Operation Officer at East Africa Fruits
Operation Officer
East Africa Fruits Company Limited (EA Foods)
Dar es Salaam
Overseeing and monitoring of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs, and efficiency.
Organizing warehouse, categorizing goods, planning routes, and processing shipments.
Developing an environment that fosters open and positive team communication by setting expectations, and communicating the company’s goals or objectives.
Taking care of inquiries or compliance issues related to shipping or transportation matters.
Examining, identifying, planning and managing special logistics and warehousing processes or operations which involves ensuring that accurate and complete accounting, reporting, and internal control systems are functioning and that all relevant records are accurately maintained.
Working in conformity with laws, regulations, and policies.
Directs the workflow, motivates, trains and monitors the performance of operations officers.
Monitors work processes and makes suggestions for modifications to increase and improve productivity, efficiency and accuracy for improving costs; implements changes as directed or needed.
Supports compliance with all appropriate policies, procedures, safety rules and regulations.
Coaches employees to support their development in the role.
Supervises the receipt of produce, ensuring that only products intended for the Distribution Center are accepted by the receiving clerks; ensures that daily logs are maintained with accurate information relative to products received.
Oversees the department staff in counting, weighing and identifying items being shipped, checks materials against invoices, bills of lading, customer orders and similar documents.
Maintains all records of the delivery process such as time, cost, productivity, accuracy, date, quantity, source and destination of produce.
Oversees the manifests of routes and departures to ensure customers receive their orders in a timely manner.
May interact with customers in resolving delivery, or order filling issues.
Ensures the maintenance of records documenting order-filling process such as quantity, size, and strength.
Oversees the quality of the packing, protecting breakable items to ensure merchandise received by customers arrives in a satisfactory manner.
Execute logistical functions and route planning.
Sourcing produce from farms and supervising activities of filed not limited to identifying areas to source produce of high quality at reasonable cost.
Perform any other duties assigned by the management.
Qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration or any field related to logistics management generally obtained through completion of a three-year bachelor’s degree program or equivalent combination of experience and education.
3+ year’s progressive experience in a fast-paced, high volume distribution operation which included automation.
A Minimum of 1+ year’s prior experience managing a team; demonstrated leadership skills and ability to manage staff.
Proven working experience as an operations/ logistics personnel or related job.
Record of successful warehousing, distribution and logistics management.
Demonstrable ability to lead and manage staff.
Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
Ability to work independently and handle multiple projects.
Must have skills
Ability to communicate effectively as a leader, both orally and in writing.
Good decision-making skills.
Possess a strategic mindset.
Good leadership/coaching skills.
Good interpersonal skills
Working knowledge of warehouse operations
Operation Officer at East Africa Fruits
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