Operations Manager- Tanzania

Industry: Transport & Logistics
Location: Tanzania

Our client is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company, offering total logistics solutions in East and Central Africa this includes bulk fuel and cargo transportation. They seek to hire an Operations Manager for their Tanzania Office

Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for Planning, Developing, organizing and implementing the company’s sales and marketing strategy
• Contribute to the positive image of the company
• Coordinate all sales & Marketing activities in Tanzania
• Handle operations that facilitate smooth running of business operations.
• Planning, organizing directing and controlling the firm’s overall sales and marketing activities in Tanzania and the countries that it exports to,
• Contribute and portray a positive image of the company, both internally and externally
• Take ownership of staff induction, personal review programs,
• Take charge of departmental staff meetings
• Carrying out duties with full regard to the company’s rules, policies and procedures
• Initiate, Manage, direct and coordinate sales, marketing and promotional activities of the company
• Develop action plans to penetrate new markets.
• Build key relationships with partners to further Increase the company’s market share.
• Liaise with the depot clerks to ensure efficient scheduling of trucks to achieve truck optimization
• Ensuring adherence to contract terms for all transporters, contractors and other suppliers
• Working closely with the Operations team on deliveries’ and losses to ensure they are within acceptable tolerance levels
• Ensuring that there are up to date route and site risk assessments for all customer locations
• Work with the Sales & Marketing Manager in evaluating customer research, market conditions, and competitor activities and implement marketing plans
• Liaise with the Sales & Marketing Manager to identify customer/market needs and develop value propositions to meet the needs
• Define criteria and methodology to rate and target all market players
• Open up new markets in dry cargo and fuel transportation services and monitor growth progress
• Assessing the company’s capability to serve most attractive segment where the company will create most value for customers
• Increase market share in existing markets and maximizes new business development opportunities
• Manage all office operations and supervise depot clerks and other office staff

Qualification & Skills

• Degree in Sales & Marketing or Business Management
• 7 to 8 years progressive work experience with the last years in sales and marketing or operations management,
• Experience in Dry cargo and other associated logistics business in Tanzania
• Experience carrying out market survey in cargo handling
• Individual should have a good contact base in Tanzania
• Team player,
• Excellent supervisory skills

If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Operations Manager- Tanzania) tovacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 9th August, 2014

Kindly indicate your current/ last salary on your CV

N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV in our database nor for interviewing

Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.

The Recruiting Manager
Corporate staffing Services
Nabui House, 3rd floor, Westlands. (Next to Unga House)