Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Lori Systems is a fast growing, technology venture based in Nairobi, Kenya led by Harvard & MIT graduates and backed by local & international investors and advisors. Leveraging 3 years of research at Harvard and in-house developed technology, Lori has built a logistics platform that is revolutionising the cargo-transport value chain in Africa – from the ground up. The relative cost of moving goods in the region is one of the highest in the world - leading to up to 75% of a product’s cost going to logistics (compared to 6% in the US). Lori enables the logistics space to operate at an order of magnitude more efficiently than it does today. Higher efficiency through Lori has been demonstrated to drive costs down which is expected to create new jobs & stimulate overall economic development in a tangible way. Lori is seeking a hands-on Vice President, Operations, reporting to the COO, to play a crucial role in standardizing and driving efficiency across all of Lori’s operational processes, at scale. You will be responsible for developing, implementing, documenting and proactively managing the processes and structures that build and support Lori in delivering seamless operations for our cargo clients and transportation partners. .

  Responsibilities
• Design and implement operational processes across regions and cross-pollinate learnings
• Ensure end-to-end operational excellence with cargo clients, transporters and drivers
• Co-manage the in-country heads of operations across the group
• Support the operational enhancement of Lori’s finance function
• Collaborate with the product team to optimize Lori’s operations through technology
• Set, enforce and report on global operating targets and process adherence
• Work with the COO to ensure alignment between in-country operations and group strategy
• Implement and capture learnings through well-defined and documented incident resolution

Job Skills: Not Specified

  Requirements
• 10+ years’ experience in process engineering, management, operations and/or management consulting
• 5+ years’ experience in high-growth or technology environments
• Experience developing, implementing and achieving KPIs
• Experience with day-to-day operational process development and engineering
• Hyper-focused on execution and detail oriented
• Strong analytical thinker who is data driven
• Excellent problem solving and dispute resolution skills
• Excellent project management skills balancing multiple projects and competing priorities
• MSc in Engineering, MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified
Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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