R-01786 Outbound and Inbound Transport Manager

Unilever is currently hiring for Inbound and Outbound Transport Manager

Function: Supply Chain

Reports to: Head of Logistics, East & West Africa

Scope: Regional

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Terms & Conditions: Fulltime, Office-based

ABOUT UNILEVER

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. 

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you are interested in being accountable for the management of all transport operations and providing tactical direction to transport suppliers to enable service and cost optimization, with responsibility for both import and export business, and in managing the primary and secondary transport strategy within the Logistics function to ensure efficient service delivery to internal and external stakeholders while guaranteeing on-time, in-full delivery to customers, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Design and drive an efficient and effective Transport delivery scheme by having optimal balance of customer service and transport costs in place. 
• Drive and own key change and integration initiatives in transportation to deliver integrated and cost-effective transport solutions within the business transport network.
• Contribute to the development of the end-to-end supply chain strategy for logistics by driving Transport integration of suppliers, contracts, performance and processes.
• Develop and introduce standardized supplier metrics for KPIs for transport performance and appropriate behaviors to obtain unified performance measures and consistent high level of service.
• Manage all the Third-Party Logistics (3PL) service providers to ensure excellent service quality and delivery performance as per agreed service level within optimal costs.
• Monitor and report performance of the 3PL service providers by performing supplier evaluations and use the information for benchmarking the logistics process against other organizations to improve performance.
• Maintain excellent business relationship with the key external stakeholders including Logistics fleet contractors etc. to ensure smooth and efficient logistics operations and services.
• Manage innovations to foster continuous improvement and change through teamwork, partnership and collaboration initiatives.
• Lead Logistics reviews and governance processes for the 3PL Suppliers to improve the logistics network and cost base.
• Drive projects and continuous improvement initiatives to achieve logistics and productivity cost savings
• Ensure appropriate process controls and documentation are always in place and adhered to.
• Perform all company business in accordance with regulations, company policies and procedures and demonstrate high ethical and professional standards with business contacts in order to maintain excellent reputations within the business community in line with the Company’s Code of Business Principles.
• Coordinate shipment of finished goods from the factories to the warehouse.
• Ensure that the site contingency plan is live and maintained.
• Export and import management

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

ESSENTIAL

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field
• Strong working knowledge of supply chain management principles and systems, including but not limited to SAP, APO, ERP, WMS, transport routing software and Lean implementation.
• 5+ years’ experience in Logistics management including multinational companies with a track record of operational service level and efficiency improvement.
• Wide experience and broad knowledge of Import/Export regulations and requirem