Country Logistics Excellence

Logistics Excellence and Transformation:

• • Analyze key performance data and benchmark information to identify logistics projects that improve customer service, cost efficiency, and productivity.

• Manage project delivery aspects to ensure successful implementation, including leading project teams and coordinating with logistics and supply chain functions.
• Partner and liaise with stakeholders beyond logistics to execute, drive, and monitor actions that improve the business.
• Collaborate with Group Office teams to implement best practices, focus project implementation, and standardize processes and ways of working.
• Drive continuous improvement programs for logistics operations in the country.

Key Duties & Responsibilities
Operational KPIs Management:

• Establish operational metrics and KPIs, and support the team in achieving these targets by developing key opportunities, actions, projects, and mitigation plans.
• Establish monitoring systems, routines, and information visibility to support the logistics operational teams and the Supply Chain Director.
• Ensure that systems (e.g., telematics, route planning, etc.) for logistics are functioning correctly, provide accurate capture of operational health, and maintain correct master data.

Capability Building:

• Responsible for in-country logistics capability development.
• Drive actions around building capability within the logistics team, including Learning and Development initiatives.
• Enable logistics performance through process standardization and best practice adoption.
• Develop maturity curves and audits for all logistics capability areas. Audit logistics operations against these, plot results, and determine the level of support required to improve country results and performance.

Skills, Experience & Education
Skills:

• Strong analytical skills to interpret complex data and identify improvement opportunities.
• Excellent project management skills, including the ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficiency in logistics and supply chain management systems
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ability to develop and implement standardized processes and best practices.
• Capability to build and develop team skills through Learning and Development initiatives.

Experience:

• Bachelors degree or better logistics and/or supply chain management.
• Qualification in Accounting will be an added advantage.
• 5+ years proven experience in logistics and/or supply chain management
• Demonstrated experience in managing logistics projects and delivering successful outcomes.
• Experience in establishing and managing operational metrics and KPIs.
• Background in developing and implementing continuous improvement programs.
• Experience in capability building within logistics teams, including conducting audits and developing maturity curves.
• Familiarity with collaborating with Group Office teams to implement best practices and standardize processes.