Assistant Logistics Manager Job at Sanergy in Kenya September 2014
Vacancy: Assistant Logistics Manager
Department: Engineering Operations
Reports to: Logistics & Processing Manager
Company Description: Sanergy is an award-winning social venture, based in Nairobi, Kenya, that makes hygienic sanitation accessible and affordable in Africa’s urban slums for everyone, forever.
Our systems-based approach to solving the sanitation crisis involves five key steps: we build a dense network of franchised micro-entrepreneurs, who operate low-cost, high-quality waterless sanitation facilities called Fresh Life, as small businesses.
We provide critical support services – such as access to finance, training, marketing and business analytics. We collect the waste every day and safely remove it from the community.
We convert the waste into valuable by-products, such as organic fertilizer and renewable energy.
Finally, we sell the byproducts to Kenyan farmers.
Role & Responsibilities
The Assistant Logistics Manager will oversee all waste collection logistics to ensure optimum levels of logistical costs, labour utilization and compliance to standards set by NEMA.
The key responsibilities will be:
- Plan and Schedule logistics operations to ensure maximum utilizations of Labour and all other resources.
- Oversee logistics operations to guarantee maximum plan adherence. Ensure waste is collected and delivered to the required location on time in full.
- Champion logistics operations optimization projects that target reduction in cost and increase in logistics efficiency
- Effective capacity planning to ensure sustainable growth of logistics operations required to service Sanergy exponentially growing network.
- Design and implement systems that will increase visibility of performance and accountability of all employees and contractors that form part of Sanergy logistics network
- Improve availability of all equipment used in logistics operations by implementing optimum maintenance strategies
- Implement measures required to ensure compliance with the conditions set by NEMA.
- Conduct work planning for staff under responsibility. Conduct continuous performance evaluation of the same. Guide staff on areas of improvement.
- Ensure adherence to occupational health and safety standards and monitor and manage any risks in the area of responsibilities.
- Provide periodic reports to senior management on departmental performance.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree (with honors) in Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Environmental Engineering or equivalent.
- At least 1year experience in a large scale logistics operation. Experience in a WASH program is highly desirable
- Understanding of Occupational Safety & Health
- Data Management and analysis
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.
- Demonstrated capacity for self-organization. Must be a person with excellent interpersonal skills, unquestionable integrity, team player and able to work with minimum supervision.
- Flexible and willing to work at-least 10-30% of the time outside home office.
We welcome your application-cover letter and CV-on http://www.jobscore.com/jobs/sanergy/list
Deadline for applications: September 29, 2014