Transportation Officer

Overview

Job Title: Transportation Officer

Location: Dar es Salaam

Reports To: Operations Manager

Purpose of Position:

A client is looking to hire a Transportation Officer who shall be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the transport department through the supervision of company vehicles, drivers, and mechanics.

Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the movement of vehicles and other transportation assets;
• Ensure the appropriate use, maintenance, and repair of all vehicles and plan for regular inspection and spot checks
• Create and/or modify various systems to manage the movement of vehicles and personnel;
• Keep documents current such as registration, insurance, vehicle logs, daily inspection reports, etc.
• Ensure sufficient supply of fuel and oil for all operating and non-operating vehicles.
• Manage fuel requests, fuel stocks (supplier agreements) and spare parts inventories;
• Produce monthly fuel and vehicle use reports, “work orders,” etc.
•  Install and maintain the Vehicle Management System (VMS); ensure that data is input regularly and that required reports are produced.
• Hire, train and supervise drivers.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Drivers, conductors, and mechanics

Key Working Relationships:

Internal:
All staff using company vehicles
External:
All clients and partners of the company that lease the vehicles of the company, suppliers I.e. fuel providers, service stations, spare parts suppliers

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience managing a transport department
• Bachelor’s degree in Transport and Logistics Management or equivalent
• Mechanical experience
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record
• Strong negotiating skills
• Demonstrated rational and logical thinking; ability to creatively and quickly find solutions to problems
• Proven ability to manage personnel, delegate and follow-up; must be able to “multi-task”
• Fluency (writing, reading, speaking) in English
• Computer experience: Windows systems, MS Word and MS Excel;

MODE OF APPLICATION