Transport Manager
Job summary
The Transport Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing the organization's transportation operations to ensure the safe, efficient, and cost-effective movement of people, goods, or materials. The role involves managing the vehicle fleet, supervising drivers, ensuring compliance with transport regulations, optimizing routes, monitoring vehicle maintenance, and maintaining high standards of safety and operational performance. The Transport Manager also works closely with internal departments and external stakeholders to ensure timely and reliable transport services while controlling operational costs
Job descriptions & requirements
Responsibilities
- Track deliveries of various tracks, fuel, and maintenance checks
- Schedule operations and route management
- Produce detailed reports that can be used for strategic decision making.
- Ensure that reports are produced on time and frequently
- Train, monitor and supervise drivers
- Ensure that all drivers and workers comply with all transport laws and regulations
- Build and maintain relationships with clients, suppliers, vendors and service providers, to negotiate pricings, resolve issues and ensure timely delivery of goods and services.
- Business development. Bringing in new business
- Assist in identifying risks, vulnerabilities and opportunities in operational processes, and develop strategies to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities.
- Working with HR team on recruiting, interviewing and hiring drivers.
- Maintaining working knowledge of the industry, including challenges and opportunities in the sector.
- Using history or records to forecast future behavior of clients and business
- Assist in designing new processes to improve quality or increase productivity or profitability
Required Skills
Education / Experience
- HND / Degree in logistics and transport management or other related courses
- Minimum 5 years working experience in shipping and logistics industry
- Experience in fleet management and Mechanical Experience
Personality
- Must be able to manage multiple tasks, deadlines and expectations while balancing the needs of different teams and stakeholders
- Must have and understand sense of urgency and ownership
- Must have strong math and critical reasoning skills
- Must be able to keep up with new trends and learn new skills and tools
- Must have excellent communication skills
- Must be driven, detailed and accurate
- Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Must have a client service orientation
- Must be able to travel when needed
- Must be of high integrity and must have the ability to communicate with diverse personalities
- Must be proficient in all Microsoft Office applications
Location: Acca
Salary: Attractive
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