Description
Summary
Ensure coordination of all depot activities to ensure that goods are received and despatched according to company procedures.
Responsibilities
Health, Safety & Security
Ensure compliance with LAP Workplace Heath, Safety and Environnement polices, procedures and other regulatory requirements
Drive LafargeHolcim Health & safety standards within the depot and for secondary transportation activities
Responsible for Security of the entire depot facility, people and products.
Reporting of Unsafe Acts and Unsafe Conditions and at Risk behaviour on icare.
Conducts contingency plans for managing incidents or accidents on site
Lead recovery actions for incidents or accidents.
Review traffic movement plans for the depot.
Ensure trucks/Equipment safety check and compliance at the depot and escalate safety gaps for closure.
Manage and ensure correct and continuos use of PPE within the depot premises.
Work with Country depot safety manager to drive zero road traffic accident for secondary redistribution trucks from the depot
Stock Management & Control
Coordinate all depot activities to ensure that goods are received and despatched according to company procedures.
Ensure that the principle of FIFO is adhered to for direct delivery dispatch from the depot
Ensure safe stock stacking (15bags max height) to prevent damages or loss
Ensure physical stocks correspond with the book stocks balance all the time
Manage defective deliveries in line with standard procedure to ensure proper accountability
Managing stock levels to ensure stock availabity of the right product type at all time.
Ensure stock is properly stored in non leaking areas and properly covered where required
Maintain monthly stock count and inventory record accuracy at >99.5% target
Depot Administration
Owns and delivers all depot KPIs in line with target
In charge of people management as well as facility maintenance and overall depot Security
Ensure that all depot’s operation documents are safely kept
Coordinate the activities of the depot’s loaders, off loaders and drivers
Oversee the maintenance of depot facilities.
Prepare ageing analysis of depot Cement Stock to prevent revenue loss on account of aged.
Ownership of secondary redistribution trucks, including efficiency
Sales Drive & Competitive Intelligence
Deliver daily dispatch target including resolving barriers to meet target
100% Utilization of log on and HODIM for dispatch
Liaise with Customer service and sales managers on availability of order in the pool to meet dispatch targets
Collaborate with the transport manager and planning managers on the right stock level at the right time arriving to his depot
Drive >95% on time delivery of orders to Customer location
Report information on marketing and pricing activities of competitors around the depot
Maintain a portfolio of customers
Build relationships with the distributors, retailers and prospects (using the guidelines of the company)
Product Receipt
Plans the receipt of primary trucks and products into the depot
Coordinates offloading, transloading and redirect in line with standard procedure
Utilize the log on mobile 100% for all receipt
Drive CICO at depot to less than 6 hours average
Cost and Control
Delivers reduction in all depot related cost
Delivers less than 6 hour depot turnaroud
Drives 100% adherence to business continuity plan standard procedure
Safeguard company’s assets through driving the right controls
Reporting
Structured information and report shared regularly as per direction
Daily, Weekly and Monthly report and reconciliation in line with standard
Knowledge & Experience
Knowledge of manufacturing industry
At least 5 years experience in manufacturing, supply chain or logistics preferably a people manager
BSC/HND Holder in any discipline
Knowledge of warehousing and supply chain/ logistics core processes
Customer service
Good knowledge of SAP and IT systems and applications
Knowledge of basic finance fundamentals
Good supervisory and people management skills
Organizing and planning skills
Analytical and problem solving skills
Good communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Leadership and ownership drive
Experience of managing teams and external stakeholders
Resources
Staff
Depot Supervisor/Assistant
Safety officer
Forklift driver
Other depot staffs
External Relationships
Drivers / Transporters
End Users
Distributors
Transport managers/Planning managers/Customer service
Sales Managers
Financial
Each Depot manager will be responsible for streamlining the operational cost of the depot, and fixed Imprest to be reconciled monthly
Infrastructure
The position will be provided with adequate means of communications and a PC.
Standardised tools and templates for recording, analysing and reporting information
Organizational Structure
Reports to the Regional Depot & Key Account Logistics Manager
Profile Required
Knowledge of manufacturing industry
At least 5 years experience in manufacturing, supply chain or logistics preferably a people manager
Knowledge of warehousing and supply chain/ logistics core processes
Customer service
Good knowledge of SAP and IT systems and applications
Knowledge of basic finance fundamentals
Good supervisory and people management skills
Organizing and planning skills
Analytical and problem solving skills
Good communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Leadership and ownership drive
Experience of managing teams and external stakeholders
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