Logistics/Supply Chain Officer at Lindii Peace Foundation (LPF)

Duty Description

The Logistics/Supply Chain Officer work directly under the Procurement Manager and is responsible for Receipt of Procured goods/Materials, Dispatch planning, evaluation and implementation, also ensures procurement-related activities on this project are conducted in line with NHF policies and LPF policies. The Logistics/Supply Chain Officer Organizes transportation activities, including storage of goods, managing information accrued from point of origin to delivery, orchestrating transportation movements, and arranging for services as necessary. Coordinate and track movement of goods through logistic pathways.

Responsibilities

• Plan LPF’s warehouses and distribution centres for efficiency in both operations and capacity
• Organize LPF’s transportation activities, including storage of goods, managing information accrued from point of origin to delivery, orchestrating transportation movements, and arranging for services as necessary
• Coordinate and track LPF’s movement of goods through logistic pathways
• Execute LPF’s logistics plan to move products and packages to reach destinations on schedule
• Review freight rates and other transportation costs to keep working costs low
• Maintains quality throughout the logistic processes
• Maintain an overview of the logistics and admin/HR needs of all units
• Takes responsibility for ensuring quality in logistics support.
• Ensure overall coordination and management of all logistics and procurement aspects of LPF; follows LPF logistics procedures as well as develop innovative procedures where applicable.
• Ensures cost effectiveness and time-sensitivity across the supply chain and facilities management, including development of plans and priorities, follow up and measurement of progress.
• As appropriate attend related forums on logistics and keep good relations with counterparts including suppliers on logistics management related issues.
• Contribute to the budget and monitoring processes in liaison with the finance department and Manager to ensure that logistics needs are factored into planning realistically.
• Perform any other assign duty by supervisor or management.

Qualification

• A minimum of HND or Bachelor Degree in in Engineering, Public/Business Administration or any relevant degree

Experience

• Minimum of 2-3-year working experience

Other information

• The contract duration is 6 Months,
• For an application to be valid, responsive References/Referees should be captured in the application with full and accessible contact information/details.
• Only applicants who scale through the prerequisite conditions will be invited for an interview.