GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Nigeria: Distribution Manager

• Security of stocks and other sales items and supervision of stock control to ensure implementation of prevailing SOPs
• Ensures proper handling of finished products in the warehouse to reduce the incidence of damages due to mishandling

• Monitor, maintain and communicate stock levels, ensuring that the right stocks are in the right place at the right time.

Customer Service:

• Liaising with internal customers – Sales. Production. Quality. Accounts. Purchasing and Marketing as well as external customers – Transporters and Agents in order to achieve Sales/Distribution and company – wide objectives.
• Ensures prompt shipment customers (Partners and Direct Accounts) stock orders
• Track truck movement
• Provide information on stock position to the Sales Team and other interested
• Ensures that transporters deliver within the delivery lead time

• Recommends appointment and termination of transporters
• Ensures that registered transporters have relevant/ valid vehicles documents at all times
• Ensure that the right tonnage of vehicles are available and that loads are consolidated in the right mix to achieved optimal load factor/cost savings. Copied from: www.hotnigerianjobs.com
• Ensures that only sound and well maintained trucks are used in consigning stocks to Partners to reduce the incidence of damages in transit
• Transport performance Assessment

• Constantly seeking ways of increasing efficiency and production by reducing cost in all stages of the Distribution process
• Recommends incentive scheme for distribution staff
• Develops an effective appraisal tools for distribution staff
• Qualification and Experience
  The ideal candidate must possess the following:
• BS.c – Social Science preferably MBA or MSc in Transport or may related discipline
• Professional Certificate is an advantage
• Minimum of 7 years experience in an FMCG Company with Distribution / Operational/ Logistics experience preferred

• Strong leadership & influencing skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Must be able to handle sensitivity / confidentiality levels appropriately
• Analytical mind
• Customer Focus and Sense of urgency
• Ability to see macro scenarios and beyond numbers