Regional Head, Logistics at Adexen HR and Recruitment Services

Adexen Recruitment Agency - Our client, a multinational manufacturing company with branches in Nigeria, is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Position: Regional Head - Logistics
Job Reference: 1509
Job Location: Nigeria
Industry: Industry & Manufacturing
Function: Supply chain

Job Description

• Manage the value chain from movement of raw materials, warehousing, and distribution to customers to optimize costs, improve efficiency and profitability, customer service and safety.
• Examine existing procedures or opportunities for streamlining activities to meet product distribution needs.
• Direct the movement, storage, monitoring of inventory costs and keep key productivity ratios above competitors.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Logistics planning and optimized cost distribution
• Road transport contractors’ management
• Customer service management
• Depots/warehousing and inventory management
• Logistics staff management and development
• Continuous logistics processes improvement & change management
• Drive the company’s safety standards within logistics and transportation activities
• Manage and develop local resources
• Achieve optimized contractors and fleet size
• Keep end to end pipeline costs to optimum defined level
• Manage Transporters safety and drivers unions

Expectations

• Masters in Supply Chain, Engineering or BA
• At least 5 years' experience in Supply Chain or logistics preferably at management level
• Experience of managing teams
• Knowledge of manufacturing industry
• Knowledge of supply chain core processes and logistics business
• Customer service
• Knowledge of basic finance fundamentals
• Good supervisory and people management skills
• Organizing and planning skills
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Negotiation skills
• Good communication and influencing skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Working without supervision, in remote locations and able to deliver under pressure.