DAMCO Nigeria, a transportation and logistics solutions company is recruting to fill the position below:
POSITION : Team Lead - Trucking
Primary Responsibilities:
- Ensure smooth coordination for all deliveries from seaport, airport, warehouse, customers factory and cross border shipments.
- Timely return of empty containers
- Ensure empty containers are returned swiftly after offloading at clients’ warehouse.
- Ensure trucks having difficulties in dropping empty containers are escalated on-time to Head of Operations.
- Timely dispatch of TDOs/ATL and Loading of cargo from all ports and Warehouse
- Ensure the coordination of prompt dispatch of TDOs with all required documents for loading containers from seaport and airport.
- Ensure prompt deployment of procured trucks for loading at port and warehouse.
- Daily reporting on empty container status.
Timely Delivery:
Ensure that delivery takes place within 48 hours after TDO received. Ensure cargo is delivered timely, safely and in right quantity.
Right Equipment:
Ensure that the right truck is deployed for cargo delivery at all times.
Cost Reduction and Management:
- Ensure daily tracking of all shipments and report on status of trucks location.
- Ensure trucking rates maintain or stays low as possible whilst ensuring reliability and quality trucks.
Prompt Return on EIR:
- Ensure all EIR and waybills are returned within a stipulated time as agreed with management.
Secondary Responsibilities:
- Follow up with the gate team on terminal operation issues.
- Daily update of TrakIT.
- Weekly operations trucking report.
- Build internal and external relationships to ensure smooth operational process
- Ensure that all relevant documents are retrieved from truckers after cargo delivery so as to fast track the invoicing process which in turn will impact working capital cycle.
- Ensure TrakIT is up to-date and accurate.
Qualifications
- A degree from a reputable higher institution.
- 2 years post qualification job experience in relevant field.
- Proactive and able to respond to issues in a timely manner.
- Knowledge of trucking documentation requirements in import and export.
- Knowledge of reliable truckers in Nigeria.
- Knowledge of Customs and Ports working patterns and procedures.
Skills:
- Innovative
- High level of energy.
- Result oriented.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications.
- Analytical and strategic management skills.
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