Latest Jobs in a leading Agro-allied company in Nigeria, February 2015

A leading Agro-allied company in Nigeria as a result of its strategic market expansion, requires the services of dynamic, self motivated and result oriented candidates for the position below:


Job Title: Import Officer
Location: Nigeria
Responsibilities
The preferred candidate should be able to carry out the following:

• Plan and implement all import and export transportation strategies according to all supplier and customer demand and administer internal movement of all goods and ensure compliance to all government regulations.
• Partner with suppliers and inventory planners and ensure accurate movement of all international goods and ensure arrival of goods within required timeframe and obtain best freight rates at all times.
• Design, evaluate and renew all contracts as per requirement, monitor and prepare reports for all import activities and recommend changes if required.
• Provide all insurance on shipments and design and execute all corrective action plans for processes
• Assist to prepare all import quotes for customers and perform all shipment bookings with carriers.

• Candidates for this position must possess not less than 5 years experience in a related function with a first Degree in Business Administration/Finance/Economics.

• Ensuring optimal condition of our fleet and zero down time in all branches of the company
• Manage repairs/maintenance, co-ordinate daily fleet checks to ensure that vehicles are top of the range at all times.
• liaise with the independent/external mechanic to get the best for all our vehicles.
• Ensure the drivers adhere to the company regulations.
• Develop fleet administrative standards and vehicle operating policies.
• Prepare a fleet operations budget that will be incorporated into the company's budget.

• Candidate for this position must possess not less than (3) years in transport management, with minimum of B.Sc. or HND in Transport Management or Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

• Provide functional, technical or process leadership.
• Ensures that periodic and preventive maintenance are appropriately scheduled and accomplished and that emergency troubleshooting and maintenance support are readily available as needed.
• Monitors and continually improves maintenance processes and maintenance personnel performance to achieve enhanced levels of efficiency.
• Manage the staff, processes and activities for maintaining all plant machinery to ensure safe, continual and efficient operation

• The candidate for this position must possess a B.Sc. or HND in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with 5- 10 years experience.

• Assist in all recruitment exercise and ensure proper documentations
• Conducts preliminary interview for junior applicants and recommend same to Human Resource Manager as appropriate.
• Monitor staff attendance and responsiveness to organizational culture
• Process staff requests and advise Managements approval
• Coordinates all staff training activities
• Maintains and update HR records and progress reports for junior and senior staff for the purpose of confirmation, upgrading, promotion and discipline.
• Undertakes investigations of references provided by applicants
• Maintains update of staff list
• Coordinates performance appraisal exercise
• Ensure strict adherence to company procedures and rule
• Ensure proper and regular maintenance of all company vehicles and office equipment
• Ensure proper functioning of utilities e. g. telephone, electricity and maintain regular touch with appropriate authorities

• The candidate for this position must possess 5-8 years working experience in a related function and a first Degree in any field.
• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) and a Post graduate degree will be an added advantage.