Specialist, Regional Logistics at IHS Towers

The individual will ensure all sites across assigned region receive full allocation of diesel quantities required to sustain network availability.

Key Responsibilities

Operations

• Provide relevant data to Procurement team to facilitate commercial planning for diesel supply cycle.
• Schedule diesel supplies based on predetermined allocation and supply vendors assigned by Procurement.
• Track and validate diesel supplies in concert with the regional field operations teams.
• Collate delivery waybills and evaluate discrepancies in planned vs actual deliveries.
• Support regional operations in ascertaining critical diesel levels at sites to avert general diesel outages.
• Work closely with local authorities to identify diesel availability and/ or haulage challenges.
• Take appropriate steps to prevent shortages that may affect network availability.
• Support regional operations teams in cases where diesel supply intervention is required due to vendor-side failures.
• Generate reports on diesel supply performance and discrepancies as inputs to management decision-making.
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure deliverables are achieved in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Proactively identify early warning signs of diesel shortages and haulage challenges in order to prevent incidences of diesel unavailability across sites.

General Duties

• Promote communication between colleagues for the benefit of information flow and to curb any problems that may arise.
• Prepare and submit reports to the Manager, Operations & Maintenance on all matters pertaining to job area.
• Manage relationships with partners/vendors.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Senior Specialist, O&M Support.

Key Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering or related discipline.
• +5 years’ relevant work experience.

Functional Competencies

• Diesel Management
• Logistics Management
• Contract Management