Job Opportunities @ Transport / Logistic Group.

Job Opportunities @ Transport Group.
The Company has multiple lines of businesses and huge investment in different sectors of the Nigerian and West African economy ranging from Transportation, Courier, Haulage and Energy. We have over 30 years track record of success in every industry where we operate. Our vision is to dominate the sectors of our business operations.

In pursuit of our vision, the company is going through extensive restructuring and so we seek result oriented, competent and experienced personnel to join our dynamic team to drive critical areas of our business to achieve strategic business targets. The following vacancies exist in various subsidiaries in our group:
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Job Title: Group Head of Finance
Job Description:
The GHF will have primary day-to-day responsibility for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities of the company. This will include direct responsibility for accounting, finance, forecasting, strategic planning, job costing, legal, property management, deal analysis and negotiations, investor relationships and partnership compliance and private and institutional financing.
Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership in the development for the continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic financial objectives.
• Ensure credibility of Finance group by providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial trends and forecasts.
• Take hands-on lead position of developing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive job cost system.
• Direct and oversee all aspects of the Finance & Accounting functions of the organization.
• Evaluates and advises on the impact of long range planning, introduction of new programs/ strategies and regulatory action.
• Establish and maintain strong relationship with the executive chairman and the directors so as to identify their needs and seek full range of business solutions.
• Provide executive management with advice on the financial implications of business activities.
• Manage processes for financial forecasting, budgets and consolidation and reporting to the Company
• Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities.
• Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting.
• Establishes finance operational strategies by evaluating trends; establishing critical measurements; determining production, productivity, quality, and customer-service strategies; designing systems; accumulating resources; resolving problems; implementing change.
• Develops organization prospects by studying economic trends and revenue opportunities; projecting acquisition and expansion prospects; analyzing organization operations; identifying opportunities for improvement, cost reduction, and systems enhancement; accumulating capital to fund expansion.
• Develops financial strategies by forecasting capital, facilities, and staff requirements; identifying monetary resources; developing action plans.
• Monitors financial performance by measuring and analyzing results; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• BSc in Accounting or Finance, MBA is an added advantage
• Must be ICAN certified
• Minimum 8 years in progressively responsible financial leadership roles, preferably in supply chain / logistics industry.

Personal Attributes:

• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization and with staff at remote locations essential.
• Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation.

Other Skills & Abilities:
PC proficiency is essential (Windows environment) and strong working knowledge of accounting software like Quickbooks and peachtree etc.


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Job Title: General Manager (Logistics Division)

Job Description

• Directs the company’s planning activities and provide leadership and overall guidance in both the administration and operation of the company.
• Manage the promotion, development and extension of the business of the Company and the reputation and interests of the Company.
• Prepares plans and programmes for the attainment of approved objectives and oversees their implementation.
• Oversees the development and implementation of all activities of the Company including business development, financial control, personnel, industrial relations and procurement.
• Provide leadership and vision to the company by assisting the Board and staff with the development of long range and annual plans, with the evaluation and reporting of progress on plans.
• Oversee preparation of daily, weekly, and annual report summarizing progress on operations performance.
• Consolidating reports on daily basis from all GM’s and Head Of Operations of various subsidiaries;
• Ensure that expenses is controlled to guarantee profit
• Ensure that all monies owed to the company is recognized and paid into the company account
• Ensure that the policy of the company with regards to rewards and sanctions are strictly adhered to by heads of the various subsidiaries
• Shall champion a group-wide maintenance plan to assure zero breakdown target policy.
• Shall be responsible for the overall monitoring and supervision of the various revenue generating assets.
• Shall proffer solutions on how to reduce down-time in order to increase productivity and turn-around time for fleet in operations.
• Shall oversee, supervise and coordinate all external business transactions; and

Requirements

• The successful candidate will have previous Director/General Manager experience.
• HND/BEng. in any Engineering discipline with minimum of 12 years cognate operational experience in the Logistics Industry with at least 8 years of managerial or supervisory level.
• Very good knowledge and understanding of the Logistics industry in Nigeria and the basic guiding statutory laws, contract principles and implement issues will be an added advantage.
• Candidates should have strong links to industry and knowledge of the business drivers for our key markets.
• Membership with the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) will be an added advantage.

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Job Title: Group Head of Internal Audit

Job Description
· Ensures effectiveness of risk management processes and the internal control systems in the group.
· Effectively oversees the Internal Audit departments of all subsidiaries in the group.
· Proactively evaluates the effectiveness of the risk management, internal controls and governance processes established by management in the group.
· Periodically identify, customize and adopt best practices in internal auditing in order to strengthen and upgrade operations.
· Your focus will be split between operational audits, financial audits and compliance audits. You will generally oversee the effective implementation of audits in these areas and work to bring processes to maximum efficiency.
· Create processes to achieve management objectives and prevent fraud. (prevention)
· Ensure compliance with processes implemented. (correction)
Requirements
· Bachelor's degree and Professional Accounting Qualification - ACA; Second Degree would be an advantage
· The successful candidate must be able to think strategically and have exceptional interpersonal, leadership and communication skills.
· Have a solid sense of confidentiality, discretion and independence of mind.
· Possession of sound decision and problem solving skills with proven integrity and high ethical standards are essential
· Must have very good presence and able to command respect.
· A minimum of 10 years cognate experience with 5 at senior management level. Working knowledge of ERP solutions and control techniques
· Consulting and Project Management experience are essential requirements.


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Job Title: Branch Manager- Transport

Job Description

• Identify the company’s target market.
• Ensures the effective and efficient running of the branch through proper allocation of human, financial and material resources.
• Identify competition and adopt strategies to surpass it.
• In conjunction with the Marketing department design products that will attract and retain our customers.
• Attract regular patronage of passengers and corporate organizations through aggressive marketing and quality service delivery.
• Collect data and information relating to passengers and profitable routes for management decision making.
• Carry out market research to identify areas of strength and weaknesses in respect of branch operations vis a vis competition.
• Ensure that Drivers and Conductors adhere to the policies of the company at all times.
• Maintain cordial relationship with the Government and other security Agencies, within your zone and the entire neighborhood as well.
• Ensures that the target of the branch in terms of bus loading and income are achieved and the sales proceeds banked one hour after the day’s collection.
• Maintain a cordial and harmonious relationship with passengers.
• Ensure the buses takes off at the scheduled time at all times.

Requirements

• A Bsc/HND holder with engineering/technical background
• Applicants should have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in transport logistics management
• Ability to plan and manage an efficient logistics function
• Experience of managing a multi-channel environment
• Strong levels of communication and interpersonal skills, able to bridge the gap between senior management expectation and the hands on team
• Ability to develop the team and to manage staffing issues as they arise
• Experience of applying performance management to ensure staff are performing to agreed standards and able to assist them to achieve their goals and company targets
• Experience of delivering process and culture change
• Good IT and reporting skills to include Microsoft Word and Excel
• Capable of working under pressure and to tight deadlines – ability to get the job done
• A proactive person with proven initiative and the ability to work independently

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Job Title: Head of Technical Functions

Job Description

• Ensure that all the company’s fleet is in perfect working condition always.
• Shall probe the causes of accidents / breakdown of the vehicles.
• Ensure that all workshops equipment is functional at all times and also that vehicles awaiting repairs are attended to with dispatch.
• Unnecessary delay in the repair of vehicle must be discouraged.
• Advise on effective maintenance of vehicles to achieve efficiency and also save cost at the same time.
• Coordinate and supervise the activities of the workshop and all the maintenance crew of the company.
• Design an effective and efficient preventive maintenance system for the company and supervise its implementation.
• Training of technical crew of the company.
• Making sure that all workshop tools are in perfect working conditions and are well secured.
• Liaise with external organizations in respect of enhancing the quality of the workshop.

Requirements

• OND/HND in mechanical engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of five years hands-on experience in heavy equipment servicing
• Experience in managing MAN, IVECO, MERCEDES TRUCKS is essential
• Proven knowledge of designs, use, repair, and maintenance of various truck makes/brands is desirable
• Good interpersonal and communication skills

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Operations Manager Courier Services:
Responsibilities:

• Developing and implementing required procedures and policies in order to continuously improve operational efficiency in courier service
• Financial responsibility for revenue growth, cost control, debt collection and overall responsibility for budgetary deliverables in courier operations
• Market intelligence gathering through monitoring competitor activities and generation and analysis of reports pertaining to the same
• Responsibility for monthly management review actual against target with direct reports and Courier Director
• Ensuring that operational procedures are in place to ensure safe collection and dispatch of customer’s items and maintenance of data and records thereof
• Ensuring service levels in terms of delivery and collection are met through monitoring of service levels returns
• Oversee management of the various operational zones including resource deployment and
• Customer liaison to ensure that services being delivered by the operations team meet the required standards and taking necessary corrective action where necessary
• Ensuring proper resource utilization and rationalization including human resource and fleet in conjunction with the fleet manager
• Maintain operation data on daily and monthly transaction for management decision as and when required
• Participation in budgeting and budget implementation process for the courier services business

The Ideal Candidate:

• A university degree from a recognized university in a business related discipline
• At least 5 years’ relevant experience operational role. Those with previous experience in Courier Operations will have a distinct advantage
• Must be commercially aware with a passion for customer service and delivery with very strict timelines
• Excellent people management and team leadership skills within a dynamic environment
• Strong operations analytical skills and ability to simplify the complex and continuously identify new opportunities
• Strong and excellent communication skills including experience in operational reporting

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Job Title: Senior Safety Manager

Job Description
· Maintain the facility H&S compliance records.
· Review statutory regulation changes that impact H&S-related compliance.
· Advise and assist the workshop head and other persons concerned in planning, organising, controlling and maintaining activities to ensure a safe and healthy environment for work including setting objectives
· Maintain the area risk register and ensure that risk assessments are completed for all activities with significant risks
· To implement Chisco Occupational Health and Safety Procedures and develop local work procedures related to Health & Safety to comply with legal obligations and company requirements
· Manage monthly Safety Steering Committee meetings to improve workshop safety.
· To advise workshop head in ensuring that their area has key staff appointed to carry out the health and safety functions e.g. risk assessors, first aiders, fire wardens etc.,
· Manage workshop modifications / projects through a change management system which includes pre and post safety audits
· Coordinate safety management and training
· Ensure fire and emergency arrangements are maintained in good order and emergency mock drills are carried out, gaps identified and corrected
· To receive and investigate reports of accidents, dangerous occurrences and fire damage, determine their causes and make recommendations for improving recurrence prevention and controls.
· Monitor safety performance through internal audits and develop proactive reporting system.
· Ensure that all employees are inducted, as per the safety procedures.
· Identify the training needs of staff as per the training matrix, and liaise with managers to nominate staff for training courses.
· Develop a range of communication medium e.g. health and safety display board to ensure that managers and staff are kept up to date with health and safety matters.

Requirements
· B.Tech with 3-4 years’ experience of workshop frontline operating experience with ability to drive health and safety agenda
· Full time course in Industrial Safety is a must.
· Must have Knowledge of Statutory Compliances
· Must have Knowledge of Computers – MS Office
· Should have strong focus on delivery and results with high drive and energy levels
· Must have excellent communication, interpersonal, influencing and persuasion skills.




Mode of Application:
Qualified and interested applicants should send their Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae/Resume to: [email protected]. Applicants are advised to quote the job title they are applying for as the subject of their mail.
Closing Date: 30th August, 2014.