Transport Manager at Deloitte Nigeria

Deloitte - Our client is one of the leading Freight and Logistics organisations in Nigeria. The organisation offers career development, career enhancement and equal opportunity in the workplace. In view of the foregoing, the client seeks to attract, motivate and retain qualified staff in respect of the vacant position:

Job Title: Transport Manager

The individual will be responsible for ensuring that the organisation’s haulage services are handled effectively within budget constraints.

Other responsibilities of this position include:

• Managing the fleets, drivers and their assistants
• Soliciting, evaluating and analysing contractual bids as well as negotiating and administering dedicated carrier agreements
• Determining economical tariff patterns and specifying preferred routes
• Identifying and implementing policies and practices to enhance the efficiency of Transport practices Liaising with operations manager on shipment coordination and routing including tracking of transportation vehicles and cargo
• Active involvement in developing and renewing service contracts with workshops, mechanics, suppliers, etc.
• Developing safety procedures and ensuring the proper preparation of all shipping documents
• Engaging and negotiating with third party carriers and haulage companies when the need arises
• Establishing and implementing strategies to expand services and market coverage
• Undertaking fleet utilisation analysis

Requirements for the position include:

• A Bachelors degree or its equivalent
• Minimum of 7 - 10 years’ experience in a similar role in managerial capacity
• Relevant qualifications in logistics/supply chain programme(s) is an added advantage
• Good numerical, business literacy and communication skills

Application Closing Date
3rd September, 2013

Method of Application
Interested applicants should please forward their CV’s to deloitte@deloitte.com. The position being applied for should be clearly stated in the subject of the email.

Only applicants with the minimum requirements for the listed jobs should apply. Please note that applicants with multiple applications will be disqualified.