Vacancy! Vacancy!! Freight Forwarding And Logistics/Supply Chain Management Job

Company Description: 

Spectrum Forwarding & International Logistics Limited have been practicing Logistics business since year 2004 and was incorporated and registered in Nigeria on the 29th December, 2009 with Corporate Affair Commission.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: 

Cargo Execution Manager

Location: 

Lagos

Key Responsibilities

Drives efficiency, productivity and innovation in tasks and scope

Reviews and analyzes reports, records, and directives, and confers with supervisors to obtain data required for planning department activities, such as new commitments, status of work in progress, and problems encountered.

Manages and inspires cost-consciousness across functions to ensure constant reduction of costs

Monitors and analyzes costs and prepares budget, using computer.

Coordinates activities of department with related activities of other departments to ensure efficiency and economy.

Builds strong working relationships with key internal and external customers and authorities to achieve key targets and deadlines

Lead by example in setting out customer focused service standards and maintaining high quality focus on standards and procedures in line with company guidelines.

Manage the administration and implementation of cargo warehouse processes and procedures and together with the appointed contractor(s) to ensure that customer service and cargo quality standards are attained within the agreed cost parameters to ensure maximum value attained from those selected service providers.

Prepares reports and records on department activities for upper management, using computer.

Drives high utilization of our vessels and assets and manages the load, discharge and transshipment process for migrated ports

Optimizes and proactively plans transshipment volumes

Has responsibility for reducing waste such as longstanding containers, renominations and cargo no-shows

Drives cost reductions within his function

Has responsibility for training and growing employees within his function, improves the way the team works

Plan, and manage cargo team effectively across the territory ensuring optimal use of all resources available, plan for peak trading times accordingly.

Assigns, or delegates responsibility for, specified work or functional activities and disseminates policy to supervisors.

Evaluates current procedures and practices for accomplishing department objectives to develop and implement improved procedures and practices.

Manage the implementation of fiscal policies, procedures and accounting practices ensuring the timely collection of revenue, settlement of payables, and control of credit to maximise profitability’s from cargo operations.

Gives work directions, resolves problems, and sets deadlines to ensure timely completion of work.

Challenge and improves global standards

Continuously monitor market trends, compile cargo related statistical information and provide feedback/recommend sales policies to Head Office using key relationship with Regional Manager.

Qualifications/Requirements

Educated to Diploma/Degree level in a relevant field

A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a shipping and/or supply chain/ operations related role

Specific knowledge of cargo execution activities/logistic experience preferred

Good verbal and written communication skills including fluent in English

Team management & performance management skills

Drive for result & Play to win mind-set

Specific knowledge about port characteristics ( e.g. Customs regulations , terminal restrictions , authorities requirements etc. ) would be an added advantage

Drive improvements through management and colleagues where required

Process excellence with basic project management experience an advantage

Good in computer skills , teamwork , internal and external stakeholder management

Demonstrable experience of managing agent / customer relationships.

Application Closing Date: 

5th January, 2017.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications Comprising of: Cover Letter and Resume to: info@spectrumnforwarding.com