General Manager - Transportation and Logistics Job in Kenya

Mulli Brothers Limited is one of the subsidiaries of MBL Holdings Limited and has three divisional units operating under it and there are:- Transportation (Bulk haulage of dry and wet goods), Agribusiness and General trading units.
Vacancies have arisen at Mulli Brothers Limited


Application Deadline

2011-05-18

Job Details

General Manager - Transportation and Logistics

Job Purpose:


The General Manager has direct responsibility of Transportation, Logistics and Motor vehicle workshop.

The key role is to strategise, plan and coordinate transport logistics and run an efficient and competitive motor vehicle maintenance service to ensure that the transport business mix profitably meets Company and customer expectations.

Job Duties:

    Work on effective load planning, manage routing and ensure that schedules are executed in accordance with Company strategy.
    Responsible for the logistics schedule within assigned area and for maintaining profitable business levels
    Work with all stakeholders in formulating, developing and implementing strategies and business goals and objectives relating to shipment volumes
    Work with the Finance Manager to achieve billed and unbilled revenue objectives
    Meet with customers(internal and external) to proactively resolve customer issues/complaints while maintaining satisfactory customer relationships
    Responsible for quality control, timely billing, and driver pick-up efficiencies
    Manage the efficient allocation of trucks and maintenance of equipment
    Communicate asset needs to management
    Conduct morning operations meetings and attend weekly Operations meetings
    Responsible for the workshop and maintenance of all company vehicle assets
    Ensures Health and Safety is the number one goal by following policies, processes, and acting in a safe manner at all times
    Manage labor resources to meet utilization objectives
    Managing the motor vehicle workshop and its staff
    Carrying out all motor vehicle routine checks and managing as well as controlling workshop spare parts
    Ensure meeting deadlines for fixing vehicles in the workshop

Qualification and experience

Applicants should at least have a Masters in Transport management.

The applicant should:-

    have solid working knowledge of budgeting, business development, transport logistics and planning
    at least have 10 years of transport logistics and workshop experience with 5 in an executive level position
    senior level experience of managing operations at a conglomerate or Group level

This is a senior position that offer attractive salary and benefits to the successful applicants.

Mode of application

Interested applicants should send their applications by email with their detailed CV to mblgroup@mblholdings.com


Closing date for receiving applications is 18 May, 2011.

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