Transport Company General Manager Job in Kenya (KShs 80K - 100K)

Vacancy Announcement: General Manager – Transport Company

Our client is a leading premier company that provides logistics, distribution and trucking services.

Are you passionate about managing the supply chain, fleet, logistics and distribution functions to meet client’s needs? 

Are you driven and motivated by targets and achieving goals? 

If so, then this job is cut out for you!

Our client would like to fill the position of a General Manager

Job Purpose / Summary: The job holder will ensure efficiency in service delivery in administration, operations, logistics, overseeing revenue management and growth. The incumbent will be expected to synergize the various departments to ensure achievement of the company’s service delivery targets.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Cascade objectives, plans and targets formulated by the Managing Director and Board, down to each departmental level.
• Contribute to the formulation of strategies and business plans and to support the Board’s business development efforts.
• Enhance the reputation and relationship of the company with our key customers in order to further our business interests.
• Manage efforts of all departments in order to achieve synergies and ensure achievement of the operations targets and business plans.
• Ensure the cost of operations in the business is kept within the approved expenditure budgets.
•  Drive the development and implementation of innovative service delivery strategies by studying and analyzing our customer’s requirements within the relevant distribution chains where we serve.
• Ensure transportation projects are executed efficiently and delivery is made on time with minimum claims and accidents.
• Oversee proper yard management to track the movement of trailers and provide inventory visibility with the loading/offloading bay.
• Oversee proper fleet management to improve the utilization and availability of the fleet, reduce downtime and reduce maintenance cost.
• Ensures proper IT systems are in place and processes which can unite diverse functions and processes into an integrated collaborative flow are defined.
• Oversee good relationship with the key sub-contractors, suppliers and negotiates terms of contract for hire of new vehicles, ensuring that a track of supplier performance is maintained.
•  Sets out specific performance targets in key areas as business development, operations; evaluates performance against these standards; assist the department managers in improving their performance.
• Conduct meetings to ensure that team goals and projects are achieved according to established guidelines, procedures and policies.
• Daily communications on exceptions, facility\transport environment, staffing, problem resolution and of maintenance/service needs.

Minimum Requirements

• A minimum of a degree in a business administration.
• An MBA will be added advantage.
• 8 years and above of working experience in a senior management position of a reputed organization.
• Proven work experience in fleet management, distribution, logistics or trucking business.

Required skills and key competencies

• Able to influence and work with client organizations at a senior level.
• Able to offer solutions for different scenarios.
• A good understanding of corporate cultures, people performance and behavioral development.
• Professional attitude and appearance.
• Process driven.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build relationships with internal and external clients

Salary budget: Kshs. 80,000 – 100,000 Gross

How to apply: If you are interested in the position and have the skills and talents our client is looking for, we would like to hear from you through an application to info@dorbe-leit.co.ke  before close of business 11th November 2014 with the Title of the job as the subject. 

Only successful candidates will be contacted.