Fleet Associate at Vendease - 4 Openings

Vendease is a fast-moving consumer goods e-procurement platform for B2B clients in Nigeria, with a mission to ensure hotels & restaurants are free to focus on catering for their customers. We take the problem of food supply-availability and quality off restaurant owners, so that they can focus on serving their customers. As an online marketplace, we give restaurants the opportunity to buy everything they need remotely and seamlessly from anywhere in the world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Fleet Associate

Locations: Benin City - Edo, Ibadan - Oyo, Port Harcourt - Rivers & Lagos

Job Role

• The Fleet Associate is responsible for planning, directing, managing, coordinating, and supervising the programs for acquisition, assignment, utilization, maintenance, repair, replacement, tracking, and disposal of fleet vehicles.
• The fleet associate also serves as the primary contact concerning the vehicle fleet and operations and manages 3PL relations.

Responsibilities

• Onboarding new and keeping track of every transporter
• Keep track of every fleet at all times
• 3PL relations and onboarding
• Directing, managing, coordinating, and supervising movement from the market to customers' sites.
• Maintenance of fleet, purchasing, deciding whether to lease or buy, assisting to recruit drivers
• Decision making on the aspect of acquisition approach (To lease or to buy)
• Provide assistance to recruit new drivers, train and develop them
• Develops and administers vehicle/equipment asset management processes from procurement to disposition.
• Create vehicle purchase specifications and purchase vehicles for all University departments.
• Implement cost-effectiveness measures and manage budgets
• Provide strategies to ensure logistics effectiveness
• Create and establish fleet policies and procedures
• Analyzing data to increase business operational efficiency.
• Utilizing GPS systems to monitor drivers and track vehicles in case of theft.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics or Accounting or any other related course
• 3 - 5 years of relevant experience
• Experience as an auto mechanic
• Experience in creating and establishing fleet policies and procedures
• Experience in price, spec, and purchase or lease vehicles.
• Understand and track total cost of ownership (TCO)
• Budgetary experience negotiating skills
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Analytical mindset and good problem-solving skills.
• Quantitative ability.
• Attention to detail.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online