Transport Operations Manager job at Puma Energy
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Transport Operations Manager

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Management ]

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Puma Energy

Deadline of this Job:
08 July 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka , South - Central Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Transport Operations Manager
Main Purpose:

Be the single point of contact between various parties: loading terminals in Mozambique – Tanzania - Namibia - Zimbabwe, supply teams in country and out of the country, Transporters, offloading sites in Zambia. Manage transport contracts and build a reliable transport services network. Ensure efficiency in operations and HSSE while ensuring the best satisfaction of internal suppliers and customers

Key responsibilities
Contracts Management
• Ensure effective transport contacts execution as per agreement terms and conditions
• Monitor transporters’ performances and engage poor performers for improvement plan
• Upkeep of Transporters fleet list and driver training matrix.
• Ensure respective insurances for internal and external transporters are up to date and cover Puma requirements.
• Maintain and update the vehicle list in Windms (e-Puma)
• Maintain and update rates in Windms
• Review transport invoices and payment schedules on a daily basis by verifying pricing accuracy prior to being submitted to finance for payment.
• Transporter loss reconciliation and investigations.
• Conduct with Country Procurement at least once a year transport contract review with transporter
Operations Planning and Coordination
• Liaise with country Supply team to collect volumes forecasts Vs fleet size
• Coordinate Sub-Regional Transport Operations Coordinator and Optimisation loading operations at coastal terminals in Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and/or Namibia, South Africa
• Pre-plan by optimisation resources nominations with transporters taking into consideration cost optimisation and receiving facilities constraints: ullage, offloading operations, consumptions / sales performances Vs budgets
• Communicate resources mobilised to Supply / Operators teams to enable release of loading orders to the transporter
• Follow up daily loading operations
• Effective and proactively address challenges to ensure smoothness of the operations
• Monitor from start to end resources trips to be able to provide accurate information on resources whereabouts at all time
• Compile reports with trend analysis and inform decision making
HSE & Operations Excellence
• Assess services performances to internal customers on monthly basis: actual Vs plan
• Monitor transporters’ HSE performances to ensure compliance with Group objectives:
o Zero fatality
o Zero pollution
• Monitor transporters’ operational performances to ensure full customers’ satisfactions:
o On-Time-In-Full deliveries
o Resources turnaround time optimisation
o In-transit loss reduction at ALARP
o Transport cost optimisation
• Build strong relationship, in strong coordination with the Transport HSE Supervisor, HSE and Operational excellence culture with the transporters and the drivers via the Drivers league:
o Ensure monthly monitoring of the drivers’ behaviour using IVMS data
o Populate on a monthly basis drivers’ performance ranking
o Organise once a year the drivers’ and transporters award ceremony
o Coordinate proper and timely major incidents investigation in coordination with transporters
o Ensure proper actions taken by the transporter on drivers’ behaviour non-compliances
o Support transporters with the intention of improving operational and technical standards in alignment to Operating country legislation and Puma Energy standards.

Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply and logistics or related field (ZQF 7+) that would provide a strong background is required
• 4-7 years’ proven experience in transport, logistics contract, operations and planning management with sound achievements. Above knowledge in transport of fuels by road will be a plus.
• Ability to effectively manage interfaces and relationships (transporters, drivers, terminals/depots, internal and external customers, government agencies) to the safeguard the best interest of Puma Energy Zambia
• Excellent ability to step back and analyze challenges while being effectively on ground to provide concrete solutions
• Trained in conflict management and business negotiation processes
• Hands on experience in conducting vehicle and safety audits in a dangerous goods road transportation environment.
• Proven record of accomplishment as being able to self-manage, motivate and coach others.
• Knowledge of general business software and aptitude to learn new applications; proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Fluent in English
Key Relationships and Department Overview:

Key relationships
• Internal: GM, BSM, B2B, Retail, Lubricants, HSE, Procurement, Depots Superintendent and Supervisors, Operations Manager
• External:

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 08 July 2022
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 01-07-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 01-07-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 01-07-2065
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