Job Description
The individual will ensure all sites across assigned region receive full allocation of diesel quantities required to sustain network availability.
Key Responsibilities
Operations
- Provide relevant data to Procurement team to facilitate commercial planning for diesel supply cycle.
- Schedule diesel supplies based on predetermined allocation and supply vendors assigned by Procurement.
- Track and validate diesel supplies in concert with the regional field operations teams.
- Collate delivery waybills and evaluate discrepancies in planned vs actual deliveries.
- Support regional operations in ascertaining critical diesel levels at sites to avert general diesel outages.
- Work closely with local authorities to identify diesel availability and/ or haulage challenges.
- Take appropriate steps to prevent shortages that may affect network availability.
- Support regional operations teams in cases where diesel supply intervention is required due to vendor-side failures.
- Generate reports on diesel supply performance and discrepancies as inputs to management decision-making.
- Manage supplier relationships to ensure deliverables are achieved in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- Proactively identify early warning signs of diesel shortages and haulage challenges in order to prevent incidences of diesel unavailability across sites.
General Duties
- Promote communication between colleagues for the benefit of information flow and to curb any problems that may arise.
- Prepare and submit reports to the Manager, Operations & Maintenance on all matters pertaining to job area.
- Manage relationships with partners/vendors.
- Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Senior Specialist, O&M Support.
Key Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering or related discipline.
- +5 years’ relevant work experience.
Functional Competencies
- Diesel Management
- Logistics Management
- Contract Management