Head of Operations, Transport Division at Ajani & Kimberly Limited

Ajani and Kimberly Limited  - Our client is one of the leading organizations in supply chain and transportation. With a group of companies in Haulage, Hotelier, Energy, Transportation and Supply Chain, the company seeks to fill the vacant role below:

Job Title: Head of Operations, Transport Division

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Summary

• Responsible for direction and oversight of the general operations at all our terminals across Nigeria including, but not limited to operations, maintenance, safety/compliance, equipment, assets and personnel. You will run critical business processes, and execute cutting-edge strategies and continually refine the transportation operations of the company.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan with the corporate leadership to determine strategic direction of the Transportation Division.
• Responsible for divisional economic performance
• Responsible for managing assets in such a way as to minimize operational expenses while maximizing equipment utilization
• Supervise key terminal staff to monitor operations at all Transport bus terminals, ensuring workload is completed per customer expectations: efficiently, safely and compliant with all applicable regulations
• Coordinate with company maintenance personnel and terminal managers to keep company buses maintained, safe, and operating per federal, state and local law while managing associated costs
• Develop and implement compliant, effective safety programs
• Work with corporate management, human resources department, and terminal supervision to determine staffing levels, job descriptions, and assist in the recruitment of drivers, operations and support staff
• Remain knowledgeable on current industry regulations, trends, and other relevant information
• Develop and implement divisional standard operating procedures
• Coordinate with terminal Managers/Coordinators at current and future locations to help maximize driver and equipment utilization across the fleet.
• Perform all duties in a professional manner which promotes the image, growth, profitability, and success of the company
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including the mechanical engineers, business intelligence, vendors, and government relations.
• Oversight of Drivers, operations employees and their daily performance, to ensure safe, efficient, effective operation, including scheduling, expenditures, attendance and discipline
• Responsible for the justification, specification, selection and purchase of buses and other necessary equipment and systems
• Responsible for disposal of transportation equipment through sale or trade
• Monitor the general operations of staff of the transportation department to make sure that their operations are within the guidelines, safety measures, government orders, and administrative policies
• Develop important indicators that measure and show the effectiveness of the company’s transportation operations
• Conduct necessary investigation(s) to determine the cause of problems like accidents (if any arises) and to set up safety measures to avoid recurrence of such issues
• Develop and implement plans that will lead to improvement in company profit
• Implement management recommendations, like proposed fees and change in movement schedu

Qualification, Experience & Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent combination of education and experience) in a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in transit management / transportation operations
• Experience supervising personnel in a passenger transportation environment
• Proven experience solving complex problems, exercising good judgment, and navigating ambiguous environments.
• Must possess good communication skills, with emphasis on the ability to effectively produce and distribute information across different terminals, within Nigeria.
• Strong ability to drive process improvement and lead change
• Track record of setting goals, creating action plans, and delivering results
• Experience tracking and monitoring KPIs
• Exceptional track record of delivering on complex, high visibility cross-functional tasks in a multicultural/hyper growth environment.
• Excellent organizational skills to juggle many tasks without losing sight of the highest priority items.
• Ability to stay focused under pressure, prioritizing and managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence and motivate people at all levels across a broad variety of job function.
• Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint required.
• Thorough knowledge of relevant industry rules and regulations.

Application Closing Date
30th March, 2021.