Senior Transport Manager at Dangote Tanzania

Performing SAP related activities for Transport Department (Trained for TMS & MM) core user

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee transportation department, including its assets and employees.
• Manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.
• Ensure customer goods move from production through the supply chain to the end user.
• Establish quality transportation services.
• Develop partnerships with self-collection customers.
• Plan and implement budgets.
• Supervise scheduling of truck movement.
• Conduct regular safety audits on equipment
• Organize training sessions for employees (e.g., proper use of machines and handling of hazardous material)
• Keep organized records of vehicles, schedules and completed orders
• Ensure compliance with company policies and shipping legislation
• Stay up to date with safety regulations.
• Maintain electronic databases of sales, registration, inspections and maintenance of fleet management.
• Ensure fleet availability to meet all requests by scheduling, forecasting and surveying current user trends.
• Arrange fleets and fleets operational staff to provide support and schedule special event planning.
• Monitor and ensure fleet operation in compliance with local and state rules and regulations.
• Facilitate and implement corrective actions and capacity building to manage entire fleet to achieve company objectives.
• Ensure that vehicle and drivers logbooks are properly maintained for input vehicle into relevant documentations.
• Oversee activities involving vehicle licensing, renewal, and other statutory registrations
• Review and sign-off on periodic vehicle fuelling requests, in line with approved provisions.
• Coordinate routine servicing and repair of vehicle as required and maintain relevant documentations.
• Perform periodic vehicle inspection, report incidences and provide recommendations to Head of Department
• Liaise with the approved mechanics workshops to ensure prompt and complete service and repair of DCL trucks.
• Prepare and submit monthly fleet status report

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Transport and Logistics.
• Master’s degree with specialization in Transport and Logistics.
• Minimum of 20 years of related experience with at least 10 years specific experience in transport.
• Professional qualification in procurement and logistics.
• Basic Knowledge of computer application.
• Ability to effectively apply scheduling techniques to own work.
• Basic knowledge of record management systems (manual and automated).
• Good problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Good communication skills.

Benefits

• Personal Health Insurance
• Pay Off Time
• Training and Development