Logistics Planner at Safal Group Jobs in Kenya
Job Description
The company opened its first manufacturing facility in Mombasa, Kenya, in 1962, rapidly widening its reach to include further countries in East Africa, and then Southern Africa.
Main Purpose of the Position:
To execute Logistics management strategy efficiently. The position is responsible for effective planning, arrangement and managing transportation for outbound logistics of finished goods to maximize customer services at reduced cost. Ensures that all distribution, fleet programs and divisional initiatives are executed as designed by providing leadership and coordination of activities. This includes the direct responsibility for efficient operation of all routes to increase sales and reduce operation costs. The position also involves coordination of export orders, documentation and to resolve of problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports and customer issues. Finally, the position will fulfil a central coordinating role between BU departments on their logistic needs, balancing their different priorities and limitations to reach optimal solutions for the company as a whole.
Responsibility for Internal and External relations
Internal:
- Coordinate with Planning and Customer Service Manager and implement overall Logistic optimization strategy in regard to cost, mode of transportation and efficiency.
- Coordinating with sales and Projects departments on customer order fulfilment plans
- Coordinating coil deliveries to downstream BU’s with their respective Supply Chain Managers
External:
- Coordination and follow up with logistic service providers
- Coordinating with external customers on the fulfilment of their orders
Planning
- Implement, evaluate and maintain/improve effective dispatch and in/outbound transportation planning processes and systems through continuous evaluation and improvement.
Logistics
- Plan and organize Vehicles on day to day basis for outbound operation in consultation and effective co-ordination with third party logistic service providers and Team Lead to ensure that all Orders are fulfilled accurately, error free and speedily.
- Manage daily operations of Logistics with a concentration on domestic & export outbound.
- Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.
- Recommend optimal transportation modes, routing, equipment, or frequency.
- An efficient management of Transportation to ensure smooth & timely supply of products across the locations.
- Establish and maintain working relationships with outbound domestic carriers.
- Liaise with vendors and transportation companies regarding inter- and intra-company shipments and expedite where required in order to prevent delays and extra charges/demurrage
- Liaise with internal/external customers on loading and delivery of orders following the dispatch plan, including proper documentation for export shipments
- Load and dispatch customer orders following the dispatch plan, in order to achieve maximum On Time In Full deliveries
- Review and respond to internal and external service performance and interact with carriers regarding issues.
- Participate in carrier management processes, such as selection, qualification and performance evaluation.
- Maintain metrics and analyse data to assess performance and implement improvements and cost-saving opportunities.
- Manage, motivate, train, and develop Logistics team in order to meet total customer service.
- Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.
- Recommend optimal transportation modes, routing, equipment, or frequency.
- Coordinate export orders, documentation and resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports and customer issues.
- Monitor product import or export processes to ensure compliance with regulatory or legal requirements.
- Ensure products routed for delivery are in compliance with company’s product integrity policies and prior cargo loading guidelines and weight restrictions.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders in operations, and sales to increase efficiency of outbound logistic operations and execute all sales orders accurately, error-free and timely.
Requirements
Qualifications required:
- Minimum academic qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Supply Chain/Logistics
- Qualifications as an added advantage: Certified Course in Supply Chain
- Professional registration: IIMM / IFPSM / CIPS / APICS
Experience required:
- General work experience (years): 4+ years in ERP based Supply Chain Logistics
- Specific to the position (level/discipline/years): 3 years in a similar role managing busy Logistics Environment
- Industry: Manufacturing, Consumer goods
- Experience of managing various Transporters and fleet management is preferred.
Key competencies and skills:
- Analytical skills
- Problem solving skills
- Planning & organizing skills
- Team leadership skills
- Conflict resolution skills
- Effective communication skills
- Business Acumen
- Customer Focus
Computer literacy:
- End user of ERP System is Must – SAP ERP System preferably
- Well conversant with MS – Excel, Word, Power Point, Microsoft Outlook
Success as Role:
- Improved Productivity
- Increased Sales
- Dispatch in Full, On Time (DIFOT %)
- Perfect Order Fulfilment – Orders are fulfilled accurately, error free and speedily.
- Implement 6K and adherence of Safety – Foster Zero harm in function.
- Reduced Cycle time
- Improved order pick accuracy
- Increased Order Fill Rate and on-time shipment
- Improve operational performance & measurement