Logistics Officer at Aller Aqua Zambia Limited

Aller Aqua Zambia Limited is the Zambian operation of the Danish multinational stock-feeds firm Aller Aqua A/S. Aller Aqua is Europe’s #3 aquafeed producer. Aller Aqua in Zambia operates Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest and most technologically advanced aquafeed factory. The factory commenced production in September 2017 and serves Yalelo Limited as its cornerstone client. Aller Aqua Zambia is now seeking a Logistics Officer to be based in Lusaka.

Purpose:

Ensuring that either raw materials or finished goods are delivered to the right location, on time, to the quality required, cost-effectively and efficiently.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and track movement of goods through logistic pathways
• Execute logistics plan to move materials to reach destinations on schedule
• Review freight rates and other transportation costs to keep working costs low
• Ensure quality of materials is preserved throughout the logistic processes
• Create and implement best practice logistics principles, policies and processes across the organization to improve operational and financial performance
• Negotiate rates and contracts with transportation and logistics providers
• Recommend carriers/suppliers and monitor service against performance criteria
• Ensure carrier compliance with company policies or procedures for product transit or delivery
• Ensure compliance with import/export regulations/customs regulations and legal and health and safety requirements
• Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports or customer issues
• Identify and resolve any inventory discrepancies.
• Ensure IT systems in place are effective, maintained and accurate

Skills

• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong time management skills
• Understanding of transportation limitations and regulations
• Highly skilled communicator with the ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills
• Proven analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
• Strong planning skills with the ability to handle multiple projects through to completion and to manage competing priorities
• Commercial and financial acumen with a full understanding of the impact of failure in terms of business cost, production schedules and customer order fulfilment

Qualifications

• At least a relevant business/commercial or manufacturing/engineering bachelor’s degree preferred
• At least three (3) years previous experience as logistics officer or related position
• Knowledge of Supply Management Software
• Enterprise Resource Planning,
• General Office Programs

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