Haulage Manager at Sabi

Sabi is Africa's leading provider of enabling infrastructure powering the distribution of goods and services. Our platform enables and empowers a wide ecosystem of users, allowing agents, merchants, exporters, aggregators, distributors, and manufacturers to expand their capabilities and grow their businesses using Sabi's technology rails. These rails provide access to physical goods supply, logistics, business tools, financial services and data insights. In a short span of two years, Sabi has grown to be the largest B2B marketplace on the African continent.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Haulage Manager

Location: Abeokuta, Ogun
Job type Full time

Job Description

• We are hiring into Loft  one of our business units focused on logistics & distribution and warehousing operations across emerging markets. They are providing  on-demand products across logistics, warehousing, finance, inventory management, and technology. 

Job Purpose

• The Haulage Manager would be responsible for planning, coordinating, overseeing and strategically managing the smooth supply of assets and running of all transport requests and operations in a cost effective and efficient manner.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure assets are adequately sourced with the right numbers and specifications of trucks to fulfil commercial/sales requests.
• Ensure prompt and profitable allocation of trucks following commercial/sales requests.
• Collaborate with the Account Manager to design rate cards specific to assigned clients' demands.
• Conduct periodic review/appraisal of Logistics Partner performance and make recommendations to management on retention decisions.
• Ensure the enforcement of/and compliance with Logistics Partner/Trucker SLAs and recommend disciplinary actions in case of default.
• Activate relationships with Truck Parks Chairmen and aggregators in selected locations.
• Collate and gather data of trucking business/rates from select locations.
• Asset and route Optimization – more profits, less assets.
• Ensure increased productivity, accuracy and fulfilment of SLAs are on target.
• Resolve delivery inconsistencies or delays and escalate if necessary.
• Ensure the logistic partners (drivers) have the accurate address details and ensure on time delivery of goods.
• Reduce stock/logistic/shipment damage by dealing with inquiries and freight management and ensuring compliance related to shipping or transportation.
• Perform any other responsibility as assigned by the manager.

Requirements
Special Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Transport Management, or related field
• 5 years of experience as a logistics or compliance professional in the logistics industry or related institution.
• Data Analysis/reporting skills.
• Strong understanding of FMCG and Agric sector is required.
• Knowledge of the solid minerals sector would be an added advantage.
•  Existing database and large network in specified locations.
• Strong client relationship management and issue resolution skills (customer service skills).
• Ability to train and develop logistics and fulfilment agents’ networks.
• Attention to detail.
• Demonstrated organizational or managerial skills. 

Candidate Specification

• Motivated by the mission of Loft
• Pragmatic with quantitative and analytical ability and attention to detail
• Driven, independent thinker and leader who can juggle multiple projects simultaneously with fast-changing priorities
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency.
• A focus on execution. Willing and able to get hands dirty.
• Flexibility to roll up your sleeves and attack problems and projects as they arise, where you will need to set out a clear structure, method and outcomes yourself

Benefits

• Rapid Career Growth
• Annual Training Budget
• Robust Health Coverage
• Performance Bonus

Benefits

• Rapid Career Growth
• Annual Training Budget
• Robust Health Coverage, including:
  • Optical Cover, and
  • Dental Cover
• Wellness Programs, including:
  • Free Gym Cover
  • Free Spa Cover
• Competitive Pension Plan
• Opportunity to work in other global office.
• Life Cover
• Performance Bonus
• Paid Vacation Days
• Fully-funded Team Bonding Activities

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Our Process

• Prescreening with the Talent team
• Interviews and Case Assessments with the Hiring team.
• Follow up interviews with Sabi Leadership team.
• Hiring Decision