Nigerian Bottling Company Plc Recruits Logistics Manager

nbcThe Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd is one of the biggest companies in the non-alcoholic beverage industry in the country and is the sole franchise bottler of The Coca-Cola Company in Nigeria.
Job Title: Logistics Manager

  • JOB SCOPE

The Logistics Manager oversees the logistics operations of plants and depots located by the plants. He/she is also to manage, organize, control and coordinate all activities relating to Haulage, distribution, fleet and warehousing in the plant/depots.

JOB SPECIFICATION

  • Enforce operational procedures for real time activities such as verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling of materials and keeping warehouse inventory – finished goods and raw materials

  • Ensure proper control and reduction of the cost related to logistics in both plant and depots

  • Maintain spending within budget guidelines to support overall financial targets and business loss management.

  • Inspect physical condition of warehouse and equipment and ensure maintenance of clean, orderly and safe warehouse in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (housekeeping).

  • Manage plant supply chain infrastructure, raw materials, bottles and full products, warehousing providing high quality products availability and accurate load compliance to the plant commercial team.

  • Support plant depot operations with product supplies to forestall out of stock situations.

  • Provide strong leadership, training and management for direct reports to deliver high standard results

  • Manage compliance with service level agreements (SLAs) with internal and 3PLs

  • Implement and monitor waste minimization initiatives

  • Responsible for ensuring efficient support to production lines with material requirement and provision of adequate storage space for both Finished Goods and Materials

  • Manage vehicle utilization and efficiency to achieve target turn-round around time and fuel consumption.

  • Work Cross-functionally with all departments to ensure quality and maximal productivity

  • Drive operational efficiency through process checks and SAP knowledge retention and exploitations.

         Cost Management

  • Benchmark financial performance within the Coca-Cola Hellenic.

  • Cost reporting with variance analysis and improvement opportunities

  • Match cost with volume of activities in relation to Annual Budget Plan(ABP

        Key deliverables:

  •  Projects management
  •  Accurate measurement and reporting of KBIs
  •  Effective coordination of delivery men / trucks to optimise cost and deliver qualitative customer service to the esteemed dealers
  • Maintain standards on Logistics Haulage/distribution and Safety etc
  • Build succession plan

Team Development:

Administration:

  • Monitors employees attendance and share the report with HR

  • Track employees working condition as related to sick leave granted with records sent to HR

People management:

  • Conduct On-The-Job Training, feedback to associates to improve productivity and performance of the team
  • Identify training and development needs and appropriately addresses them;
  • Maintain approved manning of termed employees
  • Performance management, Individual objective setting, Competences assessment & Individual Development Plans
  • Periodic assessment of labour and fire safety policiesKey Areas
  • Management
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  • Function strategy execution
  • Operational planning
  • Problem solving
  • Productivity
  • Compliance (Full Scope, TCCMS, SOX Audit etc.)
  • Crisis management (IMCR)
  • Process/procedure/systems implementation

         Business/ Financial

  • Cost control
  • Customer Satisfaction Index
  • Sales, volume
  • KBI Deliverables
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          People Development

  • Team strength
  • Coaching and mentoring
  •  Succession

 
Leadership

  • Change leadership
  • Function capability
  • Engagement satisfaction
  • Vision
  • Performance culture

Growth & Innovation

  • New methods, applications and processes
  • Support new projects
  • New ideas
  • New replicable initiatives

 
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

  • Health, Safety & Environment
  • Policy dissemination
  • Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH)Values
  • Social responsibility awareness creation/behaviour

Relationships

  • Cross-functional teamwork
  • Internal / External Customers.
  • Functional stakeholders (peers, manager, functional community)
  • Opinion leaders and other important stakeholders
  • Coca-Cola System (TCCS)
  • Relationship at all levels of the function
  • Union/Work Management

Technical Skills Required
Distribution Management

  • People Management
  • Truck Utilization and Optimization techniques
  • Inventory Techniques

Financial skills

  • Delivery Cost understanding, monitoring and analysis
  • Budgeting
  • Financial interpretation of operations

Performance management and development

  • Assess Skill Levels and Gaps of Individuals within team
  • Support sales assessment and delivery plans
  • Understands and recommend solutions from a broad set of development alternatives
  • Effective succession plan.
  • Building of leadership skills through focus, vision and people development

 
Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Education level BSC/HND degree – Social Sciences or any numerate courseChartered membership of Logistics institutes or MBA will provide added advantage
Experience needed 7
Desired candidate profile Qualification: Education: BSC/HND degree – Social Sciences or any numerate course. Professional : Chartered membership of Logistics institutes or MBA will provide added advantage. Experience: At least 7 years experience cognate experience in leadership roles of both inbound and outbound spectrum of Logistics of any manufacturing company or related Third Party companies
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Publish date 2015-01-21
Closing date 2015-01-28

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