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The Quality Control Coordinator supports the plant operations to deliver high-quality concrete products and maintain operational excellence. He/She helps to manage effectively concrete quality procedures and analyses of QC Results and Mix Optimization across all Hubs.

What you'll be doing 

• Ensure full compliance of the plant with Lafarge safety standards
• Implement Integrated Management System in line ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015
• Identification of materials/ carrying out trial tests for concrete
• Ensure proper translation of standard /specification and communicate to subordinates to maintain proper Lafarge standard.
• Concrete strength performance report monthly highlighting the Standard deviation, Cement Efficiency, Overdesign and Sampling frequency
• Mix optimization: carry out mix adjustment and trials with the aim of cost reduction.
• Carry out concrete designs and optimization
• Carry out Quarry and aggregates characterization
• Close out customer complaints as soon as they arise (zero/month). 
• Pro-active approach towards interaction between in-house departments within the plants. 
• in the A&C plant and/ at least 2 per month to assess H&S compliance, with documented report.
• Other tasks as may be assigned from time to time by the Technical Manager A&

Who you'll be working with 

Direct Report

• Lab Assistant

What we are looking for 

• Minimum BSc. in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemistry or relevant course of study
• Minimum 3 years working experience in concrete and cement preferably in Readymix operation
• Good knowledge of QA/QC in Readymix operation and concrete technology 
• Knowledge of raw material and concrete standard including other relevant standard
• Site engagements and people management
• Ability to develop an anticipate plan to face challenges and complaints that may arise from customer
• Convincing verbal and written communication skill
• Excellent interpersonal skill
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task and work effectively as a team member with minimal supervision
• Ability to network effectively
• Excellent IT skills (Proficiency with MS Office packages

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Ensure coordination of all depot activities to ensure that goods are received and despatched according to company procedures.

What You'll be Doing

• Health, Safety & Security
  • Ensure compliance with LAP Workplace Heath, Safety and Environnement polices, procedures and other regulatory requirements
  • Drive LafargeHolcim Health & safety standards within the depot and for secondary transportation activities
  • Responsible for Security of the entire depot facility, people and products.
  • Reporting of Unsafe Acts and Unsafe Conditions and at Risk behaviour on icare.
  • Conducts contingency plans for managing  incidents or accidents on site
  • Lead recovery actions for incidents or accidents.
  • Review traffic movement plans for the depot.
  • Ensure trucks/Equipment safety check and compliance at the depot and escalate safety gaps for closure.
  • Manage and ensure correct and continuos use of PPE within the depot premises.
  • Work with Country depot safety manager to drive zero road traffic accident for secondary redistribution trucks from the depot
•  Stock Management & Control
  • Coordinate all depot activities to ensure that goods are received and despatched according to company procedures.
  • Ensure that the principle of FIFO is adhered to for direct delivery dispatch from the depot
  • Ensure safe stock stacking (15bags max height) to prevent damages or loss 
  • Ensure physical stocks correspond with the book stocks balance all the time
  • Manage defective deliveries in line with standard procedure to ensure proper accountability
  • Managing stock levels to ensure stock availabity of the right product type at all time.
  • Ensure stock is properly stored in non leaking areas and properly covered where required
  • Maintain monthly stock count and inventory record accuracy at >99.5% target 

• Depot Administration
  • Owns and delivers all depot KPIs in line with target
  • In charge of people management as well as facility maintenance and overall depot Security
  • Ensure that all depot’s operation documents are safely kept
  • Coordinate the activities of the depot’s loaders, off loaders and drivers
  • Oversee the maintenance of depot facilities.
  • Prepare ageing analysis of depot Cement Stock to prevent revenue loss on account of aged.
  • Ownership of secondary redistribution trucks, including efficiency
• Sales Drive & Competitive Intelligence
  • Deliver daily dispatch target including resolving barriers to meet target 
  • 100% Utilization of log on and HODIM for dispatch 
  • Liaise with Customer service and sales managers on availability of order in the pool to meet dispatch targets
  • Collaborate with the transport manager and planning managers on the right stock level at the right time arriving to his depot
  • Drive >95% on time delivery of orders to Customer location 
  • Report information on marketing and pricing activities of competitors around the depot 
  • Maintain a portfolio of customers 
  • Build relationships with the distributors, retailers and prospects (using the guidelines of the company) 
  • Product Receipt 
  • Plans the receipt of primary trucks and products into the depot
  • Coordinates offloading, transloading and redirect in line with standard procedure
  • Utilize the log on mobile 100% for all receipt 
  • Drive CICO at depot to less than 6 hours average
• Cost and Control
  • Delivers reduction in all depot related cost
  • Delivers less than 6 hour depot turnaroud 
  • Drives 100% adherence to business continuity plan standard procedure
  • Safeguard company’s assets through driving the right controls
• Reporting
  • Structured information and report shared regularly as per direction
  • Daily, Weekly and Monthly report and reconciliation in line with standard

What we are looking for

Knowledge & Experience

• Knowledge of manufacturing industry
• At least 5 years experience in manufacturing, supply chain or logistics preferably a people manager 
• BSC/HND Holder in any discipline 
• Knowledge of warehousing and supply chain/ logistics core processes
• Customer service 
• Good knowledge of SAP and IT systems and applications
• Knowledge of basic finance fundamentals
• Good supervisory and people management skills
• Organizing and planning skills
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Good communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills 
• Leadership and ownership drive  
• Experience of managing teams and external stakeholders

Who you'll work with

• Internal Relationships  
  • Depot Supervisor/Assistant
  • Safety officer
  • Forklift driver
  • Other depot staffs
• External Relationships
  • Drivers / Transporters
  • End Users
  • Distributors
  • Transport managers/Planning managers/Customer service
  • Sales Managers

Financial

• Each Depot manager will be responsible for streamlining the operational cost of the depot, and fixed Imprest to be reconciled monthly
• Infrastructure
• The position will be provided with adequate means of communications and a PC.
• Standardised tools and templates for recording, analysing and reporting information

Organizational Structure

• Reports to the Regional Depot & Key Account Logistics Manager

What we are looking for

Profile Required 

• Knowledge of manufacturing industry
• At least 5 years experience in manufacturing, supply chain or logistics preferably a people manager
• Knowledge of warehousing and supply chain/ logistics core processes
• Customer service
• Good knowledge of SAP and IT systems and applications
• Knowledge of basic finance fundamentals
• Good supervisory and people management skills
• Organizing and planning skills
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Good communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Leadership and ownership drive
• Experience of managing teams and external stakeholders