Owned-Fleet Manager at HBM Nigeria Plc (Formerly Lafarge)

Location: Ewekoro, Ogun

About the job 

• This position is responsible for the management of owned fleet, covering driver-team administration, vehicle maintenance, daily dispatch, cargo-loss control, driving-safety supervision and local-security-risk prevention.
• In the long-term, it will be responsible for all self-operated logistics capacity belonging to HBM.

What you'll be doing

• Formulate the overall development roadmap and short-term objectives for the owned-fleet in line with corporate logistics strategy, and design the implementation plan to integrate all HBM self-operated transport resources in the future. 
• Establish and optimize fleet-wide management policies, standard operating procedures, driver assessment frameworks and safety-risk-control solutions. Oversee front-line operation staff to carry out daily execution. 
• Report regularly to the Logistics Director on fleet performance, safety hazards, manpower status and operating costs, and deliver actionable proposals for senior-level decisions. 
• Conduct horizontal communication with procurement, factory, warehouse, finance and security departments, and build cross-department workflows for dispatch, cargo hand-over, expense settlement and on-site driving safety. 
• Work out manpower strategy, confirm recruitment requirements, promotion rules and reward-penalty frameworks for drivers, and delegate routine recruitment and attendance work to subordinates. 
• Make long-term asset-management strategies for trucks, including maintenance standards, vehicle renewal plans, cargo-loss control and insurance risk schemes, and supervise daily maintenance execution by operation staff. 
• Build the KPI system covering truck turnover rate, cargo loss ratio, fuel consumption, accident frequency and driver attendance rate. Analyze periodic data and adjust management strategies. 
• Maintain high-level communication with local traffic-management authorities, parking-lot partners and insurance agents. Resolve major external disputes and respond to new-local-traffic policies. 
• Set general safety-management guidelines, regular-training frameworks and accident-investigation rules. Assign daily safety briefings to subordinates and supervise rectification plans after serious traffic incidents. 
• Analyze cost gaps between in-house fleets and outsourced trucks, formulate transport-capacity optimization suggestions and support the company’s fleet-expansion decisions. 
• Build-up an early-warning system against local security risks, road hazards and labor-related troubles, and prepare comprehensive emergency-response plans. 
• Supervise, evaluate and develop fleet operation supervisors, clarify job-split rules and improve the overall working efficiency of the logistics management team.

Requirements

• A graduate in any discipline
• At least five years of executive-level work experience  
• Experience managing a logistics operation with over 50 transport vehicles at the operational level
• Able to multitask and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Strong computer skills, especially Microsoft applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint and email applications.
• Experience of researching and preparing complex worldwide travel arrangements and itineraries
• Knowledge of calendar/planning/scheduling tools
• Familiarity with ERP platforms
• Ability to prioritize with excellent time management skills
• Ability to think outside of the box with a sense of urgency and proactive problem solving
• Detail-oriented/strong attention to detail
• Able to respect/manage confidential information.