Warehouse and Facilities Manager at Max Drive

Max Drive - We are a team of passionate people and a leading technology-enabled company driven by a vision to solve the mobility challenges in Africa. We want to get people and goods to their destinations hitch-free. It is personal for us because we understand the frustration of epileptic transportation. We are making mobility safe, affordable, accessible, and sustainable through the deployment of high-performance technologies and operators.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Warehouse and Facilities Manager

Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-Time

Key Responsibilities
Physical Warehouse Operations & Layout Optimization:

• Optimize floor layouts, racking systems, and storage configurations to maximize cubic utilization, dock throughput, and traffic flow.
• Oversee inbound dock operations, stage management, outbound dispatch physical readiness, and general material handling workflows.
• Manage material handling equipment (MHE)—including forklifts, reach trucks, and automation systems—ensuring proper utilization, maintenance schedules, and operator allocation.
• Ensure physical warehouse workflows align with software directives (dock-to-rack transit, picking routes, and dispatch staging).

Facilities Maintenance & Asset Upkeep:

• Direct routine maintenance programs for all building systems (HVAC, dock levellers, electrical, plumbing, lighting, and roofing).
• Track facility assets, direct equipment overhauls, and manage replacement lifecycles to maintain maximum operational uptime.
• Source, negotiate, and oversee third-party facility service contracts (janitorial, security, waste management, pest control, structural repairs).
• Coordinate workspace arrangements, internal office moves, lease compliance, and utility usage/energy efficiency projects across all company properties.

Requirements

• 5–7 years experience in managing warehouse physical space and building facilities/infrastructure especially in FMCG with at least 3years in managerial capacity
• Strong working knowledge of MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) systems, industrial docking equipment, and property maintenance.
• Proven experience in warehouse layout design, racking standards, and material flow optimization.
• Demonstrated track record of negotiating and managing third-party vendor SLAs and facility maintenance contracts.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Marketing, Engineering, Data Analytics, or related field.
• MBA or relevant certifications is an advantage.

Want to Join Us? Here’s Why You Should

• At MAX, we encourage diversity and are open to meeting just about anyone with the right passion and skill set regardless of looks, gender, sexual orientation, color, tribe, nationality, and disability.

The MAX Work Environment:

• Drive: We are building a team where everyone is a leader and therefore run on internal motivation
• Empathy: We have a clear understanding of the problem we are trying to solve and its impact on Africans, we are committed to providing a lasting solution.
• Humility: We are committed to continuous learning and improvement. We learn, unlearn and relearn
• Initiative: We welcome novel ideas and encourage creativity
• Diligence: We take great pride in our work.
• Candor: We value open and honest communication
• Collaboration: We are a team of passionate, innovative optimists, solving challenging problems and creating an impact.
• Bias for Technology: We automate everything.

What You’ll Get

• Competitive pay & benefit
• Health insurance cover
• Frequent performance chats & reviews
• High performing & passionate team members + fun work culture.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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