We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Operations Manager
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Role Overview
- The Operations Manager will be responsible for optimizing delivery operations, enhancing customer satisfaction, and driving revenue growth for PicckR.
- This role involves overseeing day-to-day logistics, ensuring platform efficiency, onboarding small businesses, and increasing platform transactions.
- The ideal candidate is data-driven, process-oriented, and skilled in relationship management and business development.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Management:
- Oversee and improve the efficiency of day-to-day logistics and deliveries.
- Monitor and analyze key performance metrics such as delivery times, driver availability, and customer satisfaction.
- Coordinate with customer support to resolve operational issues and enhance service quality.
- Develop and implement strategies to improve PicckR engagement and retention.
- Utilize data insights to optimize delivery routes and reduce failed deliveries.
Small Business Onboarding & Growth
- Identify and acquire small businesses that can benefit from PicckR’s delivery services.
- Present PicckR’s value proposition and onboard businesses onto the platform.
- Drive engagement by converting newly onboarded businesses into active users.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to create campaigns that increase small business transactions.
- Maintain strong relationships with business users to drive repeat usage.
Revenue & Transaction Growth:
- Set and achieve monthly transaction and revenue targets.
- Monitor business usage trends to identify and implement strategies that increase order frequency.
- Collect feedback from business users to refine the platform’s offerings and improve user experience.
Customer Support & Dispute Resolution:
- Ensure customer inquiries and disputes are resolved efficiently and in a timely manner.
- Optimize response times and improve first-contact resolution rates.
- Reduce failed deliveries and chargebacks through proactive issue management.
Compliance & Process Improvement:
- Maintain adherence to operational protocols and industry best practices.
- Identify opportunities to automate workflows and enhance platform efficiency.
- Regularly review and implement process improvements to optimize costs and service quality.
Cross-functional Collaboration:
- Work closely with marketing, tech, and customer support teams to align operational efforts with company goals.
- Engage with external partners and stakeholders for service enhancements and business growth.
Expectations:
- Ownership & Initiative: Proactively identify and solve operational bottlenecks.
- Data-Driven Decision-Making: Use analytics to guide operational improvements.
- Customer-Centric Approach: Ensure high service quality and satisfaction for both SenndRs and PicckRs.
- Process Optimization: Continuously refine workflows to enhance platform efficiency.
- Collaboration & Communication: Work effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Scalability & Growth Mindset: Implement strategies that support business expansion.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Operational KPIs:
- On-time Delivery Rate: ≥95% of deliveries completed on time.
- Average Delivery Time: Under 1 hour from pickup to drop-off.
- Process Adherence Rate: 98% compliance with pickup, verification, and delivery protocols.
- Failed Delivery Rate: ≤3% failed or incomplete deliveries.
- Operational Cost per Delivery: Maintain cost efficiency while ensuring service quality.
Customer Support KPIs:
- First Response Time: Under 5 minutes for high-priority cases.
- First Contact Resolution (FCR) Rate: 80-90% of issues resolved in the first interaction.
- CSAT Score for Support Interactions: ≥85% customer satisfaction rate.
- Support Ticket Backlog Rate: ≤5% of unresolved tickets after 24 hours.
- Average Support Handling Time per Ticket: Under 10 minutes for standard issues.
Dispute Resolution & Chargebacks:
- Dispute Resolution Time: ≤24 hours for dispute closure.
- Chargeback Rate per Delivery: ≤1% of completed deliveries result in chargebacks.
- Dispute Escalation Rate: ≤10% of disputes require higher-tier intervention.
- Dispute Closure Satisfaction Rate: ≥80% satisfaction after dispute resolution.
Settlements & Reconciliation KPIs:
- Settlement Accuracy Rate: ≥99.5% accuracy in settlements.
- Reconciliation Completion Time: ≤48 hours for weekly reconciliation.
- Discrepancy Rate: ≤1% of transactions flagged for discrepancies.
- Settlement Processing Time per Transaction: Sub-5 minutes per transaction.
Sales & Business Development KPIs:
- New User Acquisition Rate: ≥30 new SenndRs and PicckRs onboarded per month.
- Retention Rate for SenndRs and PicckRs: ≥80% retention month-over-month.
- Revenue per Active User: Increase profitability from both SenndRs and PicckRs.
- Partnership & Business Client Activation Rate: Steady growth in high-value users.
- Average Deliveries per PicckR: Increase average deliveries per active PicckR.
Delivery Time & PicckR Matching KPIs:
- Matching Success Rate: ≥95% of delivery requests matched within 10 minutes.
- Unmatched Delivery Requests Rate: ≤5% of requests remain unmatched.
- Average Matching Time: Under 10 minutes from request to match.
- Delivery Completion Rate: ≥97% of deliveries successfully completed post-match.
Cross-functional & Quality KPIs:
- Net Promoter Score (NPS): ≥50, measuring customer satisfaction and loyalty.
- Employee Utilization Rate: 80-90% workload efficiency across operations teams.
- Technology Adoption & App Usage Rate: Full adoption of core platform features.
- Incident & Compliance Rate: Maintain low delivery incidents and 100% compliance.
- Process Automation Rate: Increase automated workflows by 10% quarterly.
KPI Tracking & Reporting:
- Regular Monitoring: Weekly tracking and monthly reviews of performance metrics.
- Balanced Scorecard: Ensure visibility across customer service, quality, and growth.
- Continuous Improvement: Implement data-driven optimizations to enhance performance.
Business Onboarding & Growth KPIs:
- New Business Sign-ups: Onboard at least 30 small businesses per month.
- Activation Rate: ≥70% of onboarded businesses complete their first transaction within a month.
- Retention Rate: ≥60% of businesses remain active after three months.
Revenue & Transaction KPIs:
- Transaction Growth: Increase total platform transactions by ≥15% per month.
- Repeat Business Rate: ≥60% of businesses place multiple orders monthly.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree
- Experience: 2+ years in operations, business development, or logistics.
- Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities.
- Communication: Excellent relationship management and negotiation skills.
- Data Proficiency: Ability to track KPIs, analyze trends, and drive improvements.
- Sales & Partnerships: Experience in onboarding businesses and fostering B2B relationships is a plus.
- Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with logistics and last-mile delivery is an advantage.