Overview
4 Job Vacancies at East Africa Food
Job Title: Junior Transport Officer – 2 Positions
Type of Employment: Full time
Level of Experience: 2 – 3 years
Job location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Function of a Job: EA Logistics
Type of Workplace: Onsite
Essential abilities:
Skills: a) Self-starter.
b) Ready to go on a trip.
c) Possessing expertise in sales and marketing.
d) Solid System Understanding.
e) Effective Communication in Swahili and English.
Desirable abilities:
Additional Competencies: a) Knowledge of the Transportation Sector.
Job Qualifications:
We are looking for a motivated, responsible Junior Transport Officer to work with us. This person will be in charge of our logistics department’s transport clients. The ideal applicant will have experience dealing customers and sales, have a background in logistics, and be knowledgeable about systems. with the intention of growing the logistics company in order to attract more clients and turn a profit.
The junior transport officer will be in charge of generating income and expanding the logistics company with a healthy profit margin.
Position:
Positions and Accountabilities:
- Getting the New Transport business by visiting the New Customer location.
- Routine visits to the current client site to evaluate the service level contract, gather input, and attend to their needs.
- Frequent trips to the current clientele’s location in an effort to attract new business.
- Arranging with the outside client, obtaining the invoice, and organizing and positioning the truck.
- Arranging with the outside client and timely receipt of the money.
- Arranging for the vehicle and coordinating with the external customer to obtain their weekly schedule. to guarantee the truck’s availability and satisfy client demand.
- Long haul truck rental from the market that satisfies business needs while staying within budget.
- Collaborating with finance and adhering to the procedure to pay the hiring truck on schedule.
- Reach the budgeted transport revenue target and gross margin.
- Reach the designated KPI for transportation and do so within the allotted time.
- Ready to work around the clock to satisfy client needs.
- To keep up all internal documents pertaining to the online transportation business and the submission of reports in accordance with the regulations.
Job Title: Logistics Officer – Tracking
Type of Employment: Full time
Level of Experience: 5 – 6 years
Job location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Function of a Job: EA Logistics
Type of Workplace: Onsite
Essential abilities:
a) Expertise in the field of transportation.
b) Statutory understanding of insurance and rules for motor transport.
c) Comprehensive system expertise.
d) Managing a team, especially truck drivers.
Desirable abilities:
Extra competencies: a) Tech-focused – eager to embrace novel technologies.
Job Qualifications:
For our logistics company, we are looking for a competent and motivated Tracking Officer to join our team. This person will be in charge of managing the tracking of long-haul trucks and overseeing the drivers. A history in logistics, exposure to driver handling, understanding of the insurance procedure, familiarity with road transportation regulations, and system expertise are all requirements for the perfect applicant. with the goal of growing the logistics industry in order to maximize fleet utilization and boost business profitability.
The tracking officer will be in charge of growing the logistics company with a healthy profit margin and generating income for each individual truck.
Job Position:
Job duties and responsibilities:
- Arranging and allocating trucks for EAF and outside transport clients in a timely manner and at the appropriate spot.
- Truck schedule for the journey:
a) Every LH truck schedule needs to be organized and carried out.
b) Making the most of every truck’s use.
c) No “idling” hours beyond the times allotted for each truck. (Hours of rest for drivers & planned stops)
d) Tracking loading and unloading times, elevating them, and releasing the vehicles in the event of an unusual delay
e) Bill for any excess beyond the predetermined amount and collect demurrage.
- GPS-enabled long-haul vehicle tracking, adhering to transit times, and taking appropriate action.
- Willing to work around the clock, track the movements of the fleet, and use the tracking team to introduce high levels of efficiency into the system.
- Long-distance Truck Driver Deviation Control.
- (a) Observing speed limits, (b) deviating from night stops, (c) altering routes, (d) adhering to transit times, and (e) stopping unusually while traveling
- Handle traffic fines relating to long-haul drivers: a) b) Control of route deviation
- Timely payments for claims and Latra, insurance renewal, and coordination with the insurance company.
- Arranging for the vehicle and coordinating with the external customer to obtain their weekly schedule. to guarantee the truck’s availability and satisfy client demand.
- Long haul truck rental from the market that satisfies business needs while staying within budget.
- Collaborating with finance and adhering to the procedure to pay the hiring truck on schedule.
- Reach the budgeted transport revenue target and gross margin.
- Reach the designated KPI for transportation and do so within the allotted time.
- Capable of managing all insurance, Latra, and other required payments associated to trucks.
- Recovering insurance claims in the event of an accident.
- Collaborating with the police and other relevant agencies to timely obtain the necessary documentation.
- To keep up all internal documents pertaining to the online transportation business and the submission of reports in accordance with the regulations.
Job Title: Transport Manager
Type of Employment: Full time
Level of Experience: 8 – 10 years
Job location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Function of a Job: EA Logistics
Type of Workplace: Onsite
Essential abilities:
Competencies: a) Road transportation knowledge.
b) team management.
c) Able to manage a whole group of drivers.
d) Strong system expertise.
Desirable abilities:
Additional Capabilities: a) Inventory Control.
b) Promotional exposure.
c) Transportation in several modes.
Job Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree in any profession, ideally with a focus on management and logistics.
- A certification in accounting, logistics, or similar industries is beneficial.
Position:
We are looking for a seasoned transport manager to join our team. This person will be in charge of managing our fleet, developing new business, and improving our logistical processes. The ideal applicant will be in charge of daily fleet management, driver handling, daily customer management, and revenue growth.
The post holder will be in charge of making sure that reports on revenue, costs, margins, productivity, and corporate procedures and adherence are accurate.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Growth in logistics revenue:
- Determine and expand the growth of the logistics revenue by bringing in new business and the targeted margin.
- Together with internal logistics stakeholders, plan and oversee, and fulfill their logistical needs.
- Capable of securing favorable negotiated rates from logistics service providers and striking deals with external customers to secure high-margin contracts.
- Create and put into action cost-cutting measures to streamline logistics processes.
- For logistics operations, create and oversee financial reports, projections, and budgets.
- Make sure that all reporting is correct and completed on schedule, including variance analysis and growth and margin analysis trend detection.
Control of Costs:
- Keep an eye on transport expenses, delivery schedules, quantity, and quality.
- Encourage efforts for continuous improvement and look for ways to reduce costs and find inefficiencies.
- With the aid of direct reporting, maintain the integrity of inventory correctness and oversee fleet movements.
Process Development and Implementation:
- To support and enhance operational performance, develop and contribute to the formulation and use of best-practice logistics policies, procedures, and strategies.
- Provide answers to logistics-related issues while upholding high standards of quality and service while staying within financial constraints.
- Keep an eye on transport expenses, delivery schedules, quantity, and quality.
- Suggest the best routes, modalities, or frequencies of transportation.
- Solve challenges with inbound and outgoing logistics, transportation, and customer service.
- Evaluate prospective new facilities or branches’ logistical procedures, offer ideas, discuss the costs and efficiency of doing so.
- Make that system records and inventory correspond, and find and fix any discrepancies in the inventory.
- Examine, examine, and interpret data as well as trends. Give other members of the organization useful logistics data to help with cost and customer service reductions.
- Make that the IT systems that are in place are correct, up to date, and efficient.
- Ascertain the availability of metrics, reports, and process documentation.
- Build and preserve solid connections with everyone involved in the logistics process.
- Make sure that things are transported properly to maintain the quality of the goods while they are being transported.
Technology and Systems:
- Capable of comprehending and utilizing logistics software and systems, such as Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Transportation Management Systems (TMS).
Communication and Leadership:
- Able to oversee, mentor, and effectively interact with a group of Drives and Logistics employees.
- Work together with cross-functional teams from customer support, sales, and operations.
- As needed, take the lead and mentor younger team members.
- Providing pertinent information and decision-making support to the CEO, Senior Management, or the Head of Logistics in order to anticipate such problems and put preventive measures in place.
- Working together as a team to overcome challenges and implement any changes that a firm may encounter.
