Supervisor, Transport Operations at DP World

DP World - We exist to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 108,100 employees spanning 74 countries on six continents. We are pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future. We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses - Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Supervisor, Transport Operations

Location: Apapa, Lagos
Employment Type: Full time

Job Function

• This role involves actively supporting and overseeing the daily use of trucks. It includes efficiently managing the trucks by coordinating the fleet controller’s activities, ensuring smooth operations, and providing valuable feedback to the Transport Operations Manager.

Key Performance Areas

• Functions and serves as an interface between the MDS and the clients.
• In Liaison with the TOM ensures proper coordination of fleet deployment for client services.
• Ensures delivery of customers products at the right condition within specified period.
• Coordinate the activities of the fleet controllers as their direct reporting line.
• Liaise with the Workshop Services Manager WSM/TOM to ensure faults reported on trucks are promptly attended to, to achieve trip cycle days and truck transit time compliant.
• Serves as i-manager (ERP) super user, coordinator and ensures that loaded trucks/trip are updated with all relevant KPIs.
• Efficiently coordinates the documentation of operations entries or transactions on the ERP. i.e. i-manager, SAP.
• Supervises the conduct of driver’s toolbox meetings by fleet controllers and facilitates the discussion of topical issues at such engagements.
• Monitors and escalates all safety violations on Nova track.
• Coordinates with the FC to ensure the conducts of corrective and preventive maintenance on managed assets are carried out.
• Coordinates the collection of PODs from the clients/customers with the FCs.
• Champion the safety, health and environment culture of base of operations.
• Coordinate the Inspection of trucks (pre & post trip inspection) by the FCs, including accessories, tyres, and visible damage before deployment.
• Ensure prompt documentation of all incidents, accidents, and insurance claims within the assigned fleet to achieve minimal downtime.
• Escalate major issues to TOM (Transport Operations Manager)
• Any other duties as may be assigned by TOM.
• Reconciliation and vetting of revenues, mileages, trip timelines and PODs for billing purpose.
• In-depth knowledge of managing F&V operations.
• Reconciles trips with clients records to earn vehicle availability.
• Inspection of trucks and documents before deployment, as well as follow up on repair, and breakdown recoveries.
• Effectively coordinate in-transit rescue of vehicles with security team.
• Generation of various periodic reports such as daily trip profitability, Expected delivery date report (EDD), Flash reports etc. for business insight.

Qualifications Required

• HND / BSc in any related field.
• Associate member of Associatio of Inventory and Distribution Professionals AIDP
• Supervisory Safety Course Level 3, Nigerian Institute of Safety Professionals
• General Safety Course, Nigerian Institute of Safety Professionals
• Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transportation – CILT

Experience and Skills Required:

• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience.
• Supply chain experience in similar field.
• 3PL management.
• 5High level rescue and recovery operations.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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