Logistics Engineer Career Opportunity in Kenya

Job Title: Logistics Engineer

Reports To: Logistics Manager

Interacts With:

Internal

Finance Department

EHS Department

Materials Field

Vehicle Inspector, truck pusher

All personnel involved with logistics

External:

• Suppliers
• Aircraft Operators
• Freight Forwarding & Logistics contractors
• Authorities

Supervises: Field logistics personnel, truck pushers

Job Purpose: To supervise all Logistics functions in support of Logistics Manager

Responsibilities

• Stock keeping, Field visits + Supervision of all aspects of logistics in the field operations areas
• Ensures that all logistics activities are undertaken as below
• Responsible for import/export customs documentation & clearing when necessary and liaising between Suppliers, Inspection Agencies and Freight Forwarders internationally to ensure smooth shipment of all Tullow related cargo and logistics process related to movement of material and equipment.
• Liaise with relevant coordinating office and Logistics Contractors to ensure coordinated logistical services and support.
• Liaise with Finance Dept on issues related to Procurement, cost control and customs issues.
• Coordinate with all departments at Field/Plant/Drilling Rig locations for providing Field procurement and Materials Management and logistical support.
• Prepare requisitions as required for goods/ services, review field requisitions
• Expediting delivery of equipment and materials.
• External Interaction with Suppliers; Freight Forwarding and Logistics contractors; Port Authorities; naval Authorities; Customs Authorities on all aspects of freight movements, clearing & forwarding
• Overall supervision of satellite tracking of vehicles
• Liaise with Freight agents on Liaise with Vehicle Inspector, Truck Pushers & field staff
• Keep a register (data base) of all Tullow shipments to ensure accurate reporting on weights, volumes, Cargo status updates, amendments, advices, Materials status, inventory, and container tracking & return
• Assist in permit and exemption processing, transfers & permissions/ licences for explosives
• Prepare requisitions as required for goods/ services, review field requisitions
• Cost control to ensure that the logistics plans are realistic and reflect the Kenya environment, are consistent with Tullow Kenya EHS policies whilst maximising the efficiency with optimised OPEX and CAPEX expenditure. To ensure effective operations readiness is accounted for in the project team organisation.
• Fuel control – Office Fleet – Statistics etc

Key Objectives:

• Support the Logistics Manager and Materials Controller
• Supervise activities to achieve efficiency of service provision in all areas of responsibility
• To best support Tullow Kenya Internal departments by provision of experienced information, decision making skills. The education of and in house training of support to co-workers and their results

Decision Making:

• Works independently with minimal supervision;
• Manages own time and establishes priorities;
• Objectives are defined rather than activities;
• Delegation of Authority within defined limits.
• Problem Solving:
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardisation exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

EHS Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a personal commitment to Health, Safety and the Environment.
• Participate in regular EHS Management meetings
• Material handling procedures.
• Responsible for preserving the environment, and for working in a manner that ensures the safety and health of all by following established statutory and corporate EHS policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Participate in appropriate EHS awareness and training programs that are provided or arranged to ensure that tasks are performed competently, safely and with due regard for the environment.
• Promptly report any unsafe act or condition, environmental or health hazard, injury, illness or near miss witnessed to immediate supervisor or site in charge.
• Be familiar with the workplace emergency sirens and participate in all emergency response drills and muster exercises.

Person Specification

Education and experience:

• Minimum 5-10 years experience in logistics
• Preferably (international exposure) within an Oil and Gas environment
• Proven Logistics experience is paramount; with the following academic qualifications being advantageous: Diploma in Transport Management &/or Diploma in a business or management related subject

Skills

• Good written & verbal skills
• Computer literate
• Excellent knowledge of African logistics. Imports/ Exports movement of goods and services
• Good organiser scheduler of people and equipment
• Practical problem solver who is able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Business Behaviours:

• Demonstrates a personal commitment to Health, Safety and the Environment.
• Self motivated and able to work independently
• Commercially aware with sound business acumen.
• Establishes priorities and works independently
• Excellent communicator and team player

If you are qualified and up to the challenge, please send an updated Curriculum Vitae (Ms Word version) to kenyanrecruiter@gmail.com clearly stating the job position (Logistics Engineer) in the subject.

Include your daytime contact, current & expected remuneration as well as your notice period in your application cover letter.

Deadline for application is 11th November 2011.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.