experience with relevant software (e.g. SAP MM Odoo)
• Experience in managing Warehousing and Procurement Operations.
• Experience in Setting up and managing inventory planning and control process mechanisms.
• Experience in Setting up both Local and Export distribution
• Ideally, experience in working within a global operation.
• Key Professional Skills:
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Impeccable ethical outlook
• Strong communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Creative problem-solving
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Team player
• Good time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• A good negotiator able to balance the company's interests while getting the best prices from the vendors
• Basic conversational French knowledge would be an advantage.
• Competencies:
• Ability to Supervise Others and Provide Leadership.
• Able to resolve conflicts.
• Have good Communication Skills.
• Able to Manage Performance and be Result-oriented.
• Team Building, Teamwork/Collaboration
• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving.
• Computer Literate.
• Professionalism/Work Ethic.
• Have Commercial Awareness.
• Be a Decision Maker.
• Trustworthiness & Ethics
• Personal Attributes:
  
  

Good oral and written communication skills; good interpersonal skills; customer focus; negotiating skills; functional and technical skills; computer literate, emotional intelligence, numerical/analytical skills; with a proven track record of honesty and integrity.