DISTRIBUTION COORDINATOR

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Off.Grid:Electric (Tanzania-based)

Role Title:

Distribution Coordinator

Role Type:

Full-time

Location:

Tanga or Mwanza, Tanzania (initial training period in Arusha)

Company Description:

Off.Grid:Electric (OGE) is the world’s first massively scalable off-grid electric company. It exists to provide affordable and reliable energy (M-POWER) to communities that currently lack such power. The company utilizes distributed renewable energy to sell power as a service to customers who suffer from an expensive grid, an unreliable grid, or have no electrical grid access at all. It is headquartered in Arusha, Tanzania and founded by a team of world-class, venture-backed entrepreneurs.

OGE’s Core Values:

Deliver more. Our customers deserve the very best. We obsess over exceeding our customers’ expectations.

Expect more. ‘This is Africa’ doesn’t fly with us.  We hold ourselves and our partners to a higher standard.

Think big. We have an audacious goal that will be impossible unless every member of the organization thinks bigger than the average employee.

Create value, rather than extract it.  Build local management capacity, support small businesses and improve customers’ lives.

Pursue personal growth. We invest in ourselves, our employees and our partners more than anyone else. We teach each other how to be better than we think we are.

Speak up.  All of our employee’s opinions are valuable and we give them tools to express themselves.  

Integrity above all else.  Integrity drives trust and builds the company’s reputation.

Build a community. Like a family, a company builds strong bonds through intentional time together; fun times, challenging times and time spent helping each other. Throughout our organization we encourage teams to treat each other like family.

More than just a customer. Our customers are long term partners in our success, and we in theirs. We reward their loyalty continually.

Job Description:

OGE is seeking a highly motivated and entrepreneurial professional to lead the Distribution (AS) department of our company’s next regional business unit. Working with the Regional Manager (RM), the Distribution Manager will drive the development of the inventory and distribution systems in their region. OGE provides Distribution Coordinators with initial training in Arusha and logistical support during the initial stages of expansion. The Distribution Coordinator is expected to use his/her own experience and creativity to build an Distribution team in line with OGE culture and values. This role offers a tremendous opportunity to experiment and innovate within the confines of a fast-growing start-up organization.

Primary Work Responsibilities:

Leads distribution operations, including receiving, warehousing, and transporting systems from Arusha headquarters as well as to service points and customers.

Oversees service point site selection, setup, and painting; manages relationships with service point owners.

Manages inventory and ensures inventory levels are controlled by conducting physical counts and reconciling with data storage system.

Achieves financial objectives by contributing to regional quarterly budget planning; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; and initiating corrective actions.

Refines and implements transportation strategy; supports logistics officers in improvement of transportation methods and negotiation of transport contracts.

Complies with national warehousing, material handling, and shipping requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.

Safeguards warehouse operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security procedures and protocols.

Maintains physical condition of warehouse by planning and implementing new design layouts; inspecting equipment; issuing work orders for repair and requisitions for replacement.

Coordinates day-to-day distribution operations by scheduling and assigning employees to prioritized tasks; ensures logistics employees have required resources to complete their assigned tasks; and follows up on work results to ensure quality and timeliness.

Collaborates and communicates with regional customer care, agent care and agent success team members to ensure timely delivery of repair parts and systems.

Provides leadership to logistics officers and warehouse staff; supports growth of distribution team by helping to recruit, select, and train employees; provides feedback to facilitate professional growth of logistics officers and warehouse staff.

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Required Skills & Experiences:

4 years work experience

2+ years of experience working in procurement, logistics, inventory and/or accounting

1+ years of direct supervisory experience in a relevant field

Excellent attention to details

Excellent computer skills

Experience negotiating contracts with distributors helpful

Bachelors degree in a relevant field with a record of strong academic performance

Demonstrated interest in entrepreneurship, including the ability to flourish in dynamic, ambiguous environments and to drive work independently

Experience working in a high-pressure work setting

Desire to coach and mentor others

Willingness to work a variety of hours as business demands, including late nights, weekends, and holidays

Highly Desired Skills & Experiences:

Bilingual English and Swahili

Education and/or work experience in renewable energy or energy access programs

Ambition to grow professionally and contribute to the development of the company

Only Tanzanian citizens will be considered for this position.

To apply for this position, please fill out the application form at:

https://docs.google.com/a/offgrid-electric.com/forms/d/1SgPtn8ocFp1k3guRGBztAx7LF3325evZo5wrENzCj-I/viewform

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

To apply for this position, please fill out the application form at our Website

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

  

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