Regional Depot Operation Manager North

Who is Lafarge?
As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It’s all thanks to our 7,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

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Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues.

About the Job

The Depot Operations/Key Account Logistics Manager is responsible for working in conjunction with the logistics function to devise strategy and create solutions that will increase customer service levels and provide cost saving opportunities for the organization through effective Key Account logistics fleet deployment that would meet Group Safety Standard. 
He is to focus on developing innovative solutions to some of the standard Key Account logistics fleet Operations management. -  transport capacity optimization, transport scheduling etc.

He is also to ensure effective planning, coordination of all depot operations, and initiate/ implement the depot strategy for effective resources deployment with the aim of achieving effective stock management/depot profitability.

 

What you'll be doing

• Facilitate the development of a robust health and safety procedure in partnership with the Head of  Logistics & Health and safety Manager
• Responsible for the provision of effective transport services to service Key Account customers and support i.e Flatbeds, Bulk Tanker etc for our Ashaka Plant 
• Responsible for all Key Account transport contracts performance to ensure full compliance with provisions by all parties
• Ensure all Key Account fleet in the Operations transport comply strictly with the Group’s Health and Safety Provisions as contained in the Road Safety Advisories
• Works with the Logistics Controller  in monitoring in analyzing the performance of the contracted Key Account  trucks with a view to achieve  the projected savings of the full year transport cost
• Develop relationship management strategies to manage existing drivers and transporters unions, key transporters, government agencies, traditional rulers and pressure groups most especially in communities where we have business operations and financial institutions supporting our Key Account logistics service providers.
• Responsible for the development of relationships with key internal stake holders at Plant levels i.e Dispatch Managers, Plant Manager, Production Manager, Health and Safety manager’s, etc for effective management of Depot and Key Account Operations.
• Coordinate all depot Operations to ensure good are received and despatched according to company policy and procedures
• Initiate and implement depot strategy to guarantee effective human and resource management across the depots with the aim of ensuring the profitability of each depot
• Liaise with Head of logistics on Network Design and evaluate siting of depots at strategic locations to serve as hubs/transit storage based on market share and product shelf presence
• Work in conjunction with the Head of logistics initiate cement re distribution from the depots/hubs to ensure customers satisfaction and take opportunities of servicing emerging markets 
• Liaise with Head, customers service and sales to initiate replenish orders and create stock visibility across the depots
• Coordinate all depot activities to ensure proper stock management and minimise stock out and damages while also ensure customers service at all times.

 

Who you'll be working with 

• Principal contacts
  • Internal: Logistics, Health and safety, planning, customer service, sales, production, Dispatch, finance, Human resources
  • External: customers, transport companies and logistic providers, Transport Ministries and Government Agencies, NURTW, RTEA. etc

 

What we are looking for

• Minimum BSc degree in Engineering/Business Discipline including some procurement/Admin functional experience 
• Professional certificate in Logistics/Supply chain management 
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Supply Chain or logistics, 
• Understanding of a cement inputs and production process will be an added advantage