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Logistics Lead

The position will drive optimal service level and outstanding customer satisfaction at optimal costs throughout the Order Management process to respond to the business needs. The position will collaborate closely with other Unit managers and various stakeholders while owning the engagement, development, and growth of its direct reports.

Key Duties/ Responsibilities:

• Ensure accurate order entry, efficient shipment tracking and follow-up, and timely delivery of products to customers.
• Resolve conflicting priorities among orders, customer importance, available inventory, and delivery schedules aiming for the best customer experience.
• Order tracking and follow-up until delivery – Maintain back order and open order files, weekly shipment outlook, and lead periodic meetings with all stakeholders to update and review order status, priorities, and challenges.
• Obtain market information from the sales team weekly to determine the selling price.
• Ensure all product line price lists are prepared and compared biweekly against market and competitor pricing and ensure adherence to the price list by all respective sales teams.
• Responsible for approving all price requests in the respective sales groups for all respective branches.
• Manage vendor support files for all branches and work with the sales team to determine the support to extend to the market.
• Requesting for price support from respective vendors while working closely with the sales and finance team when submitting quotes with varying Incoterms. At the same time maintaining the price support file to determine the support extended to the market.
• Act as the main link between the company and the customers ensuring effective communication and mutual understanding; focus on understanding the customer’s needs to meet customer expectations.
• Manage customer escalation issues effectively and timely ensuring an effective response/resolution to customer requests, problems, and special needs. Track customer claims and ensure a daily follow-up of outstanding items. Investigate claims and set action plans to prevent re-occurrence.
• Ensure all documentation meets regulatory requirements before processing any shipments and deliveries.
• Ensure warehouse logistics comply with the local laws and regulations.
• Once purchase orders are done by finance to maintain and maintain weekly stock movement analysis for all branches and all product lines
• Process pre-shipment & post-shipment documentation on all approved PO, undertake shipment booking confirmations, ensure completion of required processes, and sourcing of support documentation to ensure the On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) goal and satisfy contract terms.
• Perform outbound calls to customers and the relevant internal teams creating awareness of shipping and customs requirements and proactively communicating and updating customers on product shipment status and other issues related to lead time changes in a timely, accurate, and professional manner.
• Closely work with the regularity and compliance team to ensure all orders fulfill regulatory requirements and documentation before processing and releasing for deliveries.
• Coordinate and ensure adequate execution of logistics plans to ascertain timely, and accurate deliveries of orders to customers.
• Ensure problem-solving of supply chain-related customer complaints, ensuring timely resolution, and active engagement with customers and internal team members to prevent future issues.
• Work closely with the finance department to ensure suppliers are paid on time, and a draft costing sheet is shared for every container for approval by the finance department.
• Ensure all released customer supply/order management processes and procedures are adequately followed.
• Create and maintain all relevant order data in manual and/or automation systems.
• Accurately compile all necessary reports, paperwork, records, and documents including the outstanding order report, and ensure timely submission to appropriate stakeholders as required.

Key Results Areas:

• High-quality customer service operation.
• Order management process efficiency.
• Cost management (control and reduction): guarantee strict order management accuracy, reduced order cycle times, and improve fill rates while controlling the cost of serving customers.
• Effective cross-functional partnership and collaboration
• Reporting excellence: efficient reports to facilitate informed decision-making and analysis.

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience:

• A master’s degree in business administration/supply chain, bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain or equivalent with Three (3yrs) Years’ Experience.
• 7+ years of working experience in the Customer Service/Order Processing department, 3 of which should be at a managerial level.
• Demonstrate working experience/knowledge of ERP systems.
• Advanced proficiency with MS suite packages with the ability to analyze and interpret data.

Key Competencies:

• Strong leadership skills: ability to lead, motivate and develop a team and individual employees.
• Decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate strong commercial awareness with strong planning, organization, and budgeting skills.
• Extremely detail-oriented, efficient, and able to multi-task, prioritize, manage, and follow projects through to completion.
• Strong team player with a “roll up your sleeves and get the job done” attitude.
• Demonstrates commitment to results delivery while exceeding customer expectations, a sense of ownership, and pride in performance and its impact on the company’s success.
• Focus on continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication across levels and functions
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as internal and external clients.
• Must have high standards of integrity, ethics, and confidentiality.

Junior Logistics Officer

The position will be responsible for driving optimal service level and outstanding customer satisfaction at optimal costs throughout the Order Management process. Work closely with the Logistics Lead to ensure all orders are processed and delivered with accuracy.

Key Duties/ Responsibilities:

• Ensure accurate order entry, efficient shipment tracking and follow up, and timely delivery of products to customers.
• Order tracking and follow up until delivery – Maintain back order and open order files, weekly shipment outlook, and share with all stakeholders to update and review order status, priorities, and challenges.
• Ensure all product line price lists are prepared and compared biweekly against market and competitor pricing and ensure adherence to the price list by all respective sales teams.
• Process pre-shipment & post-shipment documentation on all approved PO, undertake shipment booking confirmations, ensure completion of required processes, and sourcing of support documentation to ensure the On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) goal and satisfy contract terms.
• Perform outbound calls to customers and the relevant internal teams creating awareness of shipping and customs requirements and proactively communicating and updating customers on product shipment status and other issues related to lead time changes in a timely, accurate, and professional manner.
• Closely work with the regularity and compliance team to ensure all orders fulfill regulatory requirements and documentation before processing and releasing for deliveries.
• Ensure problem-solving of supply chain-related customer complaints, ensuring timely resolution, and active engagement with customers and internal team members to prevent future issues.
• Ensure all released customer supply/order management processes and procedures are adequately followed.
• Create and maintain all relevant order data in manual and/or automation systems.
• Accurately compile all necessary reports, paperwork, records, and documents including the outstanding order report, and ensure timely submission to appropriate stakeholders as required.

Key Results Areas:

• High-quality customer service operation.
• Order management process efficiency.
• Effective cross-functional partnership and collaboration
• Reporting excellence: efficient reports to facilitate informed decision-making and analysis.

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree in business administration/supply chain, bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain or equivalent with Three (3yrs) Years’ Experience.
• Advanced proficiency with MS suite packages with the ability to analyze and interpret data.
• Knowing basic accounting will be an added advantage i.e. ACCA / CPA

Key Competencies:

• Decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Extremely detail-oriented, efficient, and able to multi-task, prioritize, manage, and follow projects through to completion.
• Strong team player with a “roll up your sleeves and get the job done” attitude.
• Demonstrates commitment to results delivery while exceeding customer expectations, a sense of ownership, and pride in performance and its impact on the company’s success.
• Must have high standards of integrity, ethics, and confidentiality.

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