Logistics Coordinator

  • Full-time

Company Description

Our client is a logistics company professionally supporting its clients timely, efficiently, securely, affordably, and professionally with supply chain management solutions to support their project, contract, e-commerce, onsite logistics.

Their goal is to be the known for a renowned customer service delivery in the business and to  develop and maintain a best -in -class  infrastructure to ensure employee satisfaction, which drives customer loyalty leading to sustained profit growth and creating improved company value. Located in the heart of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State with the vision to cover the South- South region, they seek to hire a professional and young Logistics  Coordinator  to join their growing team and promote their business goals and objectives.

Job Description

  •  Plan warehouses and distribution  for efficiency in both operations and capacity
  • Organize transportation activities, including storage of goods, managing information accrued from point of origin to delivery, orchestrating transportation movements, and arranging for services as necessary
  • Coordinate and track movement of goods through logistic pathways and platforms
  • Execute logistics plan to move products and packages to reach destinations on schedule
  • Review freight rates and other transportation costs to keep working costs low
  • Maintains quality throughout the logistic processes
  • Use specialist knowledge, such as mechanical-handling systems, to provide support with the repairs of the assets and delivery tools.
  • Collaborating with maintenance partner to ensure timely and accurate repairs of bikes
  • Continually try to improve and develop business performance within the constraints of legislation, fuel costs and other Political, Economic, Social, Technology, Legal and Environmental pressures, and influences
  • Implement health and safety procedures
  • Manage field staff training issues in addition manage the riders and bikes
  • Set field team objectives, plan, and manage projects
  • Develop and execute logistics support policy and processes
  • Develop reports on material and personnel movements and various operational logistics problems.
  • Assure a proper management and record keeping
  • Manage all warehouses and supervise the movements of the warehouse (inbound/outbound)
  • Prepare the logistics movement weekly reports
  • Oversee customer-based queues and plan and allocate tasks to meet requirements
  • Ensure materials are appropriately stored
  • Collaboratively work with Customer Service to program the final inventory of materials prior to shipment
  • Carry out annual property inventory and provide other report in his area of responsibility
  • Perform other duties as and when assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

  • 2- 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
  •  BSc degree in Marketing or relevant field
  •  Experience working for logistics company and or industry is a preferred
  •  Excellent multitasking skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Strong time management skills
  • Quality management skills
  • Works well with deadlines and having good time-management skills
  • Knowledge of logistics systems,
  • Understanding of transportation limitations and regulations
  • Ability to contribute individually to greater goal
  • Planning skills
  • Understanding of transportation issues
  • Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
  • Team player
  • Effective interpersonal skills, including proven abilities to listen, comprehend, effectively communicate clearly and concisely to obtain positive results
  • Pro-active, strong organizational skills
  •  Fluent in English
  • Impeccable writing skills

Additional Information

Deadline for submission is July 18, 2020. Interviews are on a rolling basis to this date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Remuneration is competitive.