Distribution Lead at Coca-Cola

About Your New Job 

• The Distribution Lead in the plant, oversees coordinating and managing all activities starting from when shipments execution begins to both trade and plant customers.
• The role reports to the Distribution Manager.

Your New Key Responsibilities

• Drive safety in execution of shipments.
• Focus on efficient truck Utilization and drive turnaround time.
• Optimize Resource utilization in daily shipment execution
• Align customer specifics to transportation execution Escalate complex distribution related issues bordering on safety and shipment execution.
• Resolve business issues in areas that impact the shipment execution to achieve DIFOTAI, Deployment Compliance and other key objectives
• Understand and interprets demands and expectation from commercial/manufacturing and other internal customers.
• Follow up on meetings alignments and drive execution intrade/en-route.
• Control the quality aspects of team deliverables in alignment with plant's /depots targets.
• Escalate impending execution challenges and reflect same in future decisions
• Supervise the implementation trade related change
• management actions as directed by line manager.
• Drives cost through efficient utilization of Distribution and Haulage resources.
• Supports the safety initiatives for drivers and champions same in-trade /en-route
• Maintains cost discipline in overtime and work schedules of drivers Communicate and manage compliance with standard operating procedures for transportation.
• Work with the shop floor team to ensure total acceptance and enthusiasm around new Distribution & Haulage related Processes
• Drive the innovation agenda on transportation execution
• Maintain close collaboration and relationship with drivers to ensure budgeted volume is delivered profitably.
• Act as a major linkage between the shop floor team and the top line managers.

Education / Experience

• HND / University Degree in Social Sciences or any numerate courses.
• Possession of Master's Degree is an added advantage.
• 2-3 years of field experience with previous interface with customers / driver.
• Commercial background is an added advantage.
• Shipment Execution, Order-to-cash knowledge.

Do You Have These Skills?

• Excellent command of the English Language
• Strong business awareness
• Deep Functional Knowledge of Logistics processes.
• Enforcement of standards Business process.
• Understanding complex, detailed Business process and being able to define and enforce same
• Good Communication & inter-personal Skills Computer literate
• Working knowledge of SAP and MS Office
• Administrative and time management skills
• Good leadership skills and ability to comfortably liaise and build relationships with stakeholders