Vacancy title:
3PL Cold Storage Operations Manager

Jobs at:
Lafayette Resources

Deadline of this Job:
Open

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

JOB DETAILS:
Our Client an accredited company involved in the management of temperature controlled warehouses and specialized in supply chain management, seeks to fill the position of a 3PL Cold Storage Operations Manager in Kenya and we are thus hunting for exceptional talent for the role
Role purpose
The individual will develop management teams to establish cohesiveness and synergy across the departments. She/he will be required to plan, direct, and implement warehouse operations to meet established goals work closely with Supervisors who directly oversee team members in our facility, carrying out responsibilities in accordance with the company’s policies, procedures and applicable law
3PL Cold Storage Operations Manager Job Responsibilities

• Assists in establishing warehouse performance objectives (KPI’s) and strategic planning.
• Plan, direct, and implement warehouse operations, maintenance department, and office support to meet prescribed productivity and service goals.
• Confer with Plant Engineer to obtain daily room temperature reports and requirements.
• Oversee pest control and food safety programs and compliance of.
• Accountable for achieving prescribed company objectives regarding cost, productivity, customer service, profits, and employees.
• Conducts and coordinate daily planning meeting and daily staff meeting.
• Reviews bills of lading for incoming products and customer orders to plan work activities.
• Assigns workers to specific duties, such as verifying amounts of and storing incoming products and assembling customer orders for delivery.
• Establishes operational procedures for verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of merchandise, and keeping of warehouse inventory.
  Qualifications for the 3PL Cold Storage Operations Manager Job
• Must have at least 9 years of Operations Management experience in Supply Chain management
• The job holder should have Continuous Improvement, Lean, Operational Excellence training or certification.
  Key skills
• Strong communication skills. Ability to effectively present information in one—on—one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Proven ability to use basic mathematical skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Capable of becoming certified to operate all the equipment used in the warehouse.
• Available to work different shifts as necessary and available to work occasional to frequent overtime

Job application procedure
If you believe you are qualified and ready to take on new challenges, then we want to talk to you urgently.
Please send your application to us right away at service@lafayetteresources.com  and include your current and expected remuneration
Kindly note only qualified candidates will be contacted.