• Application Deadline:
• Position: Distribution & Logistics Manager


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Logistics 
  

Main Responsibilities

• Strategic and Operational accountability for all logistics and distribution activities in Nigeria


• Demonstrate leadership in Logistics & Distribution processes, policies and standards including demand planning, warehousing, transportation, customer service and import/export.


• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of end to end supply chain process, including systems and process interfaces with mills, procurement and S&OP.


• As a member of the Nigeria leadership team, actively participate to the strategic decisions to meet the company goals, and make sure logistics and distribution activities are aligned to those strategic decisions.


• Ensure safe and environmentally sound working conditions and practices within L&D.


• Providing work direction and strategic leadership to the L&D team.


• Actively coach the team building their leadership skills, end to end supply chain knowledge, customer understanding and business acumen, drive performance management activities to achieve business results.


• Have a thorough understanding of Lean Basics of waste, visual management, 5S, Simple Problem Solving and Standard Work and implement those through the L&D activities.


• Engagement with the business, maintain close, co-operative relationships with key stakeholders and customers, including marketing, sales, finance, operations and legal.


• Lead to identify cost saving opportunities through operational efficiency in the value chain to improve K-C’s level of profitability and make sure that the identified opportunities are brought into life, change management


• Compliance to CFI’s in all L&D activities


• Communicate fully with superiors, subordinates, and others who have need to know. Communicate in a way that is timely, yet prompt; complete, yet concise; candid, yet accurate; and clear, yet responsive.


• Identify and work with stakeholders to solve, systemic and complex L&D related issues, product shortages and loading or carrier constraints.


• Initiate/lead or contribute significant logistics & distribution projects that are adding value in support of delivering KPI’s and the business results.


• Support the development and process improvement of L&D specific processes in related areas.


• Understand and ensure appropriate application of Nigeria regulations, policies and procedures in the operations. Build relationships with Government offices where needed, work closely with legal and regulatory teams.


• Develop KPI’s and strategies for L&D process, and lead efforts to make progress on all reporting and metric enhancement initiatives.

Qualification requirements: Degree