Job Roles at DP World

Job Function

• The Supervisor – Transport Operations (Product Management) is responsible for overseeing and coordinating all products and breakage-related activities, ensuring efficient processes, accountability, and compliance with organizational standards. This role involves supervising the Controller - Breakages, all the Breakages Control Officers (BCOs) and Products & Breakages Officer, reconciling breakage reports across multiple stakeholders, locations, and supporting the business with valuable data insights. The Senior Fleet Controller Products Management will advocate for operational excellence and maintain robust reporting and analysis systems to ensure accurate records and effective consequence management.

Key Performance Areas

Supervision & Oversight:

• Lead and supervise Product and Breakages Controllers and Breakages Control Officers (BCOs) and Products & Breakages Officer to ensure optimal performance and adherence to company policies.
• Monitor and evaluate the activities of BCOs, Product & Breakages Controller, providing guidance, training, and feedback as required.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for unresolved or complex breakages issues with the client and customers.
• Monitor loaded products at loading breweries, warehouses, depots and other loading points including loading patterns, strapping, strength, and condition of the wooden pallets.
• Monitor offloading of products at customer locations, external warehouses, depots and other offloading points including accuracy of input into apps and waybills.
• Approval of breakages input on iManager by Products & Breakages Officer to ensure sufficient document upload and accurate data.

Breakage & Reconciliation Management:

• Oversee the tracking, monitoring, and documentation of breakages for all vehicles across all trips.
• Reconcile breakage reports with client records, PBO reports, and finance records to ensure alignment and accuracy.
• Review unaccounted breakages reported by PBO and liaise with Senior Fleet Controllers for appropriate consequence management.
• Supervise daily reconciliation with client representatives on-site and ensure signed records are maintained for debit purposes including review of Lopis report
• Ensure the preparation and maintenance of comprehensive breakage and delivery records across branches, for weekly or monthly reporting.

Operational Excellence:

• Oversee sorting supervision for empties returned from trade at breweries, ensuring compliance with agreed standards.
• Enforce strict review processes for debits from clients and ensure thorough reconciliation of discrepancies.
• Advocate for the use and implementation of the agreed NB’s breakages/shortages standard operational procedures to maintain industry best practices and enhance operational efficiency.
• Engage RLM and Head, customer excellence unit of NB to ensure SOP application
• Engage customers, distributors, warehouses, and other offloading points on huge returns of products.

Fleet & Logistics Support:

• Support Fleet Controllers in tracking and analyzing daily trip details for all trucks within the fleet.
• Ensure accurate records of truck odometer readings, loading locations, and quantities are maintained and reconciled.
• Collaborate with Fleet controllers and the SCs in the documentation and analysis of logistics data to provide actionable insights.

Reporting & Analysis:

• Prepare and present comprehensive weekly reports on breakages, reconciliations, and operational highlights to the DTMS/ Manager Finance.
• Analyse trends in breakage incidents and recommend actionable measures to minimize occurrences.
• Ensure detailed sorting records are kept and constantly be up to date in the retrieval and documentation of waybills from the Nigerian Breweries Logistics for accurate reporting.
• Ensure accurate reporting of accident cases, debit amounts, and indemnity from insurance.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Transportation Management, or a related field.

Experience and Skills Required

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in logistics or fleet operations, with at least 2 years’ experience in a supervisory or senior role.
• Manufacturing experience.
• Transport and Logistics experience with focus on product handling and breakage control.
• Supervisory experience – proven experience in supervising teams.
• Distribution Management.
• Warehouse Experience.

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Job Function

• To ensure the financial integrity and health of the organization by overseeing the financial operations and managing a team of accountants to provide strategic financial guidance to senior management. Key focus will be on managing the financial accounting and reporting functions within MDS Logistics. The role is critical for maintaining accurate financial records, ensuring compliance with accounting principles and regulations, and providing timely and relevant financial information to support decision-making by the management team.

Key Performance Areas

• Financial Reporting: Oversee preparation, reviews, and analysis of financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting in line with accounting principles.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, and other financial regulations.
• Financial Analysis: Conduct in-depth financial analysis to identify trends, opportunities, potential risks and make recommendations that will drive financial strategies and decision-making within the organization.
• Team Leadership: Lead a team of accounting professionals by providing guidance, training, and performance feedback to ensure the highest standards of reporting quality is maintained.
• Audit and Compliance: Responsible for coordinating and managing external audits and regulatory compliance including the organization's adherence to all relevant laws and regulations, and the accurate and timely submission of financial reports.
• Financial Systems: Evaluate, implement, and optimize financial reporting systems and processes in order to enhance efficiency, streamline reporting, and ensure the accuracy of financial data.
• Financial Strategy Support: Collaborate with senior management by providing valuable insights and recommendations for financial strategies. This includes identifying cost reduction opportunities and avenues for revenue enhancement, all based on the data and information derived from the financial reports.
• Budgeting & forecasting: Collaborate with departments to develop and manage budgets and provide financial forecasts and analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Cash Management: Manager cash flow with the aim to ensure the organisational stability, optimise working capital and work with other departments/stakeholders to achieve cash management objectives.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.

Experience and Skills Required

• 5 - 8 years of experience in finance or accounting, preferably in the logistics industry.
• Familiarity with treasury management systems and financial technologies.
• Understanding of regulatory requirements related to treasury operations.
• In-depth knowledge of cash management, debt issuance, and investment strategies.
• Good knowledge of accounting principles & IFRS.