Transport Manager at Amazuma Services Limited

Amazuma Services Limited is a medium telecommunications engineering and oil and gas servicing company committed to providing zero down time on telecommunications facilities and network transmission.

We are currently seeking suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Transport Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Responsibilities
The candidate shall be responsible for:

• Oversee transportation department, including its assets and employees.
• Manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.
• Ensure customer goods move from production through the supply chain to the end user.
• Establish quality transportation services.
• Plan and implement budgets.
• Utilize services of less-than-truckload carriers and air-forwarders to handle fulfillment shipments.
• Review financial reports.
• Manage performance of branch employees with emphasis on productivity, efficiency, and service delivery.
• Lead all distribution and transportation planning and strategic activities.
• Recruit, interview, select, train, motivate, coach, and mentor shipping clerks and transport drivers.
• Assist in the identification and implementation of continuous improvement opportunities and customer satisfaction opportunities.
• Make arrangements to ensure that drivers comply with drivers’ hours and tachograph rules, and with speed limits.
• Make arrangements to ensure that the vehicles are maintained properly, including the inspection of vehicles at the appropriate time and the action taken to remedy defects found.
• Report and record vehicle defects highlighted by drivers.
• Establish the method of compilation and the accuracy of all records, which must be kept for a period of no less than 15 months.
• Make arrangements to ensure that the vehicle/s are not overloaded.
• Ensure that authorized vehicles will be kept at the authorized operating centre(s) when not in use.

Job Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Transport and Planning;
• At least 5 years experience in transport and logistics
• Proficient computer skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant software such as MS Office Suite

Key Competencies:

• Organizational and planning skills
• Communication skills
• Information gathering and monitoring skills
• Problem analysis and problem solving skills
• Judgment and decision-making ability
• Initiative
• Confidentiality
• Team member
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Adaptability

Application Closing Date
31st March, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV’s to: [email protected] using the position applied for as the subject.