Logistics/transportation,procurement Jobs at Silverland Ranching Limited, Simbisa Brands Zambia Limited and Other Companies

 
Deadline of this Job: 12 August 2022

Duties and essential job functions
• Ensure that vehicle registration, insurance and safety certificate are all up to date and renewed according to requirements set out by RTSA.
• Delivers and collects materials from and to instructed destinations, always ensuring safety.
• Performs routine office errands as assigned by superiors in consultation with Fleet Management Team.
• Has knowledge in mechanics to repair different types of vehicles when need arises away and at workplace.
• Experience in operations mechanism of light vehicles; ensuring that they are in road worthy condition, perfect state of cleanliness – interiorly and externally, insured and with valid road tax, etc., before they are used; and driven on official duties.
• Strictly always observes all Road Signage and Traffic rules and laws
• Reports any mechanical/electrical fault/maintenance requirements to the supervisor for timely rectification of the fault(s)
• Reports any incidences of accident to the supervisor for timely action
• Ensures that all motor vehicle tools and accessories are (e.g. spare wheel, Jack, spanners, triangles, fire extinguishers, first aid box etc.) are in place and in good working condition, at the beginning and end of each day
• Ensures that the assigned vehicle is serviced within schedule by reporting the mileage to the supervisor on time
• Ensures that every journey and fuelling/refuelling are recorded in the Motor Vehicle Logbook and signed off

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 level of Education
• Clean Class C1 Drivers’ licence with basic mechanics’ experience
• Must be able to read and write in English
• Two to three years’ experience working as a Driver
• Excellent knowledge of traffic rules and road laws of Zambia.


Deadline of this Job: 11 August 2022
Working under the supervision of the Delivery Coordinator, the Rider reliably delivers orders to the customer’s satisfaction in a safe and timely manner. Riders should be polite and prompt with a commitment to providing our customers with an excellent experience. Riders should ensure that orders are properly packed, committed to work safety, and passionate about satisfying clients.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Pick up and drop off orders while adhering to assigned routes and time schedules.
• Reviewing orders before and after delivery to ensure that orders are complete, the charges are correct, and the customer is satisfied.
• Accepting payments for delivered orders.
• Providing excellent customer service and directing all customer complaints to the delivery coordinator.
• Abiding by all traffic regulations and maintaining a clean riding record.
• Preparing reports and other documents relating to deliveries.
• Ensure motorbike is properly serviced and in good condition at all times.
• Provide exceptional services and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Track the status of product deliveries and resolve any issues promptly.
• Ensure that products are properly packed, stored, and transported to avoid any accidents and damages.
• Prepares for the peak period.
• Any other duties assigned.

Delivery Rider Skills and Qualifications:
• GCE O’Level Certificate
• A1 Biker’s License or equivalent
• Excellent global position system (GPS) navigation skills
• Prior experience is an added advantage
• Highly focused and result driven
• Be presentable and have a strong sense of integrity.
• A pleasant personality and able to communicate well with customers and staff at a higher level.
• Honest and able to work under minimal supervision are prerequisites.
• Have excellent people skills and a strong sense of urgency and bias to action.

Deadline of this Job: 23 August 2022

Dreaming big is in our DNA. Brewing the world’s most loved beers and creating meaningful experiences is what inspires us. We are owners, empowered to lead real change, deliver on tough challenges, and take accountability for the results. We are looking for talent that shares these values, that is ambitious, bold & resilient. We want talent that is looking for fast career growth, cross-functional experiences, global exposure and robust training & development.

Key Purpose of the Role:
Responsible for delivering the T1& T2 Zambia Logistics Transport strategy and ensuring that the country develops and implements global best practices to drive safety, cost and service level aspirations, whilst adhering to all DPO & VPO requirements. Owning all the country transport KPI’s and doing internal benchmarking and gap identification to improve productivity and develop internal best practices. Acting as the country pillar owner for DPO (delivery, fleet) and responsible for developing and implementing all country transport SOP’s and policies.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:
T1 & T2 Distribution Planning
• Ensure safety is priority in all T1 & T2 operations
• Ensure that T1 & T2 distribution planning systems are effectively implemented and used to ensure optimal distribution
• Set up and implement centralized T2 planning for Zambia
• Maintain and improve T2 service delivery levels to ensure targets are met
• Transporter contract management
• Drive VLC improvement across all sites
• Accountable for the fulfillment of key transport KPI’s for both T1 and T2.
• Customer and transporter master data management
• Own the T1 LCP block

Fleet Management
• Ensure safety is priority in all fleet operations
• Fleet management across the country (processes and costs, people and reporting)
• Develop and review annual Country Transport Capex Guidelines according to Zone and Global strategic priorities
• Manage the fleet Capex for the country
• Drive VLC improvement across fleet
• Improve delivery capacity
• Accountable for the fulfillment of key fleet KPI’s for all fleets (trucks, forklifts, small vehicles)
• Fleet master data management

DPO & VPO Implementation
• DPO Fleet and Distribution country pillar owner
• Develop and implement standardized country SOP’s and policies
• Full adherence to on site safety guidelines for all vehicle maintenance

Reporting
• Design technology strategy to improve quality of reporting, efficiencies and visibility
• Develop transport dashboards for the country
• Implementation of new automation projects in the country

People Management
• Ensure that the Shop Floor are aligned in terms of goals and meeting routines to drive continuous improvement
• Ensures that Monthly One on Ones are conducted in line with the target review process
• Maintains a healthy industrial relations climate with key stakeholders through documented SLA meetings
• Communication channels are open to relevant stakeholders via Monthly All Employee meetings
• Follow up on Engagement Survey results with clear actions to correct areas of concern
• Recruitment of talent and building of pipeline
• Perform 180 reviews and address poor performance where required by means of improvement plans and or disciplinary hearings

Requirements:
• 3 Year relevant degree in Supply Chain/Logistics/Commerce
• 3 to 5 years relevant experience
• Demonstrated prior experience in working/servicing a FMCG enterprise
• Understanding of end to end logistics/supply chain in a FMCG environment
• High level of computer literacy (MS Office, Syspro, Teams, Power BI etc.)
• Syspro proficient
• Fluent in English and Swahili
• Strong analytical skills to convert data into business insights
• Strong numerical capabilities especially around budgeting and cost optimization initiatives
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to adapt to change effectively
• Results oriented
• Excellent coaching capability

Additional Information:
AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in-line with AB InBev’s employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for short-listing. Interested candidates who meet the above specifications may apply no later than 15 August 2022
Band: VI-B

Deadline of this Job: 12 August 2022
JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) is public health organization that is committed to improving the health and well-being of underserved and vulnerable people and communities throughout the world, and to providing an environment where people of passion and commitment can pursue this cause. JSI seeks highly qualified and accomplished public health leaders and staff for its United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-supported District Coverage of Health Services (USAID DISCOVER-Health) Project. The USAID DISCOVER-Health project aims to improve the lives of Zambians by ensuring equitable access to and use of high-quality HIV, maternal new-born and child health (MNCH), family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) services and products at the district and community levels. The project utilizes and sustains a health model that maximizes the relative strengths of the public and private sectors to deliver health products and services that reach all beneficiaries and consumer markets.
JSI USAID DISCOVER Health Project is recruiting for the following position:
Job Title: Procurement Specialist
Location: USAID DISCOVER Health Project – Lusaka Head Office
Category: Full Time
Reporting: Procurement and Administration Manager
Main Responsibilities
• Maintain a register for all procurement documents received updated at all times.
• Update accruals on a daily basis by ensuring that the information have activity/budget code and complete description.
• Assist the Procurement and Administration Manager with review and approval of all procurement documentation.
• Process all accommodation requests for all staff in liaison with Administration and Finance.
• Ensure all invoices received for goods and services are logged in the invoice tracker in readiness for payment.
• Prepare all documentation pertaining to invoices and submit complete documentation to accounts for payment.
• Prepare and raise all ZRA LPOs ensuring accuracy and attention to detail, updating the tracking weekly
• Maintain and update RFQ/RFP trackers indicating current status
• Maintain a comprehensive e-filing system for Purchase orders, ZRA LPOs and scanned summaries, customs documents.
• Assist the Procurement and Administration Manager with other regions analyzing them and ensure complete procurement documentation are processed according to Operating Procedures.
• Assist the Procurement and Administration Manager, in issuing requests for quotations, compiling and analyzing cost information and the selection of vendors, including preferred vendors in line with Operating procedures.
• Maintain an up-to-date procurement tracker at all times for easy reference by all departments.
• Communicate and report all challenges to the Procurement and Administration Manager for resolution
• Ensure vendors receive and sign both JSI Local Purchase Order and ZRA LPOs and that invoices and receipts are issued for ALL purchases made by the project
• Maintain a filing system for all JSI USAID DISCOVER-Health contracts, service level agreement and Visual Compliance file for all vendors (to file alphabetically and to ensure they are updated every 6 regularly).
• Ensure that PR/Purchase Order book/Invoice book/ZRA LPO books are kept in safe custody with the Procurement and Administration Manager at COB every day.
• Maintain a working relationships relationship with strategic suppliers to assure cost, quality, and delivery targets are met.
• Submit weekly reports on issued and completed purchase orders.
• Ensure that issued purchase orders are performed within the required lead time.
• Perform sourcing, liaising and negotiating with new and existing suppliers to improve business.
• Provide update on outstanding payments for various vendors.
• Ensure that submitted payment are processed and proof of payment sent to vendors.
• Conduct bi-weekly stock count of office supplies and consumables to ensure that re-order levels.
• Provide updates about procurement related progress and potential delays on a daily basis to the Procurement and Administration Manager.
• Analyze market and delivery trends so as to develop procurement technologies and processes that support those trends.
Required Skills, Experience and Qualifications
• Grade 12
• Diploma/Degree in Purchasing & Supply, Public Administration, Business Administration or equivalent
• A registered member of the Zambia Institute of Purchasing & Supply
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar position.
• Demonstrated ability to manage time and perform to strict deadlines.
• Excellent computer skills required: including MS Word and Excel spreadsheets.
• Good interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Good writing and organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task

Deadline of this Job: 20 August 2022
About Us:
Wasoko is transforming communities across Africa by revolutionizing access to essential goods and services. By connecting small shops to the digital economy, we fix inefficient supply chains and provide services that were previously unavailable. Wasoko aims to provide everything a retailer needs, no wholesalers or banks necessary.
Thousands of retailers in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Senegal, Cote d’ Ivoire, Zambia and Rwanda use Wasoko’s mobile ordering and delivery platform to receive the goods they need as quickly and cheaply as possible while also accessing growth financing for the first time. We’re looking to grow our team with highly talented and motivated employees who are excited to work in a fast-paced and dynamic startup environment.
Location: Lusaka, Zambia

About the Role
This position is a key member of the leadership team responsible for overseeing warehouse & transportation across the country(s). The role will be the custodian of Health & Safety and accountable for inventory integrity, order fulfilment and the movement of goods in and out of the Fulfilment centres with the objective to develop a customer-centric culture in all that we do within our facilities.
Reporting to: Head of Logistics Operations

Roles and Responsibilities
• Ensure superior customer experience through a perfect order that is delivered in full and is on time.
• Oversee a network of multiple Warehouses across the operational country / region you’ll be assigned with 15% – 20% Growth MOM
• Lead and Educate Branch Managers in identifying key performance improvement indicators, targeting opportunities for improvement, adopting best practice processes and successfully executing improvement initiatives.
• Actively participate in the recruitment and hiring process, ensuring we always attract and retain the best talent.
• Ensure that the performance goals are set and achieved, through the proper execution of performance metrics as it relates to Safety, Quality, Productivity and Customer Service.
• Ensure the company’s physical assets (building, equipment, inventory, etc.) are properly controlled, maintained, protected and utilised. Drive process improvements to continually improve fulfilment efficiencies.
• Own the overall performance visibility for the country logistics team versus targets set m-o-m/ q-o-q. Engage closely with initiative owners to ensure target completion can be achieved on time.
• Requirements
• Degree (Bachelor/Masters) in Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Business, Logistics Operations, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in Operations Management, Logistics & General Management with a data-driven and analytical focus
• A good understanding of fulfilment centre and transport operations with a regional span of control
• Track record of leading and inspiring a team of individuals to work collaboratively and continuously improve results
• Solid team player with a Customer First mindset
• Strong attention to detail,analytical mindset and systematic problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated and desire to learn and seek new challenges
• Ability to influence others, including key stakeholders in the wider business
• Power BI/Tableau Proficiency advantageous
• WMS – Manhattan Scale or similar proficiency advantageous
• LMS – Loginext or similar proficiency advantageous



Deadline of this Job: 11 August 2022
JOB PURPOSE
To drive a truck and operate controls of an earth moving equipment for the purpose of transporting earth and other materials in a safe and timely manner.

MAIN DUTIES
(a) Receives work instructions and proceeds to conduct physical checks as well as pre-start procedures on the assigned truck or earth moving equipment.
(b) Operates all heavy equipment like front-end loaders, and other related equipment
(c) Drives and controls front-end loader in the right direction and angles in order to perform road work, excavation work, lifting work, etc.
(d) Drives a vehicle to designated destinations for material deliveries within the stipulated deadlines.
(e) Performs periodical safety and maintenance or servicing checks
(f) Maintains proper coordination and cooperation with the road and transport system while driving/working
(g) Maintains driving log, prepares vehicle performance forms, completes daily paperwork and notifies superiors about any major repairs and maintenances.
(h) Reports any accidents or damages/injuries for Supervisor’s immediate interventions.
(i) Performs other duties, as and when assigned in order to support operations.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
• Grade 12 School Certificate
• Heavy equipment operating licence/permit
• Driving licence class CE.
• Minimum 2 years work experience in mining haulage/relevant field