Logistics Manager at SAB Miller

Reference Number: SAB-521
Location: Ilesa, Osun
Work Level: Senior Management
Type: Permanent

Job Description

• An opportunity exists for a qualified Logistics Manager in International Breweries Plc, Ilesha Plant, to manage the flow of containers and goods, from point of production through to the final point of selling.
• This includes scheduling the transportation, allocating and managing space requirements internal and external, managing on the ground operations within the sites and controlling inventory throughout this process.  This position reports to the Logistics Director: West Africa.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Translate divisional core strategies with key focus on VLC (Variable logistics cost) FLC (Fixed logistical cost)
• Implement VPO & DPO processes and safety standards
• Develop annual budgets and forecasts
• Management of KPI’s
• Optimise warehouse capacity and layout
• Determine optimal fleet configuration
• Contract Management with Contractors
• Manage and maintain good commercial relationship with Transporters
• Maximise fleet availability
• Manage asset acquisition
• Ensure optimal human resourcing
• Ensure stock availability
• Minimise breakages, losses and wastage
• Assure product quality through sound Inventory Management Practices
• Control expenditure against budgets and forecasts
• Analyse and respond to operational performance measures (KPIs)
• Develop employees
  

Requirements
Qualifications, Experience and skills required:

• A commercial degree or in logistics management
• Well rounded FMCG supply chain experiences at a senior level
• Extensive line management experience, preferably experienced in a matrix managed environment
• Familiarity with planning systems
• Effective at collaborating upwards, downwards cross-functionally and across borders
• Financial knowledge: Break even analysis, Interpretation of income-statements, balance sheets, cash flows, capital expenditure, depreciation, fixed and variable costs.
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment

Key competencies and attributes:

• Excellent leadership qualities with the ability to deliver results within a fast paced environment
• Ability to work under enormous pressure
• Have a highly developed understanding of finance and its interrelationships into other functions
• Understand forecasting and business modelling
• Problem solving
• Communication and presentation skills
• Analytical skills - able to perform analytical studies and gain insights

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